[nolan5000]

In 1994 Topps issued pre-production promo cards to dealers as well as including them in certain factory sets of 1993 Topps. However what some people don't realize (as Beckett doesn't distinguish it) is that the 2 versions are different. In fact, the dealer promo cards are much tougher to find than the ones included in factory sets, though Beckett doesn't list them separately so their book value is the same. Most of the cards have very subtle differences, like a different color in the border or name of the player. However 2 cards have very noticeable differences: Nolan Ryan and George Brett. One card is vertically oriented (the dealer promo) and the other is horizontally oriented (the ones in the factory set). Beckett does list the 2 different Nolan Ryan cards

I have both of the Nolans BGS Graded. I was very instrumental in getting the 2 versions separated on the Pop. Report.