Roman Josi rookie card: key RCs, checklist and collector interest
Roman Josi's first licensed base rookie card is the 2011-12 Upper Deck Series 2 #478. Roman Josi's rookie season was 2011-12.
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2nd round, 38th overall pick in the 2008 NHL Draft by the Nashville Predators.
Roman Josi card market
Collector attention: down 24% this week, up 90% over 30 days
Attention measures how much people are looking up this player, a leading indicator collectors watch. It is not a price. Source: Wikipedia pageviews through 2026-10-15.
Roman Josi's key rookie cards, by our criteria
- First licensed base RC: The licensed base rookie card from the earliest year in the player's checklist. Where an Upper Deck Young Guns card exists, that card.
- First chromium RC: The licensed chromium (Chrome, Prizm, Optic and the like) rookie card from the earliest year in the player's checklist.
- Scarcest licensed RC autograph: Among licensed rookie-card autographs in the player's checklist, the one with the lowest stated print run.
- First prospect card: For a player whose rookie cards are not out yet, or a baseball player's Bowman 1st: the earliest prospect card in the player's checklist. Not a rookie card.
Which Roman Josi card is the real rookie card
He became a Predators regular in 2011-12, and his rookie cards are 2011-12 Upper Deck issues. His Young Guns card is #478 in 2011-12 Upper Deck Series 2. His 2011-12 SP Authentic Future Watch card (#202) is numbered to 999 and is listed in the set's non-autographed Future Watch section; Ultimate Collection Ultimate Rookies #84 is numbered to 399.
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Roman Josi rookie card checklist with card numbers
3 rookie cards, each confirmed on the linked pages. Not every parallel is listed.
Roman Josi autograph and numbered rookie cards
Serial-numbered rookie cards (2)
- 2011-12 SP Authentic #202, numbered /999
- 2011-12 Ultimate Collection #84, numbered /399
From the cited checklist above; color parallels beyond it are not all listed.
Roman Josi's career, in brief
- Drafted 38th overall by Nashville in 2008, he became a Predators regular in 2011-12 and is the team's captain.
- Won the Norris Trophy for 2019-20, the first Swiss player and first Predator to win it.
- In 2021 he passed Mark Streit as the highest-scoring Swiss-born NHL player.
Career facts: [1]
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Graded Roman Josi rookie cards: PSA 10, BGS and CGC
A PSA 10 (Gem Mint) or BGS 9.5 is the top grade most collectors look for; it means sharp corners, clean edges, centered printing and an unmarked surface. A graded card and a raw one are different cards to look up. How the four graders compare and what grading costs.
How PSA, CGC and Beckett grade
PSA
- Top grades:
- Gem Mint 10, then Mint 9 and NM-MT 8.
- Half grades:
- 1.5 through 8.5 since February 2008; there is no PSA 9.5.
One overall grade on the label. Centering weighs heavily in it.
CGC
- Top grades:
- Pristine 10 (virtually flawless, 50/50 centering), then Gem Mint 10 and Mint+ 9.5.
- Half grades:
- Yes, from Fair 1.5 up to Mint+ 9.5.
Authentic (AU) for a genuine card that cannot take a number; Authentic Altered (AA) for one that was altered.
Source: CGC grading scale
Beckett (BGS)
- Top grades:
- Pristine 10; a Black Label Pristine 10 has a 10 in all four subgrades.
- Half grades:
- Yes, 1 to 10 in half points.
Four subgrades on the label: centering, corners, edges and surface.
Source: Beckett grading
Grading scales as each grader describes them, checked Oct 16, 2026.
Population by grade
A population report counts how many copies of a card a grader has graded at each grade. Search 2011-12 Upper Deck Series 2 #478 on PSA Population Report or CGC Cards Population Report.
How to identify your Roman Josi card and check what it sold for
- Find the year and maker on the back of your Roman Josi card, and the card number, usually top or bottom on the back.
- Check the front and back for a serial number (for example 23/99) and for a colored or patterned finish: those mark a parallel, which is a different card from the base version.
- Look for the RC logo or the word Rookie. A card from before the first pro season, such as a Bowman 1st or a college card, is a prospect card, not a rookie card.
- Note any grade on the slab label (PSA, BGS, SGC, CGC). A raw card and a graded one are different listings.
- Search sold listings for that exact year, set, number, parallel and grade. What a card sold for is a better guide than any asking price.
Check Roman Josi rookie cards in eBay's sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.
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Roman Josi card questions
- What is Roman Josi's rookie card?
- Roman Josi's first licensed base rookie card is the 2011-12 Upper Deck Series 2 #478. Roman Josi's rookie season was 2011-12.
- What year is Roman Josi's rookie card?
- Roman Josi's rookie season was 2011-12, so the rookie cards carry that year.
- How many rookie cards does Roman Josi have?
- Our checklist lists 3 Roman Josi rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.
- Does Roman Josi have numbered rookie cards?
- Yes. Our checklist lists 2 serial-numbered Roman Josi rookie cards: 2011-12 SP Authentic #202 (/999); 2011-12 Ultimate Collection #84 (/399).
- What is Roman Josi's Young Guns card?
- The 2011-12 Upper Deck Series 2 #478, Upper Deck's Young Guns rookie card, per the checklist cited on this page.
- How much is a Roman Josi rookie card worth?
- Parlae does not print card values. Find the year, set, card number, parallel and grade on your card, then check eBay sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.
- Are collectors watching Roman Josi right now?
- Collector attention is cooling: Wikipedia lookups of Roman Josi are down 24% this week. That is attention, not a price.
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