Randy Johnson RC Topps, Tiffany?

[Briscogun]

Yes, the back of a Topps Tiffany card has much more vibrant colors than the relatively muted colors of its gray-carded brethren. Once you see a Tiffany card you'll recognize one for the rest of your life.

Post a scan of the back and we'd be able to see for sure (assuming its a good scan).

And welcome back to card collecting!

Brian

[maverickx31]

Thanks for the great info guys! Here's the back.

[CW]

Looks like you have the regular version, which is also expected since you opened it from a pack. As mentioned, Topps' "tiffany" cards have glossier, smoother fronts, different card stock, more vibrantly colored backs, and they were only issued in complete sets of limited quantities (not packs). They also carry a higher price on the market.

On some cards, the plastic coating on the front, which gives it the gloss, can turn yellow-ish over time.

Here's a good article from cardboardconnection.com about the sets.

And, here's a Randy Johnson tiffany back for comparison....

[maverickx31]

Great! Thanks a lot! I can definitely see the difference. So are they only in the cello packs?

[steve B]

No, not in any sort of packs.

They only came as complete sets.


Steve B

[ALR-bishop]

In addition to the original run of Tiffany sets mentioned in the article ( 84-91), Topps also put out limited edition "Tiffany" sets in 2000, 2001 and 2002. As Chuck mentioned, as best I know they were only issued in factory sealed box sets, no packs of any kind

[savedfrommyspokes]

In regards to the article, there are no print runs mentioned for several of the traded sets or the sets from 90-91(other than the 91's are noted as relatively scarce). Does anyone have an idea what the print runs actually were for the 90 and 91 sets?