Best rookie cards of all time

Panama Mutiny (Formerly lawyer05)

@doubledragon said:
There are a few cards that are considered to be Muhammad Ali's rookie card, I'll take these two.

very nice

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@BLUEJAYWAY said:

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Here’s the lesser known rookie cards of Mr. Cub and Mr. Cardinal...

1954 All Star Photo Pack - Ernie Banks

...and...

Appreciate "The Man" appearance.

Thanks for the kind words; I think it’s one of the coolest cards in the hobby for people who like scarce rookie cards. I love the look of the more classic and widely accepted ‘48 Bowman rookie card, too.

It’s rather amazing to me that Stan started playing pro baseball in 1941 but wouldn’t have any cards until ‘46 and no American issued cards until ‘48. It’s funny to think that a players rookie card could coincide with the same year he wins his 3rd (and final) MVP. At least he only had one under his belt (and would win his 2nd) in 1946.

What a ball player.

PNWcollector

I really like Orlando Cepeda’s rookie card. I think the Cepeda illustration with the red background and white borders is pretty cool.

JBrules

@PNWcollector said:
I really like Orlando Cepeda’s rookie card. I think the Cepeda illustration with the red background and white

Great looking card for sure.

mintonlypls

On the Cepeda RC, I like the stretch off first base. Unique pose/pic for a baseball card!

ahopkins

This is mine.

What a freakin' awesome card.

pdub1819

Here are some other's I like...

clarke442

Pulled from a pack by me in 1979
Submitted to PSA by me in 1998 (one of my first 6 free for joining the collector club)

brad31

@JBrules said:

@PNWcollector said:
I really like Orlando Cepeda’s rookie card. I think the Cepeda illustration with the red background and white

Great looking card for sure.

That Cepeda just went on my radar as a card I will get someday. Awesome looking card. He wasn’t in the HOF yet when I memorized what all the Topps HOF Cards looked like by pouring through the Topps coffee table book as a kid. Guys like Cepeda and Santo and others elected after I was an adult are new looking to me. Before every major card show I would go through that book and make my want list.

Moonman

This one is my favorite

Moonman

DBesse27

Love the Jogo Moon!

eagles33

I 2nd that ... love XRCs. When I was a kid the 83 jogo moon was mythical. Never saw one in person. Only heard of the legend in the annual football Beckett guide. I remember going on a family trip to Niagara Falls in about 1990 when I was 11. I was so excited about going to a Canadian card shops. My parents graciously brought my brother and I to 2 before saying enough is enough. Moon jogo was one of my 1st eBay purchases when I got back into the hobby.

rtimmer

Traded a 1988 fleer Jordan sticker showing PSA 9 pack for this card plus another rookie authentic card autographed PSA10 74 Gervin. Thank you Last Dance!!

UFFDAH

orioles93

Some of my favorite looking rookies. Always really liked the look of the Murray with the old Oriole Bird logo on the helmet, and 2001 SP Authentic and 1984 Fleer Update are 2 of my favorite looking sets of all time.

eagles33

This is one of my favorites. It’s fairly rare. I have only seen 2. Surfing cards aren’t popular but Slater is the best in the sport and has done it at a high level for a long time.

1987 Astroboys Kelly Slater

rexvos

Here is one no one else will post just to be different.

All time Saints great

rexvos

Here is another one a little more serious that is under the radar.

Tecmo Boil

@MyDaughtersNameIsMattingly said:

Awesome!!!

JakeR2234

Delete wrong thread

Greedoguy

Bunch of crazed dogs....

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Here’s some more modern rookies, from perhaps the greatest team ever assembled - the 1998 New York Yankees (125-50, best record ever produced by a World Champion)...