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'''Serial numbered cards''' are ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' chase cards are serial numbered with a golden stamp | '''Serial numbered cards''' are ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' chase cards are serial numbered with a golden stamp in the lower right corner of the [[Illustration|art box]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Mirrored cards=== | ===Mirrored cards=== | ||
"Mirrored cards" or "reversed cards" are serial numbered cards that are printed with their [[rules text]] and [[illustration]] in reverse. The golden stamp is non-reversed. | "Mirrored cards" or "reversed cards" are serial numbered cards that are printed with their [[rules text]] and [[illustration]] in reverse. The golden stamp is non-reversed. They are numbered #1 of 100 to of #100 of 100. | ||
====Viscera Seer==== | ====Viscera Seer==== | ||
The 100 mirrored {{card|Viscera Seer||SLD}}s are the first series of serial numbered cards to appear in the context of ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]''. The first of these cards was found in November 2021 as a bonus card in a foil ''[[{{SLD|All-Natural, Totally Refreshing Superdrop|Phyrexian Praetors: Compleat Edition}}]]'' packaging.<ref>{{TwitterRef|StarCityBen|1458851557278203906|author=[[Ben Bleiweiss]]|title=Just opened what appears to be an AMAZINGLY RARE card.|date=November 11, 2021}}</ref> The second card found was #15 and was found in a non-foil version of the same [[Secret Lair]] [[drop]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10158414863867327&set=pcb.2543021772509049 Andrew Smith, Facebook, #MTGRarities: Major Misprints, Test Prints, Oddities]</ref> | The 100 mirrored {{card|Viscera Seer||SLD}}s are the first series of serial numbered cards to appear in the context of ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]''. The first of these cards was found in November 2021 as a bonus card in a foil ''[[{{SLD|All-Natural, Totally Refreshing Superdrop|Phyrexian Praetors: Compleat Edition}}]]'' packaging.<ref>{{TwitterRef|StarCityBen|1458851557278203906|author=[[Ben Bleiweiss]]|title=Just opened what appears to be an AMAZINGLY RARE card.|date=November 11, 2021}}</ref> The second card found was #15 and was found in a non-foil version of the same [[Secret Lair]] [[drop]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10158414863867327&set=pcb.2543021772509049 Andrew Smith, Facebook, #MTGRarities: Major Misprints, Test Prints, Oddities]</ref> | ||
===Retro Frame Artifacts=== | |||
The ''[[Retro Frame Artifacts]]'' set associated with ''[[The Brothers' War]]'' in November 2022 has versions of the "schematic" art that are [[double-rainbow foil]]ed and numbered up to #500.<ref name="First Look">{{DailyRef|news/first-look-brothers-war-2022-09-29|A First Look at the ''The Brothers' War''|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|September 29, 2022}}</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 07:16, 30 September 2022
Serial numbered cards are Magic: The Gathering chase cards are serial numbered with a golden stamp in the lower right corner of the art box.
History
Serial numbering
Serial numbering means every individual card is marked, either by a machine or by hand, with a unique number, usually followed by the maximum number in the run. Serial numbering first appeared on non-Magic trading cards in 1990 with Pro Set Football's Vince Lombardi Trophy Hologram card.[1][2][3]
Mirrored cards
"Mirrored cards" or "reversed cards" are serial numbered cards that are printed with their rules text and illustration in reverse. The golden stamp is non-reversed. They are numbered #1 of 100 to of #100 of 100.
Viscera Seer
The 100 mirrored Viscera Seers are the first series of serial numbered cards to appear in the context of Magic: The Gathering. The first of these cards was found in November 2021 as a bonus card in a foil Phyrexian Praetors: Compleat Edition packaging.[4] The second card found was #15 and was found in a non-foil version of the same Secret Lair drop.[5]
Retro Frame Artifacts
The Retro Frame Artifacts set associated with The Brothers' War in November 2022 has versions of the "schematic" art that are double-rainbow foiled and numbered up to #500.[6]
Gallery
References
- ↑ Serial Number. Baseballcardpedia.com.
- ↑ DefGav (July 30, 2013). "The Best Serial Numbers!". Baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com.
- ↑ Trading Cards Explained. Upperdeck.com.
- ↑ Ben Bleiweiss (November 11, 2021). "Just opened what appears to be an AMAZINGLY RARE card.". Twitter.
- ↑ Andrew Smith, Facebook, #MTGRarities: Major Misprints, Test Prints, Oddities
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen (September 29, 2022). "A First Look at the The Brothers' War". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.