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Maybe it's my aging eyes, but I can't tell what the difference is between the 2005 Donruss Greats set and the 2005 Donruss Greats Silver HoloFoil parallel. I have had the Twins team set from the base set since 2005, and I have been trying to put together the Silver HoloFoil set. Today, I realized that my Silver HoloFoil cards I've accumulated look exactly the same as my base set.
Here are a couple of examples from the database. I used Alan Trammell since they weren't my own scans (which may or may not be erroneous scans).
I do not personally have any of these cards in my collection to compare, so I am just making a wild guess from the scans provided within the database.
Someone correct me if I am wrong, but it seems like the difference only applies to the Donruss Greats logo at the bottom. For the Silver Holofoil set, there should be more of a shine on the logo compared to the base set. I believe the versions of the card you posted have the exact same scan so you cannot spot the difference. However, if you compare other cards between the two sets, you can start to tell a difference.
Although, it might be a variance in scan quality that makes the logo seem like the difference, but for example:
Some of the scans in the base checklist look like holofoil, which is causing even more confusion. I'm assuming it's like 2007 Ultra where there's a flat silver finish and a multi-colored holofoil finish, so anything with the flat silver would be base and the brighter colored one is the Silver HoloFoil parallel.
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* Ed * L8 * Cards in my personal Collection are unavailable *
Thanks for the help! After learning what I did from this forum, I pulled my seven Twins from the base set that I obtained in 2005. Then I compared them to the five "Silver HoloFoil" cards I have obtained over the years. Ironically, it seems that five of the seven of my "base set" are Silver HoloFoil cards, and all five of the "HoloFoil" cards I've purchased appear to be from the base set. As far as scans go, many scanners, includiing mine, don't seem to scan silver well. From looking at the two checklists, I think the scans are so confusing that it may not be possible to straighten out. But, you never know.
Thank you again all for the help!! I appreciate it.
The HoloFoil logos have a refractor glow at an angle. It's tough to pick up in a straight-on scan or picture. As far as I can tell, there are no other differences on the front or back. Here are my Mark Graces:
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