The Most Valuable Baseball Cards

Published on 07/22/2020
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1990 Topps Error (Frank Thomas)

A multi-talented hitter, Frank Thomas is a National Baseball Hall of Famer and was one of the greatest stars of the MLB in the 1990s. During the decade, the Frank Thomas Topps card was the most valuable. However, this card is not a regular one since it has a specific error – the card does not come with Thomas’ name on the front. Actually, this error is the reason the card is worth so much money. The card can pull in an amount that is four or five figures.

1990 Topps Error (Frank Thomas)

1990 Topps Error (Frank Thomas)

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T206 (Honus Wagner)

The most famous and valuable baseball card in history has to be the T206 Honus Wagner. Like other cards made during that period, the 1911 card was produced by a tobacco company to increase the sales of their cigarettes, but the slugger himself actually wanted to cancel the card for reasons that are unknown. Some people thought Wagner did not want children to purchase cigarettes just to get his card, but research revealed that the dispute was actually because of the royalties. Nevertheless, only a number of these cards are on the market, so it is considered the baseball cards’ “Holy Grail”! In 2016, a copy of the card went for $3.3 million.

T206 (Honus Wagner)

T206 (Honus Wagner)

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