Here is a quick guide to help you determine which white-bordered Magic: The Gathering set your cards are from!
Main Sets
Revised Edition & Unlimited Edition
Revised (3rd Edition) and Unlimited Edition cards are rather similar, but have a few key differences that set them apart. Cards from Revised Edition and Unlimited Edition have the following characteristics:
- No expansion symbol
- No copyright date
- Unlimited cards have a double beveled inside border, while Revised cards have a single beveled border
- Unlimited card titles are more left justified than Revised
- Unlimited card ink colors are darker than Revised
4th Edition & 5th Edition
- No expansion symbol
- 4th Edition has a 1995 copyright
- 5th Edition has a 1997 copyright
6th, 7th, 8th, 9th Editions
- 6th Edition has a "VI" expansion symbol & copyright 1993-1999
- 7th Edition has a "7" expansion symbol & copyright 1993-2001
- 8th Edition has a "8" expansion symbol & copyright 1993-2003
- 9th Edition has a "9" expansion symbol & copyright 1993-2005
Other Sets
Chronicles: Chronicles cards are white bordered reprints of cards from Arabian Nights, Antiquites, Legends and the Dark, and have a 1995 copyright date.
Starter: Starter cards have a star for an expansion symbol.