Top 10 Baseball Cards Price List

Baseball card collecting is a very popular hobby among people. Over time, these cards can become worth anywhere from just a few dollars to several million dollars. It of course, depends on any errors on the card, the limits on the run and the quality of the actual card. We’ll take a moment to look at the top 10 cards of all time, based on value.

Card # 10 Mickey Mantle Bowman 1951

This card is valued at $162,000 and is considered to be the first rookie card available for the legend.

Card # 9 Eddie Plank T206 Est, 1909 – 1911

This is a tobacco card that is very rare to find and can be a true treasure coming in at $188,000. Right now, there are only 100 known copies left.

Card # 8 Joe Jackson SGC 70 1914

One of the few cards around from one player that has been banned for life and it is very limited. $204,000 is the average price to nab this card.

Card # 7 Honus Wagner Standard Caramel PSA 9 1910

Caramel cards are very hard to find and this legend is one that is among the most difficult. While there are numerous copies that are in very poor condition, the most pristine can nab $219,000.

Card #6 Ty Cobb General Banking PSA 8 1911 – 1914

If you manage to find this card, you are in luck as many collectors have tried for years. Should you run into it, you can easily snag $273,000.

Card # 5 Lou Gehrig Goudey 1933 PSA 10

Cards from the 1930s tend to be a rare find and when they have superior condition, they can draw in big bucks. Like this card which typically will net $275,000.

Card # 4 Mickey Mantle Topps 1952 PSA 9

As the only player to have a post war card valued this high, the pull from the Mickey Mantle card come more from the iconic scene than it does for scarcity. This one will draw you in $282,000.

Card #3 Joe Doyle T206 SGC 1909 – 1911

The fact this is one rare card helps to draw in $329,000, along with the fact that only 6 error cards were known to be released. They are marked New York, National due to some confusion with how similar this played looked to Larry Doyle.

Card # 2 Babe Ruth Baltimore News SGC 40

With only 12 of these known to exist, the value of $517,000 is based on a card in terrible shape. If a pristine copy surfaced, a seller could expect a whole lot more.

Honus Wagner T206 PSA 8 1909 – 1911

If you have this card in excellent condition in your collection, prepare to retire. This is a rare card that was cut due to the players distaste for tobacco. Because of this, only a few hundred were printed and not too many remain. Wayne Gretzky once owned this card and it changed hands for $2,800,000.