1996 Fleer Gold/Tiffany & Matte Silver SSP Variations!

[mouschi]

I just picked up a whole slew of them from someone. I *JUST* completed my 1996 Fleer rainbow of Canseco about a month ago and love it! I hope this helps some folks here as well! I *might* have multiples of some.

If you do not know about these, go to the bottom of this list for the story on what they are!

I am selling on consignment, so I need to get fair pricing on them. Add $3 for shipping on your order.

Please ask for exact pricing, as they are going to be different from card to card, but to give you an idea, commons are $5, and stars can be up to $50-60 for the best guys.

1996 Fleer No Foil
Scott Stahoviak

1996 Fleer Matte Silver Foil
Andres Galarraga
Barry Bonds
Barry Larkin
Bob Patterson
Brad Radke
Brent Gates
Brian McRae
Charlie O'Brien
Chipper Jones
Chris Hoiles
Chris Jones
Dan Wilson
Danny Bautista
Dave Bubba
Dave Stevens
Dave Winfield
David Nied
David Wells
Doug Johns
Ed Sprague
Eddie Taubensee
Eduardo Perez
Esteban Loaiza
Felipe Lira
Fernando Vina
Greg Maddux
Harold Baines
Hideo Nomo
Jeff Bagwell
Jeff Conine
Jeff Russell
Jeff Suppan
Joe Orsulak
John Valentin
Keith Lockhart
Ken Griffey Jr
Kevin Appier
Kevin Brown
Kevin Seitzer
Larry Casian
Manny Alexander
Mark Langston
Marty Cordova
Melido Perez
Mike Bordick
Mike Greenwell
Mike Hubbard
Orlando Palmeiro
Ozzie Smith
Randy Myers
Rich Amaral
Rich Becker
Rick Aguilera
Rick Wilkins
Rickey Henderson
Roger Clemens
Ron Coomer
Royce Clayton
Russ Davis
Ryne Sandberg
Sandy Alomar Jr.
Sandy Martinez
Stan Javier
Tim Naehring
Tim Raines
Tom Gordon
Tony Gwynn
Tony Phillips
Trevor Hoffman
Troy O'Leary
Troy Percival
Wade Boggs

1996 Fleer Tiffany Gold Foil
Andre Dawson
Andres Galarraga
Andy Pettitte
Benito Santiago
Brad Radke
Carlos Baerga
Cecil Fielder
Chris Hoiles
Chuck Finley
Curt Schilling
Dante Bichette
Darren Daulton
Dave Winfield
David Cone
Deion Sanders
Dennis Eckersley
Doug Drabek
Eddie Murray
Edgar Martinez
Fred McGriff
Garret Anderson
Gary Sheffield
Harold Baines
Ivan Rodriguez
J. T. Snow
Jack McDowell
Jamie Moyer
Jason Giambi
Jay Bell
Jay Buhner
Jeff Conine
Jim Abbott
Jim Leyritz
Jim Thome
Joe Girardi
John Wetteland
Johnny Damon
Ken Caminiti
Kenny Lofton
Kevin Appier
Kevin Brown
Larry Walker
Lee Smith
Manny Ramirez
Mark Grace
Mark Loretta
Matt Williams
Mickey Morandini
Mike Hampton
Mike Matheny
Mike Mussina
Mike Stanley
Mike Sweeney Rookie
Orel Hershiser
Ozzie Guillen
Ray Durham
Robin Ventura
Rusty Greer
Sammy Sosa
Sandy Alomar Jr.
Steve Finley
Terry Pendleton
Terry Steinbach
Tim Raines
Tim Salmon
Tim Wakefield
Troy Percival
Vinny Castilla
Wade Boggs
Wally Joyner

1996 Fleer Variations

Baseball cards of the mid 1990s are characterized by their loud and bright colors. Some would call them eye sores, while others are happy to have designs that so richly represent that time period. In 1996, Fleer took a step back and offered a clean look, relying heavily upon quality photography, and then stamping the print in gold foil.

To take things a step further (back), they printed their cards on cardboard with the texture of the back of a 1989 Topps baseball card. The matte front was reportedly to allow for fans to get them autographed more easily. At this point in baseball card production, this was going against the norm as the industry standard was to print with glossy stock.



Fleer did not stop there, though. Inserted at one per pack, was a 1996 Fleer Tiffany parallel. This was a glossy version that utilized silver holo-foil instead of gold foil. While significantly rarer, and more beautiful, they are not considered hard to find. As an interesting side note, Topps had a glossy parallel offered in complete set format in the 1980’s which had the “Tiffany” moniker. Fleer did the same thing, yet was called “Glossy” back then.



Fleer also released special team sets that had the glossy appearance. The only way to tell the difference between these and the Tiffany versions are the foil used (team set version has silver foil, and regular Tiffany has holographic silver foil) and the numbering on the back of the team sets show the card being out of 20.



While these variations do not particularly have collectors swooning due to their abundance, two variations have recently come to market and have firmly placed themselves on the must-have list for player and team collectors alike: The Tiffany version with gold foil and the Matte version with silver foil.

It is unknown why or how these were made. Were these variations that were distributed through some obscure method that has since been lost to time, or unintentional variation nuggets for collectors to chase decades later? Regardless of the story, these can bring significantly more money than their “regular” counterparts. A complete run of 1996 Fleer for the player or team you collect is certainly a worthwhile and satisfying endeavor.