1958 ALIFABOLAGET FOOTBALL PELE ROOKIE #635 SGC 7.5 NRMT+ Jan 27 Written By Crista Moreno Encased in an SGC 7.5 holder, this Pop 1 rookie card ranks among the most prized in existence. The 1958 Alifabolaget Swedish trading card features a seventeen-year-old Edson Arantes do Nasciemento, or Pele, likely moments before the '58 World Cup final. Brazil and Sweden played the final in Solna, a suburb of Stockholm, where roughly 50,000 people watched the Brazilians go down one goal four minutes in. Soon after, Vava equalized and Pele dominated the second half by notching two goals, becoming the youngest to participate, score, and win a World Cup final. Continuing upon his already impressive accomplishments, Pele would again win the World Cup in '62 and score 767 career goals. This specimen presents wonderful centering with a bright color scheme. The fragile stock does not contain the common wrinkles, paper loss, and toning on the reverse that typically accompany the issue. Micro touches to all four corner tips likely caused SGC to hesitate awarding the '8' grade. Recently, a MINT PSA 9 example of this card traded for $900,000. We’re proud to offer this highest graded SGC example to the investment community. If you have the ability to purchase this card, you should become the envy of every Pele collector. Crista Moreno
1958 ALIFABOLAGET FOOTBALL PELE ROOKIE #635 SGC 7.5 NRMT+ Jan 27 Written By Crista Moreno Encased in an SGC 7.5 holder, this Pop 1 rookie card ranks among the most prized in existence. The 1958 Alifabolaget Swedish trading card features a seventeen-year-old Edson Arantes do Nasciemento, or Pele, likely moments before the '58 World Cup final. Brazil and Sweden played the final in Solna, a suburb of Stockholm, where roughly 50,000 people watched the Brazilians go down one goal four minutes in. Soon after, Vava equalized and Pele dominated the second half by notching two goals, becoming the youngest to participate, score, and win a World Cup final. Continuing upon his already impressive accomplishments, Pele would again win the World Cup in '62 and score 767 career goals. This specimen presents wonderful centering with a bright color scheme. The fragile stock does not contain the common wrinkles, paper loss, and toning on the reverse that typically accompany the issue. Micro touches to all four corner tips likely caused SGC to hesitate awarding the '8' grade. Recently, a MINT PSA 9 example of this card traded for $900,000. We’re proud to offer this highest graded SGC example to the investment community. If you have the ability to purchase this card, you should become the envy of every Pele collector. Crista Moreno
