This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/4/2014
Over 21,000 1962 Topps football cards have been submitted for PSA grading and there has yet to be a PSA 10. That leaves a lot of world-class collectors and PSA Set Registry competitors scrambling to snap up as many MINT examples as they can, but with just 278 cards in PSA MINT holders, it isn't an easy task. So when you get an opportunity, not just to secure a PSA 9 card for your collection, but to grab one that happens to be one of the key rookie cards of the set, you need to strike, without hesitation. Well, get ready to pounce as this exclusive specimen of "Iron Mike" Ditka's 1962 Topps rookie card is one of just 4 to achieve PSA 9 status with none graded higher. Positioned slightly to the right of center when viewed horizontally, even a beginner will become immediately entranced by the central image of Ditka, delivered with brilliant registration in the forefront of an aqua-blue backdrop as well as the accompanying black and white action shot. The pitch-black border is nearly perfect as you have to use a heavily magnified loupe to identify any trace of chipping on the edges and corners, which is still nearly impossible to do. About as close to GEM MINT as any card from the set has ever come, this beauty will stand as the premiere pasteboard of any high-grade assemblage!