The 1996-97 Collector’s Choice set was Upper Deck’s third time producing these cards. They slightly reduced the card number (200 per series for an even 400), but it’s still a lot. It feels a bit like the early 90’s sets.
As with the previous sets, there is a white border around the card. And the Collector’s Choice logo remains unchanged, so it can be hard to quickly distinguish between the sets. The primary design difference for ’96-97, was the addition of a two-color panel (black and a team color) where the player’s name, position and team logo appeared. What makes these sets fun to collect despite the large number of cards are the subsets and insert sets. All are very accessible, nothing too rare…a nice way for young collectors to have some moments of excitement when they find something out of the ordinary. Although largely dependent on your age during the 90’s, the Collector’s Choice cards were a very affordable and fun introduction to the hobby.
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