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Advertise In This Space BEARSTONE® BASICSA Learning CenterEDITIONSWhat are editions all about? All regular issue Bearstones® are numbered. If you look on the bottom of the Bearstone® you will see something like this 3E/2345. The first number, represented by the "E", is the Edition. The second number is the number of the piece within the Edition. Here we would read 3E/2345 as Third Edition and the 2345th piece in this Edition. Prior to the release of the 2000 Spring Releases, each regular or open issue of a Bearstone® had 3600 pieces in each Edition. Each Edition for Bearstones®, from 2000 to 2006 had 6000 pieces. In 2007 the regular or open issues began again with 3600 pieces in each Edition. The Edition numbering begins with each new Bearstone® in the First Edition (1E) and continues in number sequence (i.e., 2E, 3E,...45E) until the Bearstone® is retired from production. So, they number the first 3600 (or 6000) pieces as 1E, the second 3600 (or 6000) as 2E, until production stops. Another example is 23E/1675, which would read the 1675th piece in the 23rd Edition. Prior to the Spring Releases for 2000 and beginning in 2007, we have noted that each Edition had 3600 pieces. This makes the 1E of these stones just a bit more special and a little harder to find. This numbering system may vary within the enitirety of the Boyds Collection of resins. The Bearstone® Nativity Series or Pageant Series has 7200 pieces in each Edition. This is also true for the Noah Ark Series. BLANK BOTTOM At very rare times you may come across a Bearstone® that has nothing on the bottom of the stone. The Understamp is blank. This is not an anomaly. When they began producing the Bearstones® the employees were given a chance to purchase these prior to issuance. The version of Bearstone® they were given was a "Blank Bottom" version. There really isn't anyway to ascertain how many blank bottom versions were given out to the employees, but suffice it to say, these are very limited! There is another occurance of Blank Bottom stones. These are the prototypes of the Bearstones®. They are used for trade shows and developing contracted pieces. Sometimes they will have writing on the Understamp indicating the name or dates of inspection or approval. This is a beginning point to understanding Editions.For further explanations of other kinds of Editions you may want to go to one of these subjects below. CHOOSE A TOPIC (Just Click On Your Choice) Editions Understamps General Definitions Limited Editions PE, EE, GCC, POG, NALED & SYN Issues Canadian Releases Secondary Market Value Guides Variations RS Have you read The Intelligent Collector Series? These subjects will get you started in the wonderful world of collecting Boyds Bearstones®! Once you have mastered the basics, go to the next level! The Collector's Handbook Need To Ask A Question? Email us: thebearcollector@thebearcollector.com | 
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