1991 Donruss - Revision history

Stalegum: /* The Elite Series */

2021-07-22T14:20:17Z

The Elite Series

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:20, 22 July 2021
Line 251:		Line 251:
	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1991/Donruss---Elite/4/Andre-Dawson.jpg?id=ce255cca-0413-46df-ac5b-8c437ee3c542&size=original&side=back&.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1991/Donruss---Elite/4/Andre-Dawson.jpg?id=ce255cca-0413-46df-ac5b-8c437ee3c542&size=original&side=back&.jpg

	~~The Elite Series was one~~ of the landmark sets in Hobby history ~~as these~~ were the first ever machine-stamped serial-numbered ~~card~~ - allowing for verifiable proof of print runs - and arguably the impetus for the Insert Mania craze that changed the face of the Hobby ~~forever~~. This inaugural release marked the beginning of an eight-year run of Elite inserts that became as synonymous with the Donruss brand as their ''Diamond Kings'' offering. The 8-card set featured the top players in the game at the time on cards with a bronze, marble~~-foil~~ border ~~background and~~ full-color player photo in the centered foreground.		One of the landmark sets in Hobby history, The Elite Series were the first ever machine-stamped serial-numbered cards - allowing for verifiable proof of print runs - and arguably the impetus for the Insert Mania craze that changed the face of the Hobby in the early-90s. This inaugural release marked the beginning of an eight-year run of Elite inserts that became as synonymous with the Donruss brand as their ''Diamond Kings'' offering. The eight-card set featured the top players in the game at the time on cards with a bronze foil and marble border with a full-color player photo in the centered foreground.

	Production was limited to a 10,000 serial-numbered cards for each card in the set. By modern standards, this print run would be considered extremely large; however, when taken in the context of the estimated 3,000,000 copies of each base card produced and placed into packs, this amount was extremely small. Although the exact pack insertion odds were never publicly revealed, it has been estimated that the odds of finding a single Elite Series insert were about 1:75/boxes. Because of this genuine rarity, the 1991 Elite Series cards have maintained their value over the years, even with a print run exponentially larger than the print runs seen in the following decades.		Production was limited to a 10,000 serial-numbered cards for each card in the set, and all eight cards were inserted in both series of packs. By modern standards, this print run would be considered extremely large; however, when taken in the context of the estimated 3,000,000 copies of each base card produced and placed into packs, this amount was extremely small. Although the exact pack insertion odds were never publicly revealed, it has been estimated that the odds of finding a single Elite Series insert were about 1:75/boxes. Because of this genuine rarity, the 1991 Elite Series cards have maintained their value over the years, even with a print run exponentially larger than the print runs seen in the following decades. In fact, with so much 1991 Donruss wax still available, a good portion of those 10,000 cards have still yet to emerge from packs.

	<sql2wiki database="carddb">		<sql2wiki database="carddb">
	SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 1991) AND (setname = 'Donruss Elite') AND (num REGEXP '^[0-9]+$');		SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 1991) AND (setname = 'Donruss Elite') AND (num REGEXP '^[0-9]+$');
	</sql2wiki>		</sql2wiki>

	====The Legends Series====		====The Legends Series====

Line 264:		Line 263:
	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1991/Donruss---Elite/NORY/Nolan-Ryan.jpg?id=0496d626-679d-400b-93f6-c58e2dcac0b7&size=original&side=back&.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1991/Donruss---Elite/NORY/Nolan-Ryan.jpg?id=0496d626-679d-400b-93f6-c58e2dcac0b7&size=original&side=back&.jpg

	This special Elite Series card honored Nolan Ryan. The Legends Series card featured the similar but darker and reddish-bronze, marble-foil border as The Elite Series, but with a Dick Perez drawing (instead of a player photo) in the center. This card was serial-numbered to 7500 copies.		This special Elite Series card honored Nolan Ryan. The Legends Series card featured the similar but darker and reddish-bronze, marble-foil border as The Elite Series, but with a Dick Perez drawing (instead of a player photo) in the center. This card was serial-numbered to 7500 copies, and available in both series.

