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Possible rare trading card of NBA great discovered at Iowa auction

Possible rare trading card of NBA great discovered at Iowa auction
CARD JUST GOT PULLED FROM AN IOWA AUCTION. THE STATE TREASURER IS AUCTIONING OFF THINGS FROM ABANDONED SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT THE TOP OF THE SLOT, YOU CAN SEE ONE CARD IS BLACKED OUT. THAT WAS A MICHAEL JORDAN ROOKIE CARD. IT’S ONE OF THE MOST VALUED CARDS EVER. THE TREASURER’S OFFICE ORDERED AN APPRAISAL TO SEE IF THIS IS LEGITIMATE. PEOPLE HAD ALREADY PUT IN BIDS FOR THIS LOT. THOSE BIDS HAD BEEN CANCELED. THE LOT WAS RESTARTED. HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THE JORDAN ROOKIE CARD LOOKS LIKE. WE ARE TOLD IT’S OFTEN COUNTERFEITED BECAUSE REAL ONES GO FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THE TREASURER’S OFFICE SAID THE APPRAISAL WILL TAKE A FEW MONTHS
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Possible rare trading card of NBA great discovered at Iowa auction
A possibly priceless trading card just got pulled from an Iowa auction.The state treasurer is auctioning off things from abandoned safe deposit boxes. One discovery from a box was a Michael Jordan rookie card. It's one of the most valued cards ever. Jordan is widely considered the greatest basketball player of all time. He played 15 seasons in the NBA, winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls.The treasurer's office ordered an appraisal to see if the card is legitimate.People had already put in bids, so those were canceled. The lot, without the Jordan card, has been reposted. An example of what the Jordan rookie card looks like can be seen in the video above. It's often counterfeited because real ones go for thousands of dollars. The treasurer's office said the appraisal will take a few months, maybe up to six, to get verification.

A possibly priceless trading card just got pulled from an Iowa auction.

The from abandoned safe deposit boxes.

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One discovery from a box was a Michael Jordan rookie card. It's one of the most valued cards ever.

Jordan is widely considered the greatest basketball player of all time. He played 15 seasons in the NBA, winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls.

The treasurer's office ordered an appraisal to see if the card is legitimate.

People had already put in bids, so those were canceled. The lot, without the Jordan card, .

An example of what the Jordan rookie card looks like can be seen in the video above. It's often counterfeited because real ones go for thousands of dollars.

The treasurer's office said the appraisal will take a few months, maybe up to six, to get verification.