Top 10 Most Valuable Baseball Cards
| Rank | Card | Grade | Date Sold | Facts | Buyer & Seller | Image | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle Rookie Card | SGC 9.5 | 2022 | There are two variations of the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle with subtle design features. About 1,800 1952 Topps Mantle cards are known to exist, most in poor condition. | When Ted Lodge found a box of 1952 Topps in his father's attic, it contained several Mickey Mantle cards. Alan Rosen purchased them in 1986, and sold one to Anthony Giordano for $50,000. Giordano had the card graded, an SCG 9.5, the highest known grade for the card. |  | $12,600,000 |
| 2 | 1909 T206 Sweet Caporal Honus Wagner | SGC 2 | 2022 | An estimated 50 to 200 T206 Wagner cards were produced. This sale was an all-time record for highest price ever paid for a baseball card - until one month later the SCG 9.5 Mickey Mantle Card sold for $12.6 mil. | Sold in the early 1970s for $1,100, and again in 2012 for $1.2 million to an unidentified buyer. |  | $7,250,000 |
| 3 | 1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth | SGC 3 | 2021 | The 11 card set printed by the Charm City newspaper included game schedules on the back of the card. | Purchased by fractional share platform, Collectable, investors can buy shares in the card for $10 bucks each. The card is kept at the Babe Ruth Museum in Baltimore. |  | $6,000,000 |
| 4 | 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle Rookie Card | PSA 9 | 2021 | While the PSA 9 graded Mantle card sold for $5.2 million, there are three PSA 10 graded cards that have not sold for years. | Once owned by pro football player Even Mathis, the card was purchased by actor, Rob Gough. | | $5,200,000 |
| 5 | 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #53 | PSA 9 | 2021 | The yellow background Ruth card in one of four in the 1933 Goudey set. | Sold by lifelong card collector and neurologist Dr. Thomas Newman. |  | $4,212,000 |
| 6 | 2009 Bowman Chrome Prospects Mike Trout | BGS 9 | 2020 | The card is one-of-a-kind, signed by Trout and marked "1/1" | Sold by Dave Oancea, also known as "Vegas Dave." Oancea paid $400,000 for the card in 2018. |  | $3,840,000 |
| 7 | 1916 M101 Sporting News Babe Ruth | PSA 7 | 2021 | The 1916 Sporting News set inlcudes 200 cards, some cards had advertisements on the back, while others were blank. Only 35 known Sporting News Ruth cards exist. One PSA 7 graded card, and one PSA 8 card. | Mile High Card Company sold the card to an unnamed buyer. |  | $2,400,000 |
| 8 | 1955 Topps Roberto Clemente Rookie | PSA 9 | 2021 | While there is 11 PSA 9 graded Clemente rookie cards, there is only 1 PSA 10 card. The 'Dmitri Young Collection' Clemente PSA 10 card last sold in 2012. | Goldin Auctions sold the Clemente card to a private collector |  | $1,107,000 |
| 9 | 1925 Exhibits Lou Gehrig | PSA 5 | 2022 | 1925 was Gehrig's breakout season. Only 2 cards in higher graded PSA 6 condition exist. | Memory Lane auctions sold the card with a starting bid of $200,000. |  | $1,032,000 |
| 10 | 1969 Topps Reggie Jackson Rookie | PSA 10 | 2021 | The only PSA 10 Reggie Jackson Topps rookie card to exist, it's part of the famous Dmitri Young Collection. The last time the card sold was in 2012 for $115,000. | Heritage Auctions sold the Reggie Jackson rookie to a private buyer |  | $1,005,800 |
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| Rank | Card | Grade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady Auto/Ticket | BGS 9 BGS | $4.3 million |
| 2 | 1958 Topps Jim Brown Rookie | PSA 9 | $336,000 |
| 3 | 2000 SP Authentic Tom Brady Rookie | BGS 10 | $312,000 |
| 4 | 2000 Bowman Tom Brady Gold Rookie | BGS 9 | $288,000 |
| 5 | 1957 Topps Bart Starr Rookie | PSA 9 | $288,000 |
| 6 | 1965 Topps Joe Namath Rookie | PSA 9 | $264,000 |
| 7 | 2000 Bowman Chrome Tom Brady Refractor | BGS 9.5 | $233,700 |
| 8 | 1935 National Chicle Bronko Nagurski Rookie | PSA 9 | $200,000 |
| 9 | 1957 Topps Johnny Unitas Rookie | PSA 9 | $82,500 |
| 10 | 1976 Topps Walter Payton Rookie | PSA 10 | $81,600 |
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