1996 Topps Baseball Forum

Looking at the images submitted to the Mantle reprint Finest and Finest Refractor insert sets by our ol friend if***, I don't see much of a difference between the two and I'm wondering if the Refractor images all need to be cleared out for better ones, or are they OK? Looking at COMC, the images on the Refractor set should be brighter and have more color on the borders like a typical Refractor, and unfortunately it doesn't look like the Refractor backs have anything to differentiate them (like an "R" or the word "Refractor" as seen on other sets). Can others with knowledge of these cards please take a look and let us know if there's a distinguishing feature we're missing, or tell us if we need to do some cleanup here? Thanks!

I can confirm that the non-refractors only give you a mirror shine while the refractors give you the typical rainbow that you'd expect.  The backs are identical between the non-refractors and the refractors...no differentiating marks.  The refractor set images in question obviously don't give it away, so it's hard to decide if they are accurate.  I'd vote to flag the refractor set images as needing replacement (if you're taking votes).

Card #18 in the set is the only Refractor scan. All the rest are standard finest.