MAY 2012 PREMIER INTERNET AUCTION
Mon, Apr 30, 2012 05:00PM EDT - Sun, May 20, 2012 01:00PM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 110
1973 TOPPS #615 MIKE SCHMIDT GEM MINT PSA 10 (1/5) - DMITRI YOUNG COLLECTION
Sold for
$15,765.60
Sold Price includes BP
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One of the undisputed "key" rookie cards from the 1970s this is one of a mere five examples extant at this level. Given that a total of nearly 4000 examples have been submitted to PSA this population represents about one tenth of 1% of all Topps Mike Schmidt rookie cards that theyve assessed at the PSA GEM MT 10 tier. This scarcer "High Number" memento with merely one-third of its pictorial content devoted to the Phillies' Hall of Famer is a modern classic depicting the athlete who's universally regarded as one of the best third basemen of all time. The most notable attributes demonstrated by the offered specimen starts with its unusual trait of near perfect centering. Flawless photographic clarity bright white borders and pristine corners further command PSAs highest honor.
For Philadelphia Phillies fans Mike Schmidt stands for everything great about the Phillies and the game of baseball itself. He spent his entire 18-year career in Philadelphia carving out a legacy at third base that few players in Major League history can rival. His first full season with the Phillies 1973 proved unremarkable but in 1974 Mike Schmidt broke out to lead the league in home runs. This foreshadowed a tremendous run of success with both bat and glove. In a Hall of Fame career that would span the rest of the decade and most of the next Mike Schmidt belted 548 career home runs securing a legacy as one of the games all-time greatest sluggers.
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