Mario Lemieux
Hockey • 1985-86 O-Pee-Chee
Sport & Year
Hockey • 1985
Brand & Set
O-Pee-Chee - 1985-86 O-Pee-Chee
Card Number
#9
Card Type
Rookie Card
Rarity
Base
Parallel Variant & Language
Base • English/French
Condition & Value Assessment
Condition Grade
Very Good-Excellent (VG-EX 4)
Estimated Market Value
Raw: $300 - $600 USD | Graded (PSA 4): $450 - $650 USD | Graded (PSA 10): $50,000+ USD
Recent Sales
PSA 4 examples have recently sold on eBay/Goldin for $450-$600. Raw copies with similar wear typically hover around mid-hundreds due to the iconic status of the card.
Condition Details
Visible edge whitening and corner wear, particularly on the bottom right corner. Centering is shifted toward the bottom and right edges. Surface appears relatively clean but lacks the gloss of a higher-grade specimen.
Grading Recommendation
Yes. Even in mid-grade condition, this is a 'Holy Grail' hockey card. Authentic examples are heavily counterfeited; grading provides authentication and protection of value for this high-end asset.
Card Description
Features Mario Lemieux in his Pittsburgh Penguins home yellow jersey. He is wearing his iconic #66. The card includes the Penguins logo in the upper right and the O-Pee-Chee logo in a yellow oval. Position 'C' (Center) is noted next to the team name.
Notable Features
Rookie Card (RC) designation. Notable for being the Canadian (O-Pee-Chee) version which is more desirable than the American Topps counterpart due to the larger set size and higher demand in the hockey hobby.
Authentication Notes
The O-Pee-Chee logo and text show standard ink saturation for the period. The card stock depth appears consistent with 1980s cardboard. No immediate signs of reprint blurriness, but requires a loupe to check for the 'micro-dot' printing pattern to guarantee authenticity.
Scanned: 2026-04-14T11:56:17.053408