Silver Numbering on Series 3 Retired Ty Beanie Cards
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First off, to compile such a list, we teamed up with The Sylvan Lane Shoppe to research and bring this excusive information to you.  After searching for information about silver numbers on Series 3 beanie cards, and finding none available, Sierra's Collectibles and  The Sylvan Lane Shoppe joined together to compile a comprehensive guide on the silver numbered Series 3 Ty beanie cards.  Working together, we have put together the most extensive information on this subject on the internet. 
You should be able to instantly tell in most situations if a Series 3 retired beanie card on auction has silver or gold numbers by using our free guide!
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Summary Table Stats
This table lists the highest Gold numbered card and lowest Silver numbered card reported to date.

Detailed Table Stats
This table shows the number of each card produced with silver and gold numbers, percentages of each, and total number of cards that are still unknown.

Complete Card Listing
This table lists all Gold and Silver numbered beanie cards reported to date.

Pictures of Gold and Silver Numbering
Here we show you pictures of  gold and silver numbered beanie cards.

Mary Beth's Bean Bag World^TM Exclusive
Here is an exclusive article we wrote for Mary Beth's Bean Bag World™.
It also has a table summarizing the number of each card produced with silver and gold numbering.

FAQ's 
Frequently asked questions about the silver numbering.

Report Your Card Number
If you have a Silver Series 3 Retired Card, please send the Card Name, number on the back of the card, and whether the numbering is in silver or gold.  We would love to add your card to the list below! 
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We would like to thank everyone that has sent in numbers to us.   Your cooperation and help has been tremendous!

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FAQ's (Frequently asked Questions)

Question:  I want to bid on a Silver Retired Series 3 Card on an online auction, but they don't tell me if the numbers are silver or gold.  Can you Help?
Best bet is to email the seller directly and ask them specifically. I can give you guidelines and I can predict with reasonable accuracy if the the card has gold or silver numbering.  If the answer they give you does not match with the tables I have listed below  - PROCEED WITH CAUTION!  Re-email them and ask them to recheck the numbers on the back of the card.  Some sellers automatically assume all numbers are gold so give them a chance to recheck.  If it still does not match request a picture of the item and notify Sierra's Collectibles!  We want to share all the info on this subject we can with all other collectors!

Question:  I heard some Silver Retired Series 3 Cards have silver numbering instead of Gold.  Is That True?
Yes, there are Series 3 Silver Retired cards being found with the limited edition numbering imprinted in silver instead of gold!

Question:  What do you mean by silver numbering?
This is the special limited edition numbering on the back of the card, ie xxxx/3600.  For Pictures showing gold and silver numbering, Click here.

Question:  Which Cards have been found with the silver numbering?
All Series 3 Retired Silver cards have been found with  "Silver" limited edition numbering as opposed to the "Gold" numbering that has been found on all previous limited edition cards.  This includes Series 1, Series 2, and Series 3 cards!  The only known cards with silver numbering are SILVER Retired Series 3 Cards.  To confuse the issue, some Series 3 Silver Retired Cards have gold numbering.

Question:  I have a card with silver numbering.  Is it worth more?
Because the discovery of the silver numbered cards is new and there is virtually no other information available on the internet about these silver numbered cards, prices on cards advertised as silver numbered have been selling higher!

Question:  Are silver numbered cards rarer than gold numbered cards?
While initially thought to be rare, the scarcity is not what it appears to have been.  Looking at the table compiled below, it would appear that gold cards are more rare. (We are still compiling information though and updating daily, usually several times a day!)

Question:  If silver numbered cards aren't as rare, why do they sell for more?
Because the Discovery of them is really recent and many auctions don't even list them as silver numbered because they assume they are gold numbered or didn't notice.   Plus no one else has as much information as We do!

Question:  I have a Series 3 retired Silver Card with Silver Numbering.  How many were produced with Silver numbers and how many with Gold numbers?
It is difficult at this point to tell how many cards were actually produced. Looking at the table below one can theorize that lower number cards are in Gold, while higher number cards are in silver.

Question:  Can I help solve this mystery?
Sure!  If you have a silver retired Series 3 Card, Report Your Card Here

We are looking for the following information:
Series 3 "Silver" Retired Cards with Silver Numbering
Series 3 "Silver" Retired Cards with Gold Numbering
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Summary Table
Here are the High Gold Numbers and the Low Silver Numbers Reported
698 Cards Reported
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Complete Card Listing
Here are all the Gold Numbers and Silver Numbers Reported By Card

If you have a Series 3 SILVER Retired Card, please check the back of the card and look at the limited edition numbering (xxxx/3600).  If you have a silver retired card, either with gold or silver numbering, please send the name of the retired card and the card number (xxxx/xxxx) and the color of the numbering to: webmaster@sierrascollectibles.com