(LOT 1733)
1969 Topps #85 Lou Brock PSA 8 NM-MT - Arguably the Finest PSA 8 Extant!
The sale of a PSA 9 MINT 1969 Topps Lou Brock example for $48K in the winter of 2022 sent shockwaves throughout the hobby, further justifying the notion that high-grade "low-pop" Hall of Famer subjects can achieve staggering price tags at any given moment. The PSA population report only lists a meager eight PSA 9 MINT 1969 Lou Brock specimens, with an additional three 8.5 NM-MT+ copies.

Elite collectors typically have to resort to finding a nice PSA 8 Lou Brock example to fill the "9" void in their esteemed PSA Registered compilations. That said, this PSA 8 NM-MT 1969 Topps Brock offering just may qualify as the "finest" PSA 8 in the hobby! Not only does it exhibit breathtaking hues and image quality, but most significant is the near-perfect centering that does not reveal any tilt, whatsoever. Indeed, virtually all '69 Topps subjects have fallen prey to poor factory issued skewed images exhibiting nagging "tilts", with this remarkable offering atypically eluding that common flaw. Easily emanating aesthetics arguably superior to any of the few "9s" we have encountered, this seemingly under-graded gem merits a final resting place in ANY world-class '69 Topps gathering!

MIN BID $300