996-97 Donruss Elite - Rediscovering Iggy's Rookie Class in Real-Time

[Fultoncards]

Ripped a box of 1996-97 Donruss Elite. I was very unfamiliar with the product. Both Dave & Adams and Hockeydb did not have accurate annotations of who the rookies were. So, per usual, I annotated them in the video. It doesn’t really matter, as back then RCs were essentially commons, and not inserted as box hits.

It’s actually a pretty nice product, and there are a couple of rare chase Lemieux and Lindros autos, including a dual #/500 with both of them. I haven’t really seen many of those on eBay, so I doubt there are many in circulation. And given how 1990s products were mass produced, hitting that dual in a box is very unlikely.

Configuration:-18 Packs per Box
-Base Set: 1-150 (incl. RCs)
-Parallels: Die Cuts

Inserts:
-Painted Warriors - numbered to 2500
-Elite Aspirations - 3000 per player-Elite Status - 750 per player
-Elite Perspective - 500 per player

Rare Autos:
-Hart to Hart - Lemieux and Lindros autographs - numbered to 500
-Hart to Hart - Lemieux autographs - numbered to 1996
-Hart to Hart - Lindros autographs - numbered to 1995

[odjickfan]

I broke a box of this a couple of years ago. I love the look of the base cards :)

[creasecollector]

Very cool man!