Most Iconic Modern Set

[bnorth]

I would also have to say the 89 UD. I was also a big fan of the 89 & 90 Score cards.

I noticed a lot of love for the 90 Leaf set. I hated it.

[drcy]

1989 UD, 1993 Finest Refractors

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I would also have to say the 89 UD. I was also a big fan of the 89 & 90 Score cards.

I noticed a lot of love for the 90 Leaf set. I hated it.

That 90 leaf Thomas though. Aside from the 89 Griffey it was the card to have back then. Along with Olerud and that Ben McDonald error of course.

[RayBShotz]

I’d be biased, but I vote 1996 Topps Chrome. This is the inaugural Topps chrome set and it had a hand in changing the modern market to Chrome preference. The refractor parallels are excessively hard to complete in this set although it has the advantage of being only 165 cards.
RayB

[rats60]

To me the most iconic modern set is 2001 Bowman Chrome. This was the first set with autographed rookie cards. Something that has become a centerpiece of the modern hobby. Vintage collectors are now chasing autographs on vintage rookie cards and even though the new BC cards are no longer considered RCs, they are still one of the most valuable cards of that player. Just look at the prices that Mike Trout's 2009 BC Autograph cards are selling for.

[steve B]

If cards from before the players are in the majors count...

Bowman chrome was 15 years late on the autographed "rookie" cards.
Signature rookies, And at least one other company came and went before them.
Classic 4 and 5 sport too if multi sport sets count.

Adding those, I think 94 SR might be in the running although the company not lasting probably hurts it a lot.

[insidethewrapper]

1989 Upper Deck
1990 Leaf

These cards started the premium card boom, be it good or bad. No more 50 cent packs for new collectors to pick up at the store.

All cards issued late in 1994 were printed in low quantities due to the baseball strike. No demand and dealers didn't order much. Not many cases available that were issued at the end of the 1994 season. I'm looking for a case of 1994 Fleer Flair Series 2 and I can't find one.

[pokerplyr80]

Well I am watching the homerun derby right now, and earlier they briefly showed a kid in the stands wearing a t shirt with a large image of the 89 UD Griffey on it. It seemed like the consensus set any way, but I doubt many kids are wearing shirts of cards from any of the other sets mentioned in this thread.