This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/14/2024
The famed Pete Rose rookie card is one of the tougher legendary cards to find in high-grade. If the well-documented centering issues don't knock a specimen from contention for a NM/MT assessment, it's often print quality or chipping along the blue edges that do the honors. Every so often, one comes along that sidesteps those common problems, and here we are! The offered PSA 8 example of his '63 Topps RC is a perfect representation to headline any advanced collection. Centered extremely close to 50/50, the card is bolstered by true NM/MT corners that stand up to scrutiny, especially at the blue-colored upper endpoints, which show no more than the absolute minimum of circulation expected of such a high grade. The brilliant colors that dominate the surface are not only radiant but devoid of any unwanted print intrusions other than a slight mark in the lower right border. The reverse is equally as impressive, with a sun-soaked yellow canvas properly contrasting the white and black of the rookie star quartet's accomplishments in the minors. Whether it's for a world-class '63 Topps set or an assemblage of the hobby's most important pasteboards, this beauty is up to the challenge!