Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Spring 2019
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/18/2019
Still regarded as the greatest player the game has ever witnessed and the holder of an amazing 60 NHL records despite hanging-up his skates two decades ago, Wayne Gretzky remains the most venerated and collected player of all-time, with his rookie card the pinnacle of all memorabilia. A mere 18 years old when the offered treasure first appeared at neighborhood candy stores, Wayne made his hobby debut in 1979-80, with collectors searching ever since to secure the king of hockey cards, especially existing high-grade specimens which, fall short of the feverish and always increasing demand. Offered in a perfect state – equating equitably to his iconic status, we have a 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzky rookie card graded MINT 9 by PSA, with this rare hobby offering noteworthy on several levels. Considering the record price set of $465,000.00 for the PSA GEM MT 10 example sold in 2016, our MINT specimen is one of only 119 examples at this lofty tier of the 5500+ graded, with 33 of those qualified, leaving our card to fall within a higher desirable percentile of the few perfect existing copies. Nicely centered with a clean reverse, there is a surface blemish over a few letters of “Oilers”, with the coveted keepsake displaying marvelously. Ready to augment and send even the most paramount of collections to a higher, unparalleled stratosphere, the offered MINT 9 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzky rookie card is worthy of considerable consideration for those hobbyists that appreciate and seek the absolute best the collecting world has to offer.
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