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1955 Topps #47 Hank Aaron PSA 9 MINT - Highest PSA-Graded Example!
HAMMERIN' HANK'S BEST!!! The baseball community was awarded one of the game's greatest players when, in 1954, the Milwaukee Braves called up their rookie phenom outfielder Henry Aaron who displayed flashes of brilliance via his 13 round-trippers. A glimpse of things to come, the 1955 season would see this sophomore sensation enjoy a 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. This pack-fresh 1955 Topps PSA 9 MINT Aaron second-year gem has not been bested by a single example, with the absence of any PSA 10s leaving this offering as one of the finest existing examples on the planet! Furthermore, PSA has encapsulated 6,600+ second-year Topps Aaron subjects with only 0.4% managing to achieve the superior MINT 9 assessment. While a careful review of this time-defying heirloom would prompt many meticulous enthusiasts to believe it just might reside as the best of the rest, the current pinnacle grade will more than satisfy any world-class collector. A blazer to say the least, its ultra-sharp perimeter includes four pinpoint corners with Aaron's classic portrait and batting images exhibiting near-perfect centering between four blinding white borders.

Incredibly, we cannot detect even a smidge of partiality towards any of the four edges, with its breathtaking image remarkably boasting virtual 50/50 positioning. Radiant yellow hues grace the flawless background surface, and the verso is likewise impeccable. The legendary 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 (with all due respect to Hornsby and Foxx), 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. Of significant note, another PSA 9 recently sold for $103K in a February 2024 Memory Lane Auction, with Aaron's pristine representation on this quintessential PSA 9 heirloom likewise worthy of a record-smashing price!

MIN BID $7,500
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