	<sql2wiki database="carddb">		<sql2wiki database="carddb">

Stalegum: /* Insertion Ratios */

2021-03-03T17:01:28Z

Insertion Ratios

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:01, 3 March 2021
Line 54:		Line 54:
	\|Highlights\|\|10\|\|-\|\|?\|\|?		\|Highlights\|\|10\|\|-\|\|?\|\|?
	\|-		\|-
	\|Grand Slammers\|\|14*\|\|-\|\|N/A\|\|one-per-pack		\|Grand Slammers\|\|7\|\|-\|\|N/A\|\|one-per-pack
	\|-		\|-
	\|The Elite Series\|\|8*\|\|10,000\|\|?\|\|?		\|The Elite Series\|\|8*\|\|10,000\|\|?\|\|?
Line 75:		Line 75:
	\|Highlights\|\|12\|\|-\|\|?\|\|?		\|Highlights\|\|12\|\|-\|\|?\|\|?
	\|-		\|-
	\|Grand Slammers\|\|14\|\|-\|\|N/A\|\|one-per-pack		\|Grand Slammers\|\|7\|\|-\|\|N/A\|\|one-per-pack
	\|-		\|-
	\|The Elite Series\|\|8*\|\|10,000\|\|?\|\|?		\|The Elite Series\|\|8*\|\|10,000\|\|?\|\|?
Line 83:		Line 83:
	\|Elite Signature Series: Ryne Sandberg\|\|1\|\|5000\|\|?\|\|?		\|Elite Signature Series: Ryne Sandberg\|\|1\|\|5000\|\|?\|\|?
	\|}		\|}
	<nowiki>*</nowiki> Available in both series.		<nowiki>*</nowiki> Available in both series.

	=Checklist=		=Checklist=

Stalegum: /* Insertion Ratios */

2021-03-03T16:59:59Z

Insertion Ratios

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:59, 3 March 2021
Line 40:		Line 40:

	=Insertion Ratios=		=Insertion Ratios=

			===Series One===

	{\| class="ratio"		{\| class="ratio"
Line 45:		Line 47:
	!Total Cards		!Total Cards
	!Numbered To		!Numbered To
	!~~Hobby~~ Odds		!Wax Odds
	!~~Retail~~ Odds		!Cello Odds
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[#Base_Set\|Base]]\|\|~~770~~\|\|-\|\|?\|\|?		\|[[#Base_Set\|Base]]\|\|386\|\|-\|\|?\|\|?
	\|-		\|-
	\|Highlights\|\|22\|\|-\|\|?\|\|?		\|Highlights\|\|10\|\|-\|\|?\|\|?
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~The Elite Series~~\|\|8\|\|~~10,000~~\|\|?\|\|?		\|Grand Slammers\|\|14*\|\|-\|\|N/A\|\|one-per-pack
	\|-		\|-
	\|The ~~Legends~~ Series~~: Nolan Ryan~~\|\|1\|\|7,~~500~~\|\|?\|\|?		\|The Elite Series\|\|8*\|\|10,000\|\|?\|\|?
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~Grand Slammers~~\|\|14\|\|-\|\|?\|\|?		\|The Legends Series: Nolan Ryan\|\|1*\|\|7500\|\|?\|\|?
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~1991 Leaf Previews~~\|\|26\|\|-\|\|?\|\|?		\|Elite Signature Series: Ryne Sandberg\|\|*1\|\|5000\|\|?\|\|?
			\|}
			===Series Two===

			{\| class="ratio"
			!Cards
			!Total Cards
			!Numbered To
			!Wax Odds
			!Cello Odds
			\|-
			\|[[#Base_Set\|Base]]\|\|384\|\|-\|\|?\|\|?
			\|-
			\|Highlights\|\|12\|\|-\|\|?\|\|?
			\|-
			\|Grand Slammers\|\|14\|\|-\|\|N/A\|\|one-per-pack
			\|-
			\|The Elite Series\|\|8*\|\|10,000\|\|?\|\|?
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~1991 Studio Previews~~\|\|18\|\|-\|\|?\|\|?		\|The Legends Series: Nolan Ryan\|\|1*\|\|7500\|\|?\|\|?
	\|-		\|-
	\|Elite Signature Series: Ryne Sandberg\|\|1\|\|~~5,000~~\|\|?\|\|?		\|Elite Signature Series: Ryne Sandberg\|\|1\|\|5000\|\|?\|\|?
	\|}		\|}
			<nowiki>*</nowiki> Available in both series.

