A definition for a rookie card you see thrown around a lot looks like:
"The first card produced of a player or athlete that is a part of a nationally distributed, fully licensed sports card set"
but that's where the debate begins. For pre-war sets, it's difficult to determine how widely they were distributed and officially licensed.
For the most part I believe the grading companies and card manufacturers try to designate cards that most benefit them as the "rookie" card of a player. That's probably why the Topps AA cards are designated as rookie cards when some of them are definitely not.
jeff
Last edited by jefferyepayne; 03-18-2015 at 12:33 PM.
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