Wayne Gretzky’s name appears at No. 1 an astounding 60 times in the NHL’s record book. More than two decades after retiring, The Great One set another high-water mark early Friday morning. Read more: Wayne Gretzky rookie card sold for record amount A mint condition 1979 O-Pee-Chee Gretzky rookie card became hockey’s first to cost more than US$1 million when it fetched $1.032 million at auction ($1.29 million including the buyer’s premium).
Dallas-based Heritage Auctions says the trading card is just one of two featuring No. 99 from O-Pee-Chee’s 1979 run to get a perfect “gem mint” score from the Professional Sports Authenticator grading service. Read more: Connor McDavid rookie card sells for more than $135K, breaking modern
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