1996-97 Score Golden Blades

This 275-card set was a parallel to the basic issue. The cards were inserted at rates of 1:7 hobby and retail packs, and 1:3 magazine packs. The cards were printed on linen stock and featured the Golden Blades logo superimposed over the stat package on the card backs. Each Golden Blades card has a rectangular box within the player's picture on the back which to the naked eye, resembles television snow. But placing a special Pinnacle device over the … [Read More]

This 275-card set was a parallel to the basic issue. The cards were inserted at rates of 1:7 hobby and retail packs, and 1:3 magazine packs. The cards were printed on linen stock and featured the Golden Blades logo superimposed over the stat package on the card backs. Each Golden Blades card has a rectangular box within the player's picture on the back which to the naked eye, resembles television snow. But placing a special Pinnacle device over the rectangle revealed (for one out of every eight Golden Blades) the words "Special Artist's Proof". These cards were eligible to be redeemed for two more parallel cards: a Special Artist's Proof for the collector and a Dealer's Choice Artist Proof for the redeeming hobby store owner. These SAP winner cards were inserted at approximately the same rate as standard Artist Proof cards, but because of the limited redemption period, are in somewhat shorter supply. This checklist represents the Score Golden Blades cards that have Sorry Try Again in the decoder window and were not redeemable for Special Artist Proofs. [Collapse]