1955 Topps #164 Roberto Clemente Rookie SGC NM/MT 8

Sold For:

$45,600

Year:

1955

Auction:

2021 Fall

Lot #:

783

Category:

Postwar Baseball - 1950s Cards

Graded NM/MT 8 by SGC. Stellar pack-fresh example of this classic rookie card of Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente. Every short list of the most popular and classic of all 1950s baseball cards includes the Clemente rookie. This is a stunning example! The card exhibits vibrant colors, four sharp corners displaying only tiny hints of wear under close inspection at the extreme tips, perfect registration, and no print lines whatsoever. Centered slightly toward the bottom right. Perfectly crisp and clean, both front and back, and with perfect gloss. This is a tremendous high-grade example of Roberto Clemente’s rookie card, one of the most important of all classic 1950s cards.  Reserve $10,000.