Most Expensive Baseball Cards

The finest-known example of the most iconic post-war baseball card, from the famed 1952 Topps high-number series. Its $12.6 million Heritage sale made it the world's most valuable sports collectible at the time.

Source: Heritage Auctions

The most famous card in the hobby — withdrawn from production over a century ago, with only a few dozen copies known to survive. This 2022 sale set a new all-time record for a T206 Wagner.

Source: Beckett

Babe Ruth's scarce pre-rookie issue, printed by a Baltimore newspaper while he was still a minor-leaguer. Only about ten copies are known to exist.

Source: ESPN

An SGC 3 example of the hobby's most famous card, sold through Robert Edward Auctions in August 2021. At $6.6 million it set the all-time record for any trading card at the time.

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The one-of-one superfractor version of Aaron Judge's flagship prospect-era autograph. Its $5.2 million sale ranks among the highest prices ever paid for a modern baseball card.

Source: MLB.com

The one-of-one superfractor autograph from Mike Trout's prospect year. Its $3.936 million Goldin auction in August 2020 shattered the record for the most expensive baseball card at the time.

Source: Sports Illustrated

A one-of-one gold Logoman autograph from Shohei Ohtani's record-breaking Dodgers era. Its $3 million sale set an auction record for an Ohtani card.

Source: MLB.com

The one-of-one card carrying the patch Paul Skenes wore in his MLB debut. Its $1.11 million sale set the record for Topps' MLB Debut Patch program.

Source: MLB.com