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Old 10-15-2015, 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector View Post
Forigive my ignorance on any cards after 1985...but what exactly does 'refractor' mean...is that just for Topps...does it refract light? I know they are special cards that were sold with the regular cards as inserts in packs...but just curious as to the name...they aren't called 'inserts' they are called 'refractors'...
As others have said the term refractor refers to the way the light hits the card to make it appear more colorful. They are inserts and rarer parallel versions of the original card.

The original 1993 topps finest refractors are still very popular today, and I hope to add a couple to my collection, probably just ken griffey jr and nolan ryan. They were my favorites growing up when these cards were issued, although as a 13 year old I couldn't really afford to buy any back then.
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