The annual chrome set is always one of the more popular sets with collectors, and 2012 looks to be another banner year. At around $800-$900 per hobby case, it's also one of the more affordable products for baseball card enthusiasts. The official release date is set for August 22nd, however retail appeared around August 17th. The base set will consist of 220 cards and there will be numerous parallel sets. Autographs are set to appear at a rate of two per hobby box.

2012 Topps Chrome Base Set Checklist

1 Tim Lincecum 2 Craig Kimbrel 3 Shane Victorino 4 David Ortiz 5 Ryan Lavarnway (Rookie Card) 6 Jon Lester 7 Michael Pineda 8 C.J. Wilson 9 Brian McCann 10 Justin Upton 11 Ian Kennedy 12 Jayson Heyward 13 Ian Kinsler 14 CC Sabathia 15 Jimmy Rollins 16 Jose Valverde 17 Chris Carpenter 18 Cameron Maybin 19 Freddie Freeman 20 Adrian Gonzalez 21 Dustin Pedroia 22 Shin-Soo Choo 23 Clay Buchholz 24 Buster Posey 25 Chase Utley 26 Prince Fielder 27 Mark Reynolds 28 Roy Halladay 29 Carl Crawford 30 Josh Hamilton 31 Ben Zobrist 32 Giancarlo Stanton 33 Tommy Hanson 34 Aroldis Chapman 35 Paul Goldscmidt 36 Cole Hamels 37 Jeremy Hellickson 38 Andrew McCutchen 39 Jacob Turner 40 Joey Votto 41 David Wright 42 Zack Cozart 43 Desmond Jennings 44 David Price 45 Alex Gordon 46 Dan Uggla 47 Billy Butler 48 Matt Cain 49 Alex Rodriguez 50 Joe Mauer 51 Torii Hunter 52 Jered Weaver 53 Gio Gonzalez 54 Ike Davis 55 Paul Konerko 56 Mike Napoli 57 Nelson Cruz 58 Shaun Marcum 59 James Shields 60 Curtis Granderson 61 Eric Hosmer 62 Michael Morse 63 Josh Johnson 64 Vernon Wells 65 Ubaldo Jiminez 66 Mat Latos 67 Daniel Hudson 68 Michael Young 69 Lance Berkman 70 Stephen Strasburg 71 Ryan Howard 72 Anibal Sanchez 73 James Shields 74 Hanley Ramirez 75 Jose Reyes 76 Zack Greinke 77 Tim Hudson 78 Jayson Werth 79 Brandon Phillips 80 Albert Pujols 81 Kyle Blanks 82 Hunter Pence 83 Mark Trumbo 84 Derek Jeter 85 Carlos Gonzalez 86 Ricky Romero 87 Jacoby Ellsbury 88 Jason Motte 89 Mike Moustakas 90 Evan Longoria 91 Allen Craig 92 Derek Holland 93 Justin Verlander 94 Justin Morneau 95 Matt Garza 96 Chipper Jones 97 Yadier Molina 98 Brian Wilson 99 Jemile Weeks 100 Ichiro 101 Yonder Alonso 102 Madison Bumgarner 103 Cliff Lee 104 David Freese 105 Adam Lind 106 Adam Jones 107 Dustin Ackley 108 Nick Swisher 109 Kevin Youkilis 110 Troy Tulowitzki

