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Any 1990 Donruss Variations?
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I just came across a huge box full of 1990 Donruss, ugh. I want to know if there are any variations worth looking for or should I just toss the whole lot of them.
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1) Juan Gonzalez reverse negative where pic shows him batting as if he was left handed
2) Tom Glavine card that actually shows picture of John Smoltz (these are not rare, but people still buy them)
3) There are lots of variations / errors involving black lines cutting either above or below the names on the top of the card. No idea if these are even recognized or viewed more as printing errors now.
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Always buying Bobby Cox inserts. PM me.
If you do a search here, a member Jacksoncoupage has a web site listing them all.
Steve
The Aqueous Test and Blue/White tests are both fairly valuable -- but there is fairly little in that set that is even worth $10-$15 in PSA 10 shape.
The cards arent highly valuable or ultra rare, but singles in mint condition can be a little difficult. I have a PSA 10 Ryan which isnt too bad and have sold singles from this set for $1-$3 to player collectors
<< <i>Nolan Ryan has a bunch.
If you do a search here, a member Jacksoncoupage has a web site listing them all.
Steve >>
yes the backs of the ryans were switched in early print runs.
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<< <i>I'd suggest just toss the whole lot of them.
The Aqueous Test and Blue/White tests are both fairly valuable -- but there is fairly little in that set that is even worth $10-$15 in PSA 10 shape. >>
Show me a PSA 10 of the Smoltz (Glavine photo) ERR, the Harold Baines All-Star ERR, or either Nolan Ryan ERRs and I'll bet they get much, much more than $15. 1990 Donruss is so condition-sensitive (factory set cards excluded) that finding any of those pack-only errors in PSA 10 condition is almost impossible.
EDIT (to answer OP's question):
-Most, possibly all, cards can be found with INC or INC. on back
-Several well-known errors exist such as the Nolan Ryans, John Smoltz MVP, Juan Gonzalez Reversed Negative and Harold Baines All-Star varieties.
-All-Star subset cards can be found with "Recent Major League..." or "All-Star Game..." on back for stat headings.
-Several unlisted (in the big guides) variations exist that Donovan (BillRipkenCollector) has compiled. Many of these were discovered after interest in this set waned.
-Many variations between the wax issued and factory set issued cards exist. Usually involving splatter pattern or the player's name on front.
-Grand Slammers can be found with at least 5 different splatter patterns, probably many more than that. Also, they come with or without black lines in the back borders.
-Aqueous and Blue/White Test exist in very small numbers. Their origin can be traced to a handful of unmarked boxes purchased from a Donruss employee after the bankruptcy. A search on this forum will give you much info on them. Do not expect to find them in regular packs or boxes, they are promos/tests/prototype issues not intended for pack-out.
Collecting Robin Ventura and Matt Luke.
Please lmk if you find any errors (no pun intended) in this info.
1990 Donruss
The following cards have either A- All Star Game Performance or B- Recent M.L. Performance on the back -637,650,654,660,663,673,674,676,683,692,695,697,701,703,705,707,708,710,712,715
All Puzzle pieces come with or without a period in front of each puzzle number. A 3rd variation for 43,44,45 is a period only before the 43.
Wax issued cards come with either INC or INC. in the copyright on back.
Splatter Grand Slammer inserts---- have 13 splatter patterns (all players?) without the Black bar in back borders and 1 splatter with bar
Splatter Base-1 variation with INC and 2 different splatter with INC. (all players?)
