96-97 Pinnacle Card Versions

[The Great Zo]

I searched through and (surprisingly) could not find a thread regarding the confusing variations to the 96-97 Pinnacle base set. So, here's one!

Beckett lists five versions:

1) base
2) Premium Stock
3) Foil
4) Rink Collection
5) Artist's Proof

I'm looking for pictures and/or good descriptions of the different versions. The latter two are the easiest to tell.

Rink Collection: Full-dufex card front, bright gold "card bottom" foil.
Artist's Proof: Regular card stock card front, holographic gold "card bottom" foil with the words Artist's Proof.

However, the other three are a bit nebulous. All cards contain some degree of foil along the card bottom. I've seen versions with gold foil, silver foil, and one with a full foil (flat finish) card front. What I don't understand is:
1) Which version is which...
2) If each "parallel" set runs across the entire print of the product...
3) If there's any differences in card stock thickness...

Any help?

 

[quincy]

Premium Stock is just that - heavier stock with a diff-coloured trim. Foil board is the same stock as that. The rinks are dufexed, and the AP's have the rainbow foil highlighting.

 

[bamlinden]

Quincy beat me to it.

 

[The Great Zo]

Thanks Brett! I guess the key to base vs. premium stock is that base has gold foil and premium stock has silver foil.

I own an absolute ton of premium stock commons, so I know they aren't that tough to find -- but I always just assumed that was the regular version. Now I know!

 

[bamlinden]

No problem Andy. I can see how having a lot of the premium stock would create the confusion.

Glad I could help.

 

[Hama]

Foil cards came in the Magazine only packs