Regardless of where you stand in the Sidney Crosby vs. Alexander Ovechkin “who is the best player now” debate, it’s only fair we come up with our top 3 of Sid the Kid’s rookie cards as we did with Ovie.
Here are our favorites.
2005-2006 SP Authentic #181
We can’t not include his SP Authentic “future watch” autographed card, which is serial numbered to 999 and a popular brand for those chasing autographed rookie cards.
His autograph is clean and also consists of his number (87) which is a nice personal touch.
Any Crosby fan would be lucky to have this as part of their collection although one that’s BGS Graded 9.5/10 or higher could be rather pricey now.
2005-06 SP Authentic Sidney Crosby #181 Auto #470/999 Rookie RC BGS 10 Pristine!
 | $49,999.00 End Date: Monday Sep-28-2020 18:41:51 EDT Buy It Now for only: $49,999.00 Buy It Now |
BGS 9.5 GEM MT 2005 SP Authentic FW Sidney Crosby Auto RC /999 #181 Pittsburgh
 | $24,999.99 End Date: Friday Oct-16-2020 18:50:15 EDT Buy It Now for only: $24,999.99 Buy It Now |
2005-06 SP AUTHENTIC FUTURE WATCH ROOKIE RC AUTO /999 PSA 10 SIDNEY CROSBY HOF !
 | $19,999.99 End Date: Monday Sep-28-2020 13:17:15 EDT Buy It Now for only: $19,999.99 Buy It Now |
2005-2006 Upper Deck Artifacts #224
Here’s a nice looking card, well-centred with a clean design, which also indicates it’s part of a rookie set.
Although it’s not autographed, it is serial numbered to 750.
The foil of the Upper Deck logo and player’s name is a nice added touch.
1/1 !! SIDNEY CROSBY 2005-06 RC!! Upper Deck Artifacts GOLD # 22 non Auto BGS
 | $15,500.00 End Date: Tuesday Oct-06-2020 17:53:21 EDT Buy It Now for only: $15,500.00 Buy It Now |
2005-06 SIDNEY CROSBY UPPER DECK ARTIFACTS ROOKIE RC /750 BGS 9.5 RARE POP 23
 | $6,499.87 End Date: Wednesday Sep-30-2020 15:08:18 EDT Buy It Now for only: $6,499.87 Buy It Now |
2005-2006 Upper Deck Young Guns
Even more popular than the aforementioned SP Authentic autographed card is the Upper Deck Young Guns rookie cards for most hockey card collectors.
Crosby’s Young Guns card is extremely popular despite not being autographed or serial numbered.
The prices on eBay for cards graded 9.5 or higher indicate there is still a big demand for them.
2005 UPPER DECK SIDNEY CROSBY YOUNG GUNS ROOKIE RC 201 BGS 9.5 w/10 Centering 🔥
 | $8,787.87 End Date: Saturday Oct-03-2020 22:08:55 EDT Buy It Now for only: $8,787.87 Buy It Now |
2005 UD UPPER DECK SIDNEY CROSBY #201 RC YOUNG GUNS PITTSBURGH PENGUINS PSA 10
 | $2,287.87 End Date: Monday Sep-28-2020 19:41:14 EDT Buy It Now for only: $2,287.87 Buy It Now |
2005-06 Upper Deck Young Guns Sidney Crosby ROOKIE RC #201 PSA GEM MT 10
 | $2,200.00 End Date: Wednesday Oct-14-2020 17:31:33 EDT Buy It Now for only: $2,200.00 Buy It Now |
2005-06 Upper Deck Young Guns #201 Sidney Crosby RC Rookie PSA 10 GEM MINT
 | $2,195.00 End Date: Saturday Oct-24-2020 17:54:22 EDT Buy It Now for only: $2,195.00 Buy It Now |
2005/06 Upper Deck #201 Sidney Crosby Young Guns Rookie Card RC BGS 9.5 Penguins
 | $1,899.00 End Date: Friday Oct-23-2020 22:30:47 EDT Buy It Now for only: $1,899.00 Buy It Now |
2005 Upper Deck Young Guns #201 Sidney Crosby RC Rookie Mint PSA 9
 | $1,800.00 End Date: Sunday Oct-18-2020 23:02:43 EDT Buy It Now for only: $1,800.00 Buy It Now |
2005 Upper Deck Young Guns Sidney Crosby ROOKIE RC #201 BGS 9.5 GEM MINT
 | $1,700.00 End Date: Saturday Oct-03-2020 17:18:32 EDT Buy It Now for only: $1,700.00 Buy It Now |
2005 Upper Deck Young Guns #201 Sidney Crosby Rookie RC Gem Mint BGS 9.5
 | $1,599.99 End Date: Thursday Oct-22-2020 00:20:26 EDT Buy It Now for only: $1,599.99 Buy It Now |
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