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1984 Star Michael Jordan #101
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The 1984-85 Star Company Michael Jordan #101 represents the first officially licensed NBA trading card of Jordan's career, released two years prior to his 1986 Fleer card. This example is graded NM-MT+ 8.5 by Beckett Grading Services (BGS), supported by subgrades of 8.5 for Centering, 8.5 for Edges, 9 for Surface, and 8 for Corners. According to the BGS population report, 281 copies have received this exact 8.5 designation. Because Star Co. cards were distributed in clear, polybagged team sets rather than standard wax packs, the exterior cards in the packs—particularly the #101 Jordan—frequently sustained corner wear and surface scuffing during transit, making high-grade examples technically scarce.
As the key card in the 1984-85 Star basketball release, the #101 card captures Jordan during his inaugural season with the Chicago Bulls, a campaign in which he averaged 28.2 points per game and won the NBA Rookie of the Year award. The Star Company held the exclusive NBA trading card license from 1983 to 1986, establishing this release as the only contemporary chronicle of Jordan's debut year in the league. Jordan's subsequent career, highlighted by six NBA championships, six Finals MVP awards, and five regular-season MVPs, establishes this card as one of the most historically significant basketball issues ever produced.Show more
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