Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction December 2022
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/13/2022
Arriving on the NHL scene with similar advance billing and lofty expectations as legends Beliveau, Orr and Lafleur, Mario Lemieux performed brilliantly during his illustrious career, his offensive arsenal landing him alongside the three icons, and others, in the Hockey Hall of Fame and rendering his rookie card a must-have for serious collectors. This example of card #9 in O-Pee-Chee's 1985-86 issue features an image right of center but otherwise has very little to find fault with and has earned ACA’s mark of 8.5 NMM+. Subgrades on the back of the holder include Corners 8.5, Edges 8.5, Surface 9 and Centering 8.5. Light touches of wear to all four corners are of note with some fuzziness to the edges also seen. The wear is consistent on both the front and the reverse of the card. The ACA holder does show some minor scratches and scuffs over both sides. An overall attractive specimen that awaits its place in your Mario or RC collection.
It must be noted that the grading standards followed by ACA may not correspond to those currently employed by PSA, BGS or SGC. The outcome of an attempted cross-over of this piece through any of those services, then, would be uncertain and cannot be guaranteed.
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