111 Miguel Montero 112 Clayton Kershaw 113 Michael Bourn 114 Carlos Santana 115 Josh Beckett 116 Felix Hernandez 117 Ryan Braun 118 Ryan Zimmerman 119 Jamie Garcia 120 Matt Kemp 121 Nyjer Morgan 122 Brandon Beachy 123 Brandon Belt 124 Salvador Perez 125 Matt Holliday 126 Dan Haren 127 Starlin Castro 128 Asdrubal Cabrera 129 Ivan Nova 130 Miguel Cabrera 131 Alex Avila 132 Adrian Beltre 133 David Price 134 Melky Cabrera 135 Drew Stubbs 136 Dee Gordon 137 B.J. Upton 138 Ryan Vogelsong 139 Pablo Sandoval 140 Jose Bautista 141 Jay Bruce 142 Yovani Gallardo 143 Robinson Cano 144 Mike Trout 145 Chris B. Young 146 Aramis Ramirez 147 Rickie Weeks 148 Johnny Cueto 149 Elvis Andrus 150 Mariano Rivera 151 Yu Darvish (Rookie Card) 152 Alex Liddi (Rookie Card) 153 Adron Chambers (Rookie Card) 154 Liam Hendriks (Rookie Card) 155 Drew Pomeranz (Rookie Card) 156 Austin Romine (Rookie Card) 157 Tim Federowicz (Rookie Card) 158 Joe Benson (Rookie Card) 159 Matt Dominguez (Rookie Card) 160 Matt Moore (Rookie Card) 161 Jordan Pacheco (Rookie Card) 162 Chris Parmelee (Rookie Card) 163 Brad Peachock (Rookie Card) 164 Brett Pill (Rookie Card) 165 Wilin Rosario (Rookie Card) 166 Addison Reed (Rookie Card) 167 Dellin Betances (Rookie Card) 168 Kelvin Herrera (Rookie Card) 169 Tom Milone (Rookie Card) 170 Jesus Montero (Rookie Card) 171 Michael Taylor (Rookie Card) 172 Devin Mesoraco (Rookie Card) 173 Brett Lawrie (Rookie Card) 174 James Darnell (Rookie Card) 175 Leonys Martin (Rookie Card) 176 Jeff Locke (Rookie Card) 177 Jarrod Parker (Rookie Card) 178 Collin Cowgill 179 Taylor Green (Rookie Card) 180 Yoenis Cespedes (Rookie Card) 181 Eric Surkamp (Rookie Card) 182 Andrelton Simmons (Rookie Card) 183 Tyler Pastornicky (Rookie Card) 184 Norichika Aoki (Rookie Card) 185 Tsuyoshi Wada (Rookie Card) 186 Hisashi Iwakuma (Rookie Card) 187 Adrian Cardenas (Rookie Card) 188 Wei-Yin Chen (Rookie Card) 189 Xavier Avery (Rookie Card) 190 Matt Hague (Rookie Card) 191 Drew Smyly (Rookie Card) 192 Kirk Nieuwenhuis (Rookie Card) 193 Drew Hutchinson (Rookie Card) 194 Wily Peralta (Rookie Card) 195 Jordany Valespin (Rookie Card) 196 Bryce Harper (Rookie Card) 197 Will Middlebrooks (Rookie Card) 198 Brian Dozier (Rookie Card) 199 Matt Adams (Rookie Card) 200 Jeremy Hellickson 201 Howie Kendrick 202 Chris Davis 203 Alcides Escobar 204 A.J. Pierzynski 205 Edwin Encarnacion 206 Adam Dunn 207 Mike Aviles 208 Jason Kipnis 209 Andre Ethier 210 Carlos Beltran 211 Adam LaRoche 212 Carlos Ruiz 213 Jake Peavy 214 Chris Sale 215 RA Dickey 216 Mark Buehrle 217 Derek Lowe 218 Jason Vargas 219 Kyle Seager 220 Omar Infante

2012 Topps Chrome Dynamic Die Cut Checklist

DD-AC Aroldis Chapman
DD-AG Adrian Gonzalez
DD-AJ Adam Jones
DD-AL Adam Lind
DD-AM Andrew McCutchen
DD-AP Albert Pujols
DD-BG Brett Gardner
DD-BL Brett Lawrie
DD-BP Buster Posey
DD-CG Curtis Granderson
DD-CK Clayton Kershaw
DD-CL Cliff Lee
DD-CS CC Sabathia
DD-DA Dustin Ackley
DD-DJ Derek Jeter
DD-DO David Ortiz
DD-DPA Dustin Pedroia
DD-EA Elvis Andrus
DD-EH Eric Hosmer
DD-FH Felix Hernandez
DD-GS Giancarlo Stanton
DD-I Ichiro
DD-IK Ian Kinsler
DD-IN Ivan Nova
DD-JB Jose Bautista
DD-JB Jay Bruce
DD-JE Jacoby Ellsbury
DD-JH Josh Hamilton
DD-JM Jesus Montero
DD-JR Jose Reyes
DD-JU Justin Upton
DD-JV Joey Votto
DD-JV Justin Verlander
DD-MK Matt Kemp
DD-MM Matt Moore
DD-MP Michael Morse
DD-MP Michael Pineda
DD-MT Mike Trout
DD-NC Nelson Cruz
DD-PF Prince Fielder
DD-PG Paul Goldschmidt
DD-PS Pablo Sandoval
DD-RB Ryan Braun
DD-RC Robinson Cano
DD-RH Roy Halladay
DD-SC Starlin Castro
DD-SS Stephen Strasburg
DD-TL Tim Lincecum
DD-TT Troy Tulowitzki
DD-YD Yu Darvish

2012 Topps Chrome Dynamic Die Cut Auto Checklist

DDA-AC Aroldis Chapman
DDA-AG Adrian Gonzalez
DDA-AJ Adam Jones
DDA-AP Albert Pujols
DDA-BG Brettt Gardner
DDA-BL Brett Lawrie
DDA-DA Dustin Ackley
DDA-EA Elvis Andrus
DDA-EH Eric Hosmer
DDA-FH Felix Hernandez
DDA-IN Ivan Nova
DDA-JB Jose Bautista
DDA-JBR Jay Bruce
DDA-JV Justin Verlander
DDA-MK Matt Kemp
DDA-MM Michael Morse
DDA-MT Mike Trout
DDA-NC Nelson Cruz
DDA-PF Prince Fielder
DDA-RC Robinson Cano
DDA-YD Yu Darvish

