From the peak of late-’90s innovation comes one of Belle’s most coveted parallels—1997 Skybox E-X2000 Essential Credentials.

This card is serial numbered 069/099 and graded PSA 7. It’s one of only three copies graded PSA 7, with just one higher in the population—a PSA 8.

The card features Belle mid-swing, framed by a shimmering foil starburst and layered acetate design that was decades ahead of its time.

While other players got their Chrome and refractors, Belle got one of the most aesthetically advanced sets of the decade. The Essential Credentials series was built for elite collectors, and this card, PSA graded NM 7–population 3, 1 higher, (PSA 8)—remains one of the most visually striking pieces from his Chicago run.

Not just a card—a statement from a time when design and dominance both mattered.

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