This lot closes on June 26, 2021 at 10:00 PM EDT for initial bids.

Graded MINT 9 by PSA. Rookie Card. This is one of a mere ten examples at its tier (with only one graded higher) among a total of just over 200 copies in this configuration recorded in PSA's census reporting. This incredible 1960 Hemmets Journal hand-cut collectible is a gorgeous representation of Cassius Clay dating to the year of his Olympic gold medal triumph in Rome. The inimitable heavyweight champion, who compiled a spectacular 56-5 record during his professional career, is history’s definitive pugilist, an American hero who redefined what it meant to be an athlete. This card, originally part of a four-panel page alongside Wilma Rudolph, John Ljunggren, and Harald Nielsen, features text in Swedish on the card’s back. The sublime white-bordered collectible shows a clean image of the future Muhammad Ali in a white tank-top against a green background. An internationally significant, high-grade commemorative, in elite Mint condition.