Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2020
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/20/2020
A tantalizing opportunity to secure the ultra-desirable, highest-valued rookie card, by far, of young superstar Connor McDavid presents itself here, with this gorgeous example of Connor’s “The Cup” RC featuring multiple alluring attributes. Aesthetically-pleasing are the image of the Oilers’ leader, the (seven-striped!) three-color swatch below his photo and McDavid’s blue ink autograph. “MINT 9” is also very pleasing to perceive on the Beckett label, up from the “43/99” serial number near the upper right corner of the card. The sub grades are also to note: Centering 9, Corners 9, Edges 9.5, Surface 9.5, with the holder itself free of visible scratches. Meanwhile, the back of the label assigns a grade to the autograph; a perfect “10”, while the back of the card includes McDavid’s statistics for his last year of junior hockey with the Erie Otters, along with his three-season Ontario Hockey League totals. The heralded young phenom potted 44 goals and racked up 120 points in just 47 games in 2014-15, before arriving on the NHL scene. As for grading statistics Beckett reports that as of this writing it had encapsulated 76 such cards, with 20 earning 9.5 Gem Mint recognition, this example and 38 others in MINT 9 holders and 16 at 8.5 NM-MT+. PSA population numbers indicate that the firm has encapsulated just nine such cards, with three showing up in each of the 8, 9 and 10 columns. The pictures and numbers all add up to a terrific and infrequent opportunity here to add to your important hockey card portfolio. Good luck with this ultra-special collectible.
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