The Iron Man himself couldn’t have constructed a better example of his highly desired 1982 Topps Traded rookie card. In this intimidating pose complete with lumber in his hands, Ripken is daring the grader to issue anything less than a grade of GEM MINT 10. This card contains all the usual attributes of GEM MINT status, that of razor corners, superb centering and perfect surface quality. There have been almost 11,000 Cal Ripken, Jr. 1982 Topps Traded rookie cards submitted to PSA, and while 282 examples have received a PSA GEM MINT 10 designation, the demand for this card far outweighs the supply.