SCP Auctions, Inc.
Timed Auction

2023 FALL PREMIER AUCTION

Wed, Nov 15, 2023 09:00PM EST - Sun, Dec 3, 2023 09:51AM EST
Lot 45

1972 Topps #559 Pete Rose PSA Gem Mint 10

Sold for
$37,610.40
Sold Price includes BP

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$300,000 $25,000
$500,000 $50,000

Pete Rose entered 1972 fresh off of his fifth-straight All Star appearance in 1971. He led all of baseball with 198 hits in 1972, good for a .308 average on the year. This excellent example of Rose’s This excellent example of Rose’s 1972 Topps card offers razor-sharp corners and immaculate edges. The centering and surface of the card also grade out a perfect 10, a rarity for this card. Of the 3,274 1972 Topps Rose cards submitted to PSA, just 13, or 0.4%, have been graded Gem Mint 10 by PSA. We sold another one of these examples in our 2022 Fall Premier for over $55,000.

This lot is a part of the #2 Pete Rose Master Set in the PSA Registry and the most sought-after Pete Rose card collection to ever come to market. Bid on Lot #31 for purchase of the complete #2 Master Set (1963-1979) or lots #32-215 for individual purchase. Each lot will be sold separately unless the final bid amount of Lot #31 exceeds the final bid amount of Lots #32-215.

PSA Set Registry Link: https://www.psacard.com/psasetregistry/baseball/player-sets/pete-rose-master-set/alltimeset/185363

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