Splatter All –Star---1 splatter variation of correct,INC -2 splatter variations of correct ,INC. -2 splatter variations of correct w/ INC.- 1 splatter variation of error,INC
BC-12 Smoltz A- Glavine photo (mustache) B- Correct
1 Bo Jackson A- Redone i in Diamond Kings B- Normal
3 Ruben Sierra A- Small line in top back border B - No line
10 Brian Downing A- Reverse Negative B- Correct
15 Ozzie Guillen A- Red dot by foot on front B- No red dot
18 Howard Johnson A- Bottom of 18 missing on back B- Normal C- Errant dashed line by upper left border on front
20 Chris Bosio A- Errant dashed line by upper left border on front B- No errant dashed line
24 Pete O’Brien A-Fuzzy red line in Diamond Kings flag with thin red line in Diamond Kings banner with whiteish line in banner B- Normal
33 Juan Gonzalez A- Reverse Negative B- Correct
67 Walt Weiss A-Break in stats border on back B- Full border
100 Checklist A- 1-129 B- 1-125
113 Kelly Gruber A- DOB Feb 22 B- DOB Feb 26
154 Jesse Orosco A- Line under r on front B- Line behind r
159 Andy Hawkins A-Check mark in upper left part of pic B-Airbrushed check mark
168 Dale Murphy A- Half line thru D B- Normal
170 Kirk Mccaskill A- DOB Apr 19 B- DOB Apr 9
200 Checklist A- 130-231 B- 126-223
206 George Bell A- G open loop B- G filled
217 Scott Garrelts A- DOB Oct 20 B- DOB Oct 30
233 Eric Davis A- E and r joined B- Normal
240 Marty Barrett A-Nick in Black line above team name B- full line
270 Gregg Jefferies A- Open G and J B- Filled G and J
300 Checklist A- 232-333 B- 224-321
321 Jeff Hamilton A- Solid top line B- Break 1/19 from right front
347 Bip Roberts A- Line breaks B B- Normal
368 Kirk Gibson A- DOB May 25 B- DOB May 28
400 Checklist A- 334-435 B- 322-419
405 Sergio Valdez A- Broken line thru S B- Normal
408 Jeff Innis A- Mostly Red scratch B- Upper right scratch more White
425 David Wells A- Leaf touches border B- Gap between Maple leaf and border
500 Checklist A- 436-537 B- 420-517
523 Andy Nezelek A- DOB ’85 B- DOB ‘65
573 Lance Johnson A- Part of L missing in first name on front B-Complete L
583 Kevin Hickey A- Black line thru thru K in Kevin B- Normal
585 Jeff Pico A- A- Gap ¾ from right side B- Solid lower line
600 Checklist A- 538-639 B- 518-617
619 Shawn Hillegas A- A- Gap ¾ from right side B- Solid lower line
637 Terry Steinbach A- Blue 1” scratch upper corner B- White 1” scratch upper corner
639 Jack Morris A- Black line thru J in Jack B- Normal
643 Mike Schmidt A- Large Black lines (factory set only) B- Small black lines
650 Bo Jackson A- All Star,INC (no dot) B- All Star,INC.(dot) C-Recent M.L.,INC (no dot) D- Recent M.L.,INC. (dot)
659 Nolan Ryan A- #665 back B- Correct back
660 Harold Baines A- All Star….,Line thru star B- All Star……,No line thru star C- Recent M.L…..,Line thru star D- Recent M.L…….,no line thru star
665 Nolan Ryan A- #659 back B- Correct back
673 Ruben Sierra A- All Star,INC (no dot) B- All Star,INC.(dot) C-Recent M.L.,INC (no dot) D- Recent M.L.,INC. (dot)
674 Pedro Guerrero A- All Star,INC (no dot) B- All Star,INC.(dot) C-Recent M.L.,INC (no dot) D- Recent M.L.,INC. (dot)
692 Ryne Sandberg A- All Star,INC (no dot) B- All Star,INC.(dot) C-Recent M.L.,INC (no dot) D- Recent M.L.,INC. (dot)
695 Eric Davis A- Recent M.L., E and r joined B- All Star,E and r joined C- All Star, E and r seperated
699 George Canale A- G all White B- Line thru right loop,INC (no dot) C- Line thru right loop,INC. (dot)
700 Checklist A- 640-BC26 w/716 B- No 716 C- 618-716
701 Julio Franco A- All Star,Partial 19 in 1989 B- All Star,Normal C- Recent M.L.
705 Tony Gwynn A- Recent M.L. Performance,INC. (dot) B- Recent M.L. Performance,INC (no dot) C- All Star
708 Benito Santiago A- Recent M.L.,INC. (dot) B- Recent M.L.,INC (no dot) C- All Star
715 Kevin Mitchell A- Recent M.L.,INC. (dot) B- Recent M.L.,INC (no dot) C- All Star
716 A Bartlett Giamati A- Photo cropped lower B- Photo cropped 1mm higher Note- Card also found with no Black lines on back
1990 Donruss
<< <i>Not sure if this list is as complete as Donovans -- he's the variation list king:
1990 Donruss >>
That list represents about 30% of the variations in the set. Since that site has just the variations listed in/recognized-by price guides, Donovan's list is much more thorough.
Collecting Robin Ventura and Matt Luke.
Did someone ask for 1990 Donruss variations?
