Can anyone help me understand the White Letter variations in 1994 UD Collector's Choice?
ReggieCleveland
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So I have a pretty firm grasp on what the white letter variation is on the 1994 Upper Deck Collector's Choice Alex Rodriguez card. To recap:
On the back of the card, where the giant 'A' is to start the write-up, it is commonly found in silver, like below and rarely found in just white.
However, I notice that PSA has graded Derek Jeter "white letter" variations. However, to the best of my little searching, ALL of Jeter's 94 UD CC cards have a white 'D' on the back to start his name in the write-up. Am I missing something? Has anyone ever seen a silver 'D' on the back of a Jeter card? Or did PSA just assume that the variation existed with the Jeter card as well?
Here's a close up of the back of my Jeter for comparison's sake:
If anyone knows for certain what the story is with the Jeter, please post. This has been knawing at me for a while now.
On the back of the card, where the giant 'A' is to start the write-up, it is commonly found in silver, like below and rarely found in just white.
However, I notice that PSA has graded Derek Jeter "white letter" variations. However, to the best of my little searching, ALL of Jeter's 94 UD CC cards have a white 'D' on the back to start his name in the write-up. Am I missing something? Has anyone ever seen a silver 'D' on the back of a Jeter card? Or did PSA just assume that the variation existed with the Jeter card as well?
Here's a close up of the back of my Jeter for comparison's sake:
If anyone knows for certain what the story is with the Jeter, please post. This has been knawing at me for a while now.
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Perhaps they're two entirely different variations that both contain "white letters" and, hence, the confusion?
The second (and more rare) white variation is where the lettering on the front of a silver signature variation is white, not grey. Again, I believe all silver signature Future Foundation subset cards can be found with the white letter variation. The white letter variation is very rare - I believe it is far rarer than the gold signature parallel which was inserted one per box.
See below for the two variations:
<< <i>There are two different white letter variations - the first is regarding the lettering on the back. My understanding is that pack-pulled Alex Rodriguez cards will have a grey "A", while cards from the factory sets will have a white "A". This variation should exist for the first letter of text on the back of all cards in the Future Foundation subset. The white version is believed to be a bit more difficult to find than the grey, but the premium is modest.
The second (and more rare) white variation is where the lettering on the front of a silver signature variation is white, not grey. Again, I believe all silver signature Future Foundation subset cards can be found with the white letter variation. The white letter variation is very rare - I believe it is far rarer than the gold signature parallel which was inserted one per box.
See below for the two variations:
Thanks, I think I understand now. In regard to the first variation, I think it might only be for the ARod as I pulled a white letter 'D' Jeter from a pack.
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<< <i>I do not collect these ( I am fixated enough on variants in other sets), but appreciate Arthur pointing it out and bsf explaining it. Always find this stuff interesting >>
Al, don't ever look at the 1990 Upper Deck set. Holy variations, Batman!