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1989 Upper Deck Star Rookie Ken Griffey Jr. #1
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The 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. #1 serves as the premiere rookie card in Upper Deck's inaugural baseball set. Graded BGS 10 Pristine by Beckett Grading Services, this copy features subgrades of 9.5 for Centering alongside perfect 10 subgrades for Edges, Corners, and Surface. BGS population reports record 113 examples at this grade level. This is an investment-grade sports asset.
Card #1 in the set captured the 13-time All-Star and 1997 AL MVP at the beginning of his Major League career. Upper Deck's 1989 release introduced high-end production standards to the hobby, including tamper-evident foil packaging, high-gloss cardstock, and anti-counterfeit holograms. Griffey was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016 on 99.3% of ballots, maintaining this issue as the definitive flagship rookie card of the era.Show more
$11,407
Sold on AuctionsSep 17, 2026
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