Steve Young 286 Appraisal

1990 Pro Set Steve Young Football Card #286

This is a standard 2.5 by 3.5-inch trading card featuring San Francisco 49ers quarterback Steve Young, produced by Pro Set for the 1990 NFL season. The card front features a full-color action photograph of Young in his red 49ers jersey with white stripes and number 8, preparing to throw a football. He is wearing a silver helmet with the team logo. The design includes the prominent 'Pro Set Official NFL Card' logo in the top left corner against a red banner. At the bottom, a gold-toned horizontal nameplate displays 'STEVE YOUNG' in black sans-serif font, followed by a red base strip indicating his position 'QB' and team '49ERS'. The card construction consists of standard gloss-coated light cardboard stock. Regarding condition, the card is currently housed in a green-bordered protective plastic top-loader, which has preserved the edges and corners fairly well, though some minor white chipping is visible along the bottom red border. The centering appears slightly heavy toward the left side. Pro Set was known for high production volumes during this 'junk wax' era of the early 1990s, making this a common yet classic piece of sports memorabilia representing a Hall of Fame athlete's early career with the 49ers.