PSA 10

To follow up my last Pelé post, here is a nicely centered 1978 Panini Pelé with great eye appeal. I thought this had a good chance at an 8 or 9. Was a bit disappointed with a PSA 6 but those older super thin Panini cards are tough to grade well. Still, playing days Pelé cards aren’t crazy rare but I’d still prefer this over an artistically rare shiny #/199 of a retail panini card of a prospect who may never play well!

Following my 1971 Goldflake Ali rookie card, this my other card from the same set. The 1971 Barratt & Co. Ltd Goldflake Famous Sportsmen features Pelé, the legendary Brazilian soccer player renowned for his exceptional skills and contributions to the sport. This card is part of a series produced by Barratt & Co. Ltd in 1971, which highlighted prominent sports figures of that era. Not super expensive, as his “rookie” cards are from 1958 but still a cool, vintage Pele card from his playing days!