1996 Sports Illustrated for Kids #536 Tiger Woods Rookie SGC GEM MINT 10

Sold For:

$7,800

Year:

1996

Auction:

2022 Fall

Lot #:

3114

Category:

Featured

Graded GEM MINT 10 by SGC. Presented is an exceptional ultra-high-grade example of the December 1996 Sports Illustrated for Kids Tiger Woods rookie card. Only four of the 440 Tiger rookies submitted to SGC from the 1996 SI for Kids set have ever been assigned this top grade of GEM MINT. Much has been written about the unusual method of issue of the “true” rookie card of this amazing athlete. This is a gorgeous card with well-defined perforations and brilliant colors. This 1996 card, though of recent origin, is Tiger’s “real” rookie card and has come to be recognized by collectors as a modern classic. GEM MINT condition! Reserve $2,000.