The Most Valuable Baseball Cards

Published on 07/22/2020
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1991 Desert Shield (Chipper Jones)

Best known as the Atlanta Braves third baseman, Chipper Jones was one of the most well-known MLB players in the 1990s. The Hall of Famer’s most valuable card is linked to one of the iconic moments of that decade. Back in 1991, Topps released a special version of the season’s base set, and there were “Desert Sheild” holograms that came with it. It was only available to Operation Desert Storm soldiers and included a Chipper Jones rookie card! You can expect to get hundreds of dollars for a copy of the card that has the hologram.

1991 Desert Shield (Chipper Jones)

1991 Desert Shield (Chipper Jones)

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1916 Sporting News (Babe Ruth)

Babe Ruth was not only one of