Defects not considered to be misprints[edit] Any card with a foil sheet all over the front or stamped through the back of the card (paper flaw)[edit] A Super Rare "Don Zaloog" from Dark Beginning 2 with foil all over the card's front
Figure 11 Non-foil Sorcerer (Alpha, right) versus Sorcerer (Beta, center right) and the Philosophers stone (Alpha, center left) versus Sorcerer (Beta, right) While these might not be the most striking examples, I think it is pretty clear that the cards from the Beta printing do indeed appear darker
Not every edition of the Base Set is this valuable, but a number of factors influence auction listings like the one making headlines now
Legacy Cards (Pre-2023) Location: Bottom-Right Corner For older sets with Yellow Borders (like XY , Black & White , or Vintage), the symbol is tucked away in the bottom-right corner
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