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Originally Posted by shanaconger
It has 3 screws
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Gotchya, so that eliminates a few of the versions it COULD be, and while "rare" might be a misnomer here among collectors (because the game had millions of units sold and hundreds of thousands of each of the different versions), the 5-screw is considered to be the "rarer" of the 2 types because so many of the types were 3-screw (as seen below).
I found one of the original "database" posts though that had the different versions listed, here's the ones that yours COULD be (already eliminated the others)...
You'd have to take a look at the box, and the inserts, and such to see which one of the 7 yours is...
Spoiler!
Edit: Wow, sorry -- the forum formatting doesn't like my table very much
The "silver" or "white" is referring to the color of the Nintendo seal
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1)
Box None Silver NO REV-A , Address Zip Code on box 98052 "R" after NES
Book None Silver Address Zip Code matches box 98052
Cart None Silver 3-Screw Gold Cart NO "Made in Japan"
Map None None Fold-Out Map for Zelda
P Baggie Circle Cut for Box Hole
2)
Box None Silver NO REV-A , Address Zip Code on box 98052 "R" after NES
Book None Silver Address Zip Code matches box 98052
Cart None Silver 3-Screw Gold Cart WITH "Made in Japan
Map None None Fold-Out Map for Zelda
P Baggie Circle Cut for Box Hole
3)
Box NES-ZL-USA Silver REV-A , Address Zip Code on box 98052 "R" after NES
Book NES-ZL-USA-1 Silver Address Zip Code matches box 98052
Cart NES-ZL-USA Silver 3-Screw Gold Cart
Map None None Fold-Out Map for Zelda
Insert PMG-USA None Nintendo Power Ad
P Baggie Circle Cut for Box Hole
4)
Box NES-ZL-USA White REV-A , Address Zip Code on box 98052 "TM" after SOQ
Book NES-ZL-USA-1 White Address Zip Code matches box 98052
Cart NES-ZL-USA White 3-Screw Gold Cart "TM" after SOQ
Map None None Fold-Out Map for Zelda
Insert PMG-USA None Nintendo Power Ad
P Baggie Circle Cut for Box Hole
5)
Box NES-ZL-USA White REV-A , Address Zip Code on box 98073-0957 "R" after SOQ
Book NES-ZL-USA-1 White Address Zip Code matches box 98073-0957
Cart NES-ZL-USA White 3-Screw Gold Cart "R" after SOQ
Map None None Fold-Out Map for Zelda
Inser PMG-MW-USA None Nintendo Power Ad
P Baggie Circle Cut for Box Hole
6)
Box NES-ZL-USA* White REV-A , Address Zip Code on box 98073-0957 "TM" after SOQ
Book NES-ZL-USA-1* White Address Zip Code matches box 98073-0957
Cart NES-ZL-USA White 3-Screw Gold Cart "TM" after SOQ
Map None None Fold-Out Map for Zelda
Insert PMG-MW-USA None Nintendo Power Ad
P Baggie Circle Cut for Box Hole
7)
Zelda (Classic Series)
Box NES-ZL-USA-1 White REV-A , Address Zip Code on box 98073-0957
Book NES-ZL-USA-2 White Red Bar On Back, Address Zip Code matches box 98073-0957
Cart NES-ZL-USA-1 White 3-Screw Gray Cart
Map None None Fold-Out Map for Zelda
Insert GP-NES-USA None Nintendo Power Ad
Insert NES-DOC-USA None Epilepsy Warning
P Baggie
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Obviously if it doesn't have the hole cut out or its the "Classic Series" its easy to see at a simple glance. Then the next best thing is probably the "REV-A" or not.
It doesn't really change the value all THAT much unless you find a dedicated collector who just happens to be missing that version. As it is, I don't own a 3-screw Zelda CIB and so would be willing to buy it off you if the condition is great regardless of which version above it is. (Edit: unless its the classic series version -- not a fan of that one!)
You can ask others here for an estimate though since I obviously have some bias in listing the price. Generally speaking though, a non-sealed 3-screw US version LoZ CIB will sell for ~$65-$100 or so depending on the time of year and such. At a quick glance, there are still several listed on Ebay with Buy-it-now prices in that range, so I tend to think I'm pretty spot on, but will defer to others' consensus (though there's probably only 1 or 2 people on here who know the US Zelda market better than i)
Hope that helps you my friend, and again, if you wanted to talk privately about a sale, just shoot me a PM. And oh yeah, welcome to the forum!
