1915 Cracker Jack (Ty Cobb)
More or less, the caramel-coated, molasses-flavored snack has existed for as long as the sport of baseball has. As a matter of fact, the 1902 track “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” had immortalized Cracker Jack in baseball lore. To this day, “Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack!” is still being sung at baseball games. For more than 30 years, pitchers went crazy because of Ty Cobb and 90 years after he retired, his .366 career batting average remains the highest in MLB history. A copy of the 1915 Cracker Jack Cobb card with a PSA 9 fetched $432,000 in 2016.
1915 Cracker Jack (Ty Cobb)
1948 Leaf (Leroy ‘Satchel’ Paige)
Even though it is not common for a 42-year-old pitcher’s rookie card to be so in demand and rare, Leroy “Satchel” Paige was not just another common pitcher. He might have been the sport’s most dominant hurler. It was not until 1948 when he got the chance to show what he got in the majors. The legend had no problem stepping into the game, and went 6-1 for the Cleveland Indians. In terms of market value or desirability, his card tops all the others from the1948/1949 Leaf set. In 2018, a copy of this card that received a PSA 8 sold for $432,000.
1948 Leaf (Leroy ‘Satchel’ Paige)