2012 Topps Chrome Rookie Auto Checklist

5 Ryan Lavarnway
39 Jacob Turner
42 Zack Cozart
101 Yonder Alonso
151 Yu Darvish
154 Liam Hendriks
155 Drew Pomeranz
156 Austin Romine
159 Matt Dominguez
160 Matt Moore
161 Jordan Pacheco
162 Chris Parmelee
163 Brad Peacock
166 Addison Reed
167 Dellin Betances
169 Tom Milone
170 Jesus Montero
172 Devin Mesoraco
173 Brett Lawrie
177 Jarrod Parker
178 Collin Cowgill
180 Yoenis Cespedes
181 Eric Surkamp
183 Tyler Pastornicky
184 Norichika Aoki
185 Tsuyoshi Wada
186 Hisahi Iwakuma
190 Matt Hague
191 Drew Smyly
192 Kirk Nieuwenhuis
193 Drew Hutchinson

BH Bryce Harper
TB Trevor Bauer
WP Wily Peralta

2012 Topps Chrome Auto Relic Checklist

7 Michael Pineda
20 Adrian Gonzalez
24 Buster Posey
35 Paul Goldschmidt
36 Cole Hamels
57 Nelson Cruz
61 Eric Hosmer
62 Mike Morse
65 Ubaldo Jiminez
83 Mark Trumbo
106 Adam Jones
140 Jose Bautista
144 Mike Trout
151 Yu Darvish
155 Drew Pomeranz
160 Matt Moore
170 Jesus Montero
172 Devn Mesoraco
173 Brett Lawrie
177 Jarrod Parker

2012 Topps Chrome Dual Auto Checklist

DA-DC Yu Darvish/Yoenis Cespedes
DA-DH Yu Darvish/Bryce Harper
DA-GH Paul Goldschmidt/Daniel Hudson
DA-HZ Bryce Harper/Ryan Zimmerman
DA-KE Matt Kemp/Andre Eithier
DA-KK Matt Kemp/Clayton Kershaw
DA-KV Clayton Kershaw/Justin Verlander
DA-MM Matt Moore/Jesus Montero
DA-TT Mike Trout/Mark Trumbo
DA-UH Dan Uggla/Jason Heyward

2012 Topps Chrome Autographed Chrome Buybacks Checklist

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Adrian Gonzalez
Brian McCann
Felix Hernandez
Joe Mauer
Jose Bautista
Ken Griffey Jr.
Miguel Cabrera
Prince Fielder
Robinson Cano

2012 Topps Chrome Chrome Encounters Autograph Checklist

CE-AG Adrian Gonzalez
CE-AJ Adam Jones
CE-BP Buster Posey
CE-CG Carlos Gonzalez
CE-CJ Chipper Jones
CE-CK Clayton Kershaw
CE-DP Dustin Pedroia
CE-DU Dan Uggla
CE-EH Eric Hosmer
CE-EL Evan Longoria
CE-HR Hanley Ramirez
CE-JH Jason Heyward
CE-JH Jason Heyward
CE-JM Joe Mauer
CE-JV Justin Verlander
CE-JW Jered Weaver
CE-MC Miguel Cabrera
CE-MT Mike Trout
CE-RB Ryan Braun
CE-RZ Ryan Zimmerman
CE-SC Starlin Castro

2012 Topps Chrome Cut From The Same Cloth Autograph Checklist

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CC-BL Jose Bautista/Brett Lawrie
CC-CF Miguel Cabrera/Prince Fielder
CC-CH Nelson Cruz/Josh Hamilton
CC-FP Freddie Freeman/Tyler Pastornicky
CC-GH Giancarlo Stanton/Hanley Ramirez
CC-GO Adrian Gonzalez/David Ortiz
CC-GP Yovani Gallardo/Wily Peralta
CC-GU Paul Goldschmidt/Justin Upton
CC-GZ Gio Gonzalez/Jordan Zimmerman
CC-HD Josh Hamilton/Yu Darvish
CC-HM Eric Hosmer/Mike Moustakas
CC-KH Ian Kennedy/Daniel Hudson
CC-MA Jesus Montero/Dustin Ackley
CC-MH Matt Moore/Jeremy Hellickson
CC-MM Devin Mesoraco/Jesus Montero
CC-MP Joe Mauer/Buster Posey
CC-PP Jarrod Parker/Brad Peacock
CC-PT Albert Pujols/Mike Trout
CC-RD Robinson Cano/Dusin Pedrouia
CC-SM Giancarlo Stanton/Logan Morrision