CARD # NAME VARIATION
1 Bo Jackson - Diamond King Redone "i" in Diamond Kings
3 Ruben Sierra - Diamond Kings No Line in Top Back Border
10 Brian Downing - Diamond Kings Reverse Negative on Front
11 Kevin Mitchell - Diamond Kings Space filled in with black bump
11 Kevin Mitchell - Diamond Kings White space in bottom right front border
15 Ozzie Guillen - Diamond Kings No Red Dot by Foot on Front
15 Ozzie Guillen - Diamond Kings Red Dot by Foot on Front
18 Howard Johnson - Diamond Kings Bottom of 18 missing on back
18 Howard Johnson - Diamond Kings Errant dashed line by upper left border on front, full 18 on back
18 Howard Johnson - Diamond Kings Errant dashed line on front & Bottom of 18 missing on back
18 Howard Johnson - Diamond Kings Normal
20 Chris Bosio - Diamond Kings Errant dashed line by upper left border on front
20 Chris Bosio - Diamond Kings Normal
24 Pete O'Brien - Diamond Kings Fuzzy red line in DK banner
24 Pete O'Brien - Diamond Kings Normal
24 Pete O'Brien - Diamond Kings Thin red line in DK banner
24 Pete O'Brien - Diamond Kings White line in DK banner
33 Juan Gonzalez - Rated Rookie Reverse Negative w/ Blue Scratch Right of Hands
33 Juan Gonzalez - Rated Rookie Correct w/ Blue Scratch and Dragon Splotch Near Calf
67 Walt Weiss Break in stats border on back
67 Walt Weiss Normal
67 Walt Weiss Shimmer in right black line on back
71 Barry Larkin Broken Pepper Left of Eyes
71 Barry Larkin Red pepper left of eyes
71 Barry Larkin Skinny Pepper Left of Eyes
100 Checklist 28-125
100 Checklist 28-129
111 Roberto Alomar No Dot
111 Roberto Alomar White dot right of helmet
113 Kelly Gruber DOB February 22
113 Kelly Gruber DOB February 26
125 Jose Canseco Vertical Line Below OF on Front - Yellow
130 Hubie Brooks Circle on Thigh, Scratch Airbrushed Out
130 Hubie Brooks Circle on Thigh, Scratch by Left Foot
158 Greg Maddux Dot on line below 'M' on front
158 Greg Maddux No Dot
159 Andy Hawkins Airbrushed check mark
159 Andy Hawkins Check mark in upper left part of picture
168 Dale Murphy Half line through D
170 Kirk McCaskill DOB April 19
170 Kirk McCaskill DOB April 9
173 B.J. Surhoff Red Splotch Above Helmet
173 B.J. Surhoff Red Splotch Removed
186 Rob Murphy Line through 'b' on front
186 Rob Murphy No Line
194 Darren Daulton Clean Negative
194 Darren Daulton Residual Paint on Negative Above Head
195 Alfredo Griffin Scratches Airbrushed Out
195 Alfredo Griffin Small Black Scratches Right of Bat
198 Paul O'Neill Paw Scratch Airbrushed Out
198 Paul O'Neill Red Paw Scratch Right of Helmet
198 Paul O'Neill Black Paw Scratch Right of Helmet
200 Checklist 126-233
200 Checklist 130-231
206 George Bell Closed loop 'G'
206 George Bell Open loop 'G'
214 Mike Moore No Dot
214 Mike Moore Yellow dot under Donruss on front
217 Scott Garrelts DOB October 20
217 Scott Garrelts DOB October 30
233 Eric Davis E' & 'r' joined
233 Eric Davis Normal
270 Gregg Jefferies Open loop 'G' & 'J'
287 Joe Orsulak Black mark left of belt (corrected?)
300 Checklist 224-321
300 Checklist 232-333
307 Duane Ward Full border
307 Duane Ward Line break on front bottom border
321 Jeff Hamilton Break in top line above team name
321 Jeff Hamilton Full Line
335 Jose Uribe Black dot left of bat
335 Jose Uribe Dots airbrushed out
335 Jose Uribe White dot left of bat
343 Kevin Brown "Signeed" in first line of bio (UER?)
347 Bip Roberts Line breaks B
365 Ken Griffey Jr Blank accent mark through card nuber and line
365 Ken Griffey Jr Break in front bottom border by left elbow
365 Ken Griffey Jr Full line
368 Kirk Gibson DOB May 25
368 Kirk Gibson DOB May 28
378 Jamie Moyer No Dot
378 Jamie Moyer Yellow dot above 'I' on front
400 Checklist 322-419
400 Checklist 334-435
405 Sergio Valdez Line through S on front
405 Sergio Valdez Normal
406 Mark Williamson Black scratch below Orioles on front (corrected?)
408 Jeff Innis Upper right scratch more white
