June Premium Card and Memorabilia auction ending June 26-27
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/26/2021
This lot closes on June 26, 2021 at 10:00 PM EDT for initial bids.
Graded GEM MT 10 by PSA. Rookie Card. The inimitable Lionel Messi shines on this debut-year Panini Sports Megacracks Barca Campeon “Campeones” Spanish-language card. The darting attacker, the winner of six Ballon d’Or trophies, is regarded as one of the greatest soccer players in this history of the beautiful game, combining for over 750 goals between club and country. Messi reached the 30 goal mark in La Liga for the ninth time in his career in 2020-21, clinching yet another Pichichi Trophy as the top scorer in Spain’s most prestigious soccer competition and cementing his legacy as a ruthless finisher. The Argentinian legend, his country’s all-time leading scorer, is pictured in a timeless red-and-blue striped Barcelona primary kit, with “Campeones” printed vertically to Messi’s left. Of the 318 examples of this card in the PSA population report, this is one of 46 graded at its tier, with none graded higher! A scarce and elite Messi debut-year collectible, in blazing Gem Mint condition.