2019 Summer Premium Live and Catalog Auction Lots 1-82 Close Aug 1- 83-end close 8/10
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/11/2019
Graded GEM MINT 10 by SGC. Hall of Famer, in his debut-year gum card appearance. Among a total of nearly 1,800 copies recorded in SGC’s census reporting, barely one percent have attained this top-level tier. Presented is one of the most sought-after modern cards of any type, and arguably the most popular card from any era or sport. This is an opportunity for a collection of basketball cards to reach the apex of refinement. Michael Jordan is seen here at a true exclusive-level SGC grade, a distinction that less than twenty of all the examples ever submitted are qualified to boast. The offered card is clearly a pack-fresh example, with impeccable centering and superb color. The bold, perfectly focused and brilliant image of Jordan absolutely radiates through its pristine layer of uninterrupted, original surface gloss. Four perfect and apparently never-touched edges culminate in pinpoint-sharp corners at each aspect. This beautiful card is further distinguished by the total absence of manufacturer's print marks or color anomalies, an incredible achievement for this unbelievably fragile and temperamental issue. The summum bonum of the basketball card collecting hobby, in glistening and immaculate Gem Mint condition.