The 1984-85 Star #101 is Michael Jordan’s rookie-year card — printed during his actual rookie season, two years before the 1986 Fleer. It was officially licensed by the NBA, and many collectors consider it his true rookie. For most of its life it could only be graded by Beckett: PSA didn’t grade Star cards at all, so when we acquired this piece, a BGS slab was the only way to hold it authenticated. That history is the reason this is the one card in the collection that isn’t a PSA 10. The grade itself is strong — BGS 8 NM-MT, with subgrades of 7.5 centering, 9 edges, 9 corners, and 9 surface. The Star #101 is famously difficult to find well-centered, which is what keeps high grades so scarce across both grading companies. PSA has since resumed grading the set, but no PSA 10 of this card exists, and only three copies have reached PSA 9.