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Published: Monday, 19 Oct 2009 | 9:51 AM ET

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Retro jerseys aren’t as hot as they were six years ago, but there’s at least one jersey that figures to bring us back to the old days.

Source: Mitchell & Ness Michael Jordan Box

Next Monday, retro jersey specialist Mitchell & Ness will release a limited edition of Michael Jordan’s rookie Bulls jersey. The launch date, Oct. 26, is the 25^th anniversary of Jordan’s first NBA game.

The $375 collection features an authentic reproduction of Jordan’s 1984 Bulls white home jersey.

It comes in a black wooden box. The jersey is limited to 1,264 pieces, representing one jersey for the games he played in his 15-year NBA career.

Each jersey is individually numbered and comes with a silver plated recap of the particular game that corresponds to that jersey’s number.

To honor Jordan, and perhaps to sell out the jerseys in a single day, the NBA Store in Manhattan will stay open an hour later, from 7:30-8:30 p.m., coinciding with the tip-off time of Jordan’s first game. NBA TV is also airing Jordan’s first game on the 26^th.

Aside from the NBA store, the jersey is available at NBAStore.com, the Chicago Bulls team store and the Mitchell & Ness flagship store in Philadelphia. Mitchell & Ness was purchased in November 2007 by Adidas, which is the official apparel supplier of the NBA.

One of Jordan’s real rookie jerseys (an away red) sold for $66,000 in a Grey Flannel Auction in September.

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