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1971 Topps #20 Reggie Jackson (PSA 9 Mint) – Highest Graded Example!
Dubbed "Mr. October", Reggie Jackson's nickname was well-earned, with the slugging Hall of Famer dominating the playoffs and Fall Classic equal to or better than any player who ever graced a baseball diamond. Leading both the Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees to five World Championships during the 1970's, his unparalleled clutch hitting was a key factor for many of those titles, especially in 1977 when he walloped three home runs on three consecutive pitches in the Game #6 clincher at Yankee Stadium. He ended his outstanding 21-year career with a staggering 563 round-trippers and 14 All-Star game appearances, with his monstrous home run in the 1971 All-Star game at Detroit's Briggs Field towering over the right field roof and hitting a light transformer! That said, as the perfect testament for that 1971 world-class feat, presented here is one of the premier 1971 Topps #20 Reggie Jackson subjects extant, a breathtaking PSA 9 Mint marvel that joins ten other examples as the finest of its kind! Indeed, due to the extreme condition sensitivity of the black borders, finding a "9 Mint" 1971 Topps example is synonymous to finding a needle in a haystack. Substantiating that notion is only 0.4% of the 2,300+ PSA encapsulated Reggie Jackson subjects depicting the near-impossible mint assessment. This pack-fresh gem has rightfully earned the hallowed "9" grade via its immaculate surfaces, sparkling hues, near-perfect centering, blazing corner tips and most significantly, a black border that has miraculously eluded any surface defects. The "best of the best", a fellow 1971 Topps "9 Mint" Jackson fetched $44K in November 2021, more than justifying this offering's unequivocal standing as one of "Mr. October's" pinnacle cards on the planet!
MIN BID $7,500
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