	=Checklist=		=Checklist=

Tidel144: /* Insertion Ratios */

2020-06-12T18:40:13Z

Insertion Ratios

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:40, 12 June 2020
Line 62:		Line 62:
	\|1991 Studio Previews\|\|18\|\|-\|\|?\|\|?		\|1991 Studio Previews\|\|18\|\|-\|\|?\|\|?
	\|-		\|-
	\|Signature Series: Ryne Sandberg\|\|1\|\|5,000\|\|?\|\|?		\|Elite Signature Series: Ryne Sandberg\|\|1\|\|5,000\|\|?\|\|?
	\|}		\|}

Tidel144: /* Insertion Ratios */

2020-06-12T18:39:46Z

Insertion Ratios

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:39, 12 June 2020
Line 54:		Line 54:
	\|The Elite Series\|\|8\|\|10,000\|\|?\|\|?		\|The Elite Series\|\|8\|\|10,000\|\|?\|\|?
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~Elite~~ Legends\|\|1\|\|7,500\|\|?\|\|?		\|The Legends Series: Nolan Ryan\|\|1\|\|7,500\|\|?\|\|?
	\|-		\|-
	\|Grand Slammers\|\|14\|\|-\|\|?\|\|?		\|Grand Slammers\|\|14\|\|-\|\|?\|\|?
Line 62:		Line 62:
	\|1991 Studio Previews\|\|18\|\|-\|\|?\|\|?		\|1991 Studio Previews\|\|18\|\|-\|\|?\|\|?
	\|-		\|-
	\|Ryne Sandberg ~~Elite Signature Series~~\|\|1\|\|5,000\|\|?\|\|?		\|Signature Series: Ryne Sandberg\|\|1\|\|5,000\|\|?\|\|?
	\|}		\|}

Tidel144: /* Elite Signature Series */

2020-06-09T23:46:19Z

Elite Signature Series

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:46, 9 June 2020
Line 290:		Line 290:
	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1991/Donruss---Elite/RYSA/Signature-Series---Ryne-Sandberg.jpg?id=e61cdd04-34b0-4547-9a0e-b081b00023d5&size=original&side=back&.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1991/Donruss---Elite/RYSA/Signature-Series---Ryne-Sandberg.jpg?id=e61cdd04-34b0-4547-9a0e-b081b00023d5&size=original&side=back&.jpg

	As part of The Elite Series, Donruss also inserted an Elite Signature Series autographed card of Ryne Sandberg in all 1991 Donruss packs. Each card was serial-numbered to ~~5000~~.		As part of The Elite Series, Donruss also inserted an Elite Signature Series autographed card of Ryne Sandberg in all 1991 Donruss packs. Each card was serial-numbered to 5,000.

	<sql2wiki database="carddb">		<sql2wiki database="carddb">
	SELECT player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 1991) AND (setname = 'Donruss Elite') AND (num LIKE 'S%');		SELECT player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 1991) AND (setname = 'Donruss Elite') AND (num LIKE 'S%');
	</sql2wiki>		</sql2wiki>

	{{Donruss}}		{{Donruss}}
	[[Category:Donruss]]		[[Category:Donruss]]
	[[Category:1991]]		[[Category:1991]]

Tidel144: /* The Legends Series */

2020-06-09T23:36:05Z

The Legends Series

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:36, 9 June 2020
Line 244:		Line 244:
	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1991/Donruss---Elite/NORY/Nolan-Ryan.jpg?id=0496d626-679d-400b-93f6-c58e2dcac0b7&size=original&side=back&.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1991/Donruss---Elite/NORY/Nolan-Ryan.jpg?id=0496d626-679d-400b-93f6-c58e2dcac0b7&size=original&side=back&.jpg

	This special Elite Series card honored Nolan Ryan. The Legends Series card featured the ~~same~~ bronze, marble-foil border as The Elite Series, but with a Dick Perez drawing (instead of a player photo) in the center. This card was serial-numbered to 7500 copies.		This special Elite Series card honored Nolan Ryan. The Legends Series card featured the similar but darker and reddish-bronze, marble-foil border as The Elite Series, but with a Dick Perez drawing (instead of a player photo) in the center. This card was serial-numbered to 7500 copies.

