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Mickey's Wayward Sorcerer PSA 10 climbs while most Lorcana Enchanteds fall
A PSA 10 of the 2023 card sold for $2,025 after Hyperia City arrived, while 48 of 53 Enchanteds from this year's earlier sets sell for less than in September.
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George Washington Has a Rookie Card That Came Out 153 Years After He Died
First in war, first in peace, and somehow a rookie in 1952, 64 years after his face was on tobacco cards.
What a rookie card is can be confusing. George Washington, the first United States President, has a card in the 1952 Topps Look ‘n See set. The card is often considered his ‘rookie,’ but how can someone who died in 1799 have a rookie card 153 years after his death? I think that’s the opposite of what a rookie card is. It isn't even his first card, since Washington was already on tobacco cards in 1888, in sets like…
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Topps leaves 23 Supernova players out of Cosmic Chrome packs
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Cardsmiths deserves to win the fight over its $2 Mantle card
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Erling Haaland's Bundesliga rookie is the Topps slab worth paying up for
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OP-18 boxes are a pass at $300 until the first wave lands
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