408 Jeff Innis Upper right scratch mostly red
414 Trevor Wilson Red dot above glove
414 Trevor Wilson Red dot airbrushed out
424 Ken Caminiti Yellow dot right of name on front
425 David Wells Gap between leaf and border
425 David Wells Maple Leaf touches border
436 Gene Larkin Black Quotation Marks Right of Helmet
436 Gene Larkin Marks Airbrushed Out
471 Mackey Sasser Blue apostrophe left of eyes
471 Mackey Sasser Blue banana & Blue apostrophe
471 Mackey Sasser Blue banana above hip
498 Mike Macfarlane No Dot
498 Mike Macfarlane Pink dot on hat
500 Checklist 420-517
500 Checklist 436-537
523 Andy Nezelek DOB 1965
523 Andy Nezelek DOB 1985
523 Andy Nezelek DOB 1985 with Dot Below 'A' on Front
542 Mark Portugal Bottom front line break left of 'M'
542 Mark Portugal Full line
562 Rick Luecken No Red Dot on Cap
562 Rick Luecken Red dot on cap
573 Lance Johnson Full Name
573 Lance Johnson Part of 'L' missing in name on front
583 Kevin Hickey Black line through 'K'
583 Kevin Hickey Normal Name
585 Jeff Pico Break in bottom line on front
585 Jeff Pico Full Line
595 Luis Quinones Black dot left of 'L' on front
595 Luis Quinones No Dot
600 Checklist 518-617
600 Checklist 538-639
602 Terry Kennedy No Paint
602 Terry Kennedy Painted Teammates in Dugout
619 Shawn Hillegas Break in bottom line and on top border on front
619 Shawn Hillegas Break in bottom line on front
619 Shawn Hillegas Full line
624 Mark Lemke Black Feather Above Shoulder
624 Mark Lemke Feather Airbrushed Out
637 Terry Steinbach All-Star Blue Scratch with AS Game Performance on back
637 Terry Steinbach All-Star Blue Scratch with Recent ML Performance on back
637 Terry Steinbach All-Star Half Scratch with AS Game Performance on back
637 Terry Steinbach All-Star Half Scratch with Recent ML Performance on back
637 Terry Steinbach All-Star White Scratch with AS Game Performance on back
637 Terry Steinbach All-Star White Scratch with Recent ML Performance on back
639 Jack Morris Black line through 'J' on front
639 Jack Morris Corrected
650 Bo Jackson All-Star Circled 'T' Airbrushed Out w/ All-Star Performance on back
650 Bo Jackson All-Star Circled 'T' Airbrushed Out w/ Recent ML Performance on back
650 Bo Jackson All-Star Circled 'T' by Left Knee w/ All-Star Performance on back
650 Bo Jackson All-Star Circled 'T' by Left Knee w/ Recent ML Performance on back
654 Howard Johnson All-Star Blue Scratch with AS Game Performance on back
654 Howard Johnson All-Star Blue Scratch with Recent ML Performance on back
654 Howard Johnson All-Star Red & Blue Scratch with Blue on Top - AS Game Performance on back
654 Howard Johnson All-Star Red & Blue Scratch with Blue on Top - Recent ML Performance on back
654 Howard Johnson All-Star Red & Blue Scratch with Red on Top - AS Game Performance on back
654 Howard Johnson All-Star Red & Blue Scratch with Red on Top - Recent ML Performance on back
654 Howard Johnson All-Star Red Scratch with AS Game Performance on back
654 Howard Johnson All-Star Red Scratch with Recent ML Performance on back
654 Howard Johnson All-Star White Scratch with All-Star Performance on back
654 Howard Johnson All-Star White Scratch with Recent ML Performance on back
660 Harold Baines Line behind star - All-Star Performance on back
660 Harold Baines Line behind star - Major League Performance on back
660 Harold Baines Line in front of star - All-Star Performance on back
660 Harold Baines Line in front of star - Major League Performance on back
662 Clint Zavaras Black line airbrushed out
662 Clint Zavaras Black line on nostril
663 Rick Reuschel All-Star Black streak in front left border with All-Star Game Performance on back
663 Rick Reuschel All-Star Black streak in front left border with Recent ML Game Performance on back
663 Rick Reuschel All-Star No Black Streak in Border, All-Star Game Performance on back
