Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border set symbol
To spot Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border, start with the expansion glyph (code 4BB) rather than the artwork. Reprints keep famous art under new symbols.
Set code
4bb
Released
Apr 1995
Cards
378
Type
Core
Lookalikes & traps
Core-set symbols are easy to confuse with contemporaneous expansions when art is reprinted. 4BB on the information line is the tie-breaker for Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border. Also watch foil vs nonfoil: sheen does not change which set Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border is.
Confirm after the icon
For Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border, prioritize edition/authenticity cues over rarity-color habits, then compare comps for the exact printing of Fourth Edition Foreign Black / Border — not a generic name search.
How to identify Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border cards
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Find the expansion symbol on the type line and match it to the Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border icon on this page (4BB).
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Ignore modern black/silver/gold/orange rarity folklore — Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border predates Exodus color coding.
- 3
Cross-check 4BB + collector number so Fourth Edition Foreign Black / Border is not priced under the wrong product line.
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Rarity by symbol color
Pre-Exodus printing (1995): expansion symbols were generally monochrome and did not encode rarity by color. Identify Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border with edition cues and set context — not black/silver/gold folklore borrowed from later sets.
Legend shows the modern post-Exodus palette. Pre-Exodus sets and special rarities (for example Time Spiral purple timeshifted) follow the rarity reading above — not this swatch row alone.
FAQ
What does the Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border set symbol look like?
To spot Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border, start with the expansion glyph (code 4BB) rather than the artwork. Reprints keep famous art under new symbols. Reprints of Fourth Edition Foreign Black / Border under other codes keep different glyphs — match the icon, then 4BB.
What is the Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border set code?
The set code is 4BB. It appears with the collector number on modern cards. If you see a different code, you are not holding the Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border printing even when the name matches.
How do I read rarity on a Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border card?
Pre-Exodus printing (1995): expansion symbols were generally monochrome and did not encode rarity by color. Identify Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border with edition cues and set context — not black/silver/gold folklore borrowed from later sets.
How do I confirm a Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border card quickly?
Icon match → rarity reading for this era → 4BB + collector number. Core-set symbols are easy to confuse with contemporaneous expansions when art is reprinted. 4BB on the information line is the tie-breaker for Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border.. Tappr can finish the printing match when the listing is ambiguous.
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