1961-1962 Fleer Basketball #8 Wilt Chamberlain Rookie SGC VG+ 3.5

Sold For:

$3,720

Year:

1961

Auction:

2021 Summer

Lot #:

2319

Category:

Post-1900 Baseball Memorabilia

Graded VG+ 3.5 by SGC (submitted by REA). Extremely desirable rookie card of Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain from the classic 1961-1962 Fleer basketball set. Chamberlain's rookie card is universally recognized as one of the great classics of all basketball cards. Besides being Chamberlain's most popular card, it is also the key to the set. The offered example presents extremely well despite its modest assigned grade, with bold colors, a crisp image, centering toward the top left, and modest corner wear. A diagonal crease near the bottom right corner on the reverse accounts for the assigned grade. The values of key rookie cards such as this have increased in all grades in recent years as collectors at all levels attempt to acquire some of the hobby's most significant cards. This is an attractive rookie card of Wilt Chamberlain, the greatest center in the history of the game, from one of the most significant basketball sets ever produced Reserve $1,000.