Silver Anniversary Collector's Edition

As a celebration of the 25th anniversary of Tactical Studies Rules (1974-1999), TSR released a "collector's set" of some of the most popular and best-selling D&D material.

Only 5,000 copies of this set were printed, and first offered at the 1999 GenCon convention (where many were sold, for $59.95 retail).

The boxed set contains the following reprints, which are identical to the originals aside from the addition of a TSR Silver logo to the lower cover:

D&D Basic Rulebook Fifth print

B2 Keep on the Borderlands First print

G1 Steading of the Hill Giant Chief Third print

G2 Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl Fourth print

G3 Hall of the Fire Giant King Third print

I6 Ravenloft First print

S2 White Plume Mountain Third print

The set also contains the following original items, available nowhere else:

Story of TSR, a 32-pg book outlining the history of TSR including an essay by Gary Gygax

L3 Deep Dwarven Delve

8.5" x 11" art lithograph on cardstock by Jeff Easley (1,000 of these -- out the 5,000 total printed -- were signed and numbered by Jeff Easley. Sets that contain this signed print can be identified by a silver sticker on the outside of the box. Thanks to Curt Gould for this info).

None of the materials in the set were shrinkwrapped.

Contrary to rumor, none of the reprinted modules are missing any artwork, nor does the set include any kind of button. Also of interest: the original layout negatives of the modules were not available for the reprint, so TSR's graphic designers were forced to re-create the modules by hand (with the aid of digital scanners, to be sure).

Printing Information

Only 5,000 Silver Anniversary Collector's Editions were printed.

Thanks to Adrian Newman for the scan of the set cover, to Norbert Jakobs for the scan of L3, and to Bruce Robertson for the scans of B2, G1, G2, G3, I6, and S2.

Silver Anniversary

Collector's Edition

B2 Keep on

the Borderlands

G1 Steading of the

Hill Giant Chief

G2 Glacial Rift of the

Frost Giant Jarl

G3 Hall of the

Fire Giant King

I6 Ravenloft

S2 White Plume

Mountain

L3 Deep

Dwarven Delve

Current Market

Unopened specimens of this set are becoming increasingly harder to come by, as many sellers are removing the shrinkwrap in order to auction L3 Deep Dwarven Delve separately.

The following represents The Acaeum's current valuation of this item, dependent upon condition; the values generally assume that the shrinkwrap is still present, so the multiplier is already factored in. Values are updated at the beginning of the month, provided there were new public sales. Click the titles to view active eBay auctions!

	Fair	Good	VGood	Fine	VFine	NMint

Silver Anniversary Collector's Edition	Fair$131	Good$237	VGood$316	Fine$394	VFine$473	NMint$526