Description
PSA Graded Card – Certification #74482945 – Grade: EX 5
This iconic card is the rookie card of Wayne Gretzky, widely regarded as the greatest hockey player of all time. The design features a color action photo of Gretzky in his blue Edmonton Oilers uniform skating during gameplay, bordered by a bright blue frame with rounded corners. The card’s top strip displays his name, position (‘C’ for center), and team in bold (Edmonton Oilers), with the Oilers logo set prominently in the lower right. The printing is typical of late 1970s Topps cards, using traditional card stock, standard inks, and no special finishes or gloss. Visually, the card is famous for its straightforward, minimal design, but it can suffer from centering issues, print dots, and chipping around the edges, as this example (graded PSA 5, ‘EX’) appears to exhibit. There are no holographic, refractor or parallel editions for this issue; it is a base card. As a first-year card for Gretzky in the NHL, it is one of the most celebrated hockey cards, sometimes compared to other classic rookie cards across all sports.
Card Details:
Subject: WAYNE GRETZKY
Sport/Game: Hockey
Card Name: 1979 TOPPS
Card Number: 18
Team: Edmonton Oilers
Other Teams: Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers
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