663 Rick Reuschel All-Star No Black Streak in Border, Recent ML Performance on back
683 Kirby Puckett All-Star Mostly Brown Dust by His Right Calf in Photo with All-Star Performance on back
683 Kirby Puckett All-Star Mostly Brown Dust by His Right Calf in Photo with Recent ML Perform on back
683 Kirby Puckett All-Star Mostly Teal Dust by His Right Calf in Photo with All-Star Performance on back
683 Kirby Puckett All-Star Mostly Teal Dust by His Right Calf in Photo with Recent ML Performance on back
696 Scott Lusader Break in top front border
699 George Canale Line through right loop on front 'G'
700 Checklist 618-716
700 Checklist 640-BC26 no 716
700 Checklist 640-BC26 with 716
703 Dave Stewart All-Star No Scratch - All-Star Performance on Back
703 Dave Stewart All-Star No Scratch - Recent ML Performance on Back
703 Dave Stewart All-Star Chameleon Scratch Right of Elbow - All-Star Performance on Back
703 Dave Stewart All-Star Chameleon Scratch Right of Elbow - Recent ML Performance on Back
708 Benito Santiago All-Star Faded Green Vertical Stripe in Next to Right Foot on Front, AS Perform on back
708 Benito Santiago All-Star Faded Green Vertical Stripe Next to Right Foot, Recent ML Performance on back
708 Benito Santiago All-Star Green Vertical Stripe in Dirt Next to Right Foot on Front, AS Perform on back
708 Benito Santiago All-Star Green Vertical Stripe Next to Right Foot, Recent ML Performance on back
708 Benito Santiago All-Star No Green Stripe, AS Performance on back
708 Benito Santiago All-Star No Green Stripe, Recent ML Performance on back
710 Ozzie Smith All-Star Black Vertical Scratch in Dirt with AS Game Performance on back
710 Ozzie Smith All-Star Black Vertical Scratch in Dirt with Recent ML Performance on back
710 Ozzie Smith All-Star Green Vertical Scratch in Dirt with AS Game Performance on back
710 Ozzie Smith All-Star Green Vertical Scratch in Dirt with Recent ML Performance on back
715 Kevin Mitchell All-Star No Blue Triangles, All-Star Performance on back
715 Kevin Mitchell All-Star No Blue Triangles, Recent ML Performance on back
715 Kevin Mitchell All-Star One Blue Triangle on Stomach, All-Star Performance on back
715 Kevin Mitchell All-Star One Blue Triangle on Stomach, Recent ML Performance on back
715 Kevin Mitchell All-Star Two Blue Triangles on Stomach, All-Star Performance on back
715 Kevin Mitchell All-Star Two Blue Triangles on Stomach, Recent ML Performance on back
716 A. Bartlett Giamati Cropped larger
716 A. Bartlett Giamati Cropped smaller
716 A. Bartlett Giamati No black lines on back
BC-12 John Smoltz - MVP Photo of Tom Glavine
BC-2 Howard Johnson - MVP Clean Jersey
BC-2 Howard Johnson - MVP Fuzzy Blue Triangle on Jersey Neck
All-Star Performance Recent Major League Performance MVP subset with Dot after INC MVP subset with NO Dot after INC 659 - 659 back 659 - 665 back 659 - 659 back with 665 number 665 Copper Banner on Front - 665 back 665 Tan Banner on Front - 665 back 665 Tan Banner on Front - 659 back ***** All errors/variations occurring on All-Star cards are assumed to be available in ***** both All-Star Performance and Recent ML Performance backs. This may not be ***** the case though. All-Star Cards ----- Harold Baines, Julio Franco, Wade Boggs, Bo Jackson, and Kirby Puckett are all missing the "TM" trademark symbol next to the American League emblem on the front of their cards. No examples with the "TM" present are known. Diamond Kings ----- Some DKs have been reportedly found with No Period after INC on back. These should be considered difficult, if not rare, and not all DKs are known to exist with No Period INC. A stark contrast to the availability of Period/No Period INC base cards.Hey ReggieCleveland, can you tell me what are the most difficult variations you've found to pull from packs? Thanks for the in depth list above - I've since started down the red path of variation digging.