The foil is a holographic gold, that in person is very gold, and nearly as yellow as it scans.
Here is my scan:
And here is a photo of the same exact card:
As for how these were available, I am nearly certain they were never in packs. They may have been special sets sent to dealers who were sellers of Pannacle products. The card I have is in the "97-98" year binder (meaning any cards in that binder were released during the 1997-98 hockey card season, and once the 98-99 season began, a new binder was started). It was probabaly 1,000 sets distributed, with one AU per set (21 cards sent out).
-- Dan --
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