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1955 Topps #47 Hank Aaron PSA 9 Mint – Highest PSA Graded Example! – Highest Graded PSA Example!
HAMMERIN' HANK'S BEST!!!... The 1955 season would see the Milwaukee Braves sophomore sensation Henry Aaron have his breakout campaign, with Hammerin' Hank belting 27 round-trippers, knocking in 107 runs and posting a stellar .314 batting average. The immortal Aaron was about to embark on an unparalleled career that would ultimately lead to him passing Babe Ruth's magical 714 homer mark when he belted an Al Downing fastball into the Atlanta bullpen on April 8, 1974. Topps celebrated Aaron's second season by including him on their #47 subject, with collectors actively seeking this esteemed cardboard keepsake. It's no secret that high-grade 1950s Hall of Famers are achieving record prices seemingly each and every day, with this breathtaking 1955 Topps PSA 9 MINT Aaron second-year gem easily falling into that highly esteemed category. PSA's prestigious Pop Chart indicates not a single example has been graded higher, with the absence of any PSA 10s leaving this offering as one of the finest existing examples on the planet! Furthermore, PSA has encapsulated over 6,200 second-year Topps Aaron subjects with only a fractional 0.4% managing to achieve the pinnacle Mint 9 grade.

After scouring this immaculate offering, many enthusiasts would agree it just might stand as the finest of them all, yet the current best of the best grade will more than satisfy even the most meticulous collector. A blazer to say the least, its razor-sharp perimeter includes four pinpoint corners with Aaron's classic portrait and batting images exhibiting atypical near-perfect 50/50 centering. Radiant yellow hues grace the flawless background surface, and the verso is super clean. Henry Aaron is on every historian's list as one of the top ten baseball players in baseball history. Arguably the greatest right-handed hitter of all-time, Aaron's lifetime achievements are sensational including his 755 lifetime homers and still standing records of 2,297 runs batted in and 6,856 total bases. Likewise, his pristine representation on this quintessential heirloom more than substantiates the hallowed "9" assessment that proudly shares the spotlight as the finest of its kind; truly destined to be a PSA Registered gathering's centerpiece attraction for the meticulous enthusiast who settles for nothing but the best!

MIN BID $12,500
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