	<sql2wiki database="carddb">		<sql2wiki database="carddb">

Tidel144: /* Bonus Cards */

2020-06-09T23:03:15Z

Bonus Cards

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:03, 9 June 2020
Line 184:		Line 184:
	===Bonus Cards===		===Bonus Cards===

	These 22 cards were randomly inserted in Donruss packs and appreciated outstanding player achievements of the previous season. These inserts featured the same design as the base cards but had a "Highlights" logo in the lower left of the card front. Cards 1-10 were inserted in Series One and cards 11-22 were in Series Two. The cards were produced in roughly the same quantity as any other base card, but were not included in factory sets. The sole existence of these cards was to eliminate empty spaces in the 132-card sheets that were used to produce the pack version of the Donruss set, as factory sets were printed on a 56-card sheet.		These 22 cards were randomly inserted in Donruss packs and appreciated outstanding player achievements of the previous season. These inserts featured the same design as the base cards but had a "Highlights" logo in the lower left of the card front. Cards 1-10 were inserted in Series One and cards 11-22 were in Series Two. The cards were produced in roughly the same quantity as any other base card, but were not included in factory sets. The sole existence of these cards was to eliminate empty spaces in the 132-card sheets (770 base cards + 22 Bonus Cards = 792 cards; 792 cards / 132-card sheets = 6 sheets) that were used to produce the pack version of the Donruss set, as factory sets were printed on a 56-card sheet.

	====Series One====		====Series One====

Tidel144: /* INC./INC */

2020-06-09T22:51:26Z

INC./INC

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:51, 9 June 2020
Line 162:		Line 162:
	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1991/Donruss---Base/2431/Tony-Gwynn-(Bottom-Right-Border-has-Stripes).jpg?id=f222b8d1-62bc-4c9e-ac0e-600e45008fe0&size=original&side=back&.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1991/Donruss---Base/2431/Tony-Gwynn-(Bottom-Right-Border-has-Stripes).jpg?id=f222b8d1-62bc-4c9e-ac0e-600e45008fe0&size=original&side=back&.jpg

	All 770 base cards, as well as the 22 Highlights insert cards have two variations: the regular version has a period at the end of "1990 LEAF, INC." on the back while the variation does not have this period at the end of "INC". This variation is not considered to be rare.		All 770 base cards, as well as the 22 Bonus Cards/Highlights insert cards have two variations: the regular version has a period at the end of "1990 LEAF, INC." on the back while the variation does not have this period at the end of "INC". This variation is not considered to be rare.

	====Stripes====		====Stripes====

Tidel144: /* Highlights */

2020-06-09T22:51:07Z

Highlights

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:51, 9 June 2020
Line 182:		Line 182:
	==Inserts==		==Inserts==

	===~~Highlights~~===		===Bonus Cards===

	These 22 cards were randomly inserted in Donruss packs and appreciated outstanding player achievements of the previous season. These inserts featured the same design as the base cards but had a "Highlights" logo in the lower left of the card front. Cards 1-10 were inserted in Series One and cards 11-22 were in Series Two. The cards were produced in roughly the same quantity as any other base card, but were not included in factory sets. The sole existence of these cards was to eliminate empty spaces in the 132-card sheets that were used to produce the pack version of the Donruss set, as factory sets were printed on a 56-card sheet.		These 22 cards were randomly inserted in Donruss packs and appreciated outstanding player achievements of the previous season. These inserts featured the same design as the base cards but had a "Highlights" logo in the lower left of the card front. Cards 1-10 were inserted in Series One and cards 11-22 were in Series Two. The cards were produced in roughly the same quantity as any other base card, but were not included in factory sets. The sole existence of these cards was to eliminate empty spaces in the 132-card sheets that were used to produce the pack version of the Donruss set, as factory sets were printed on a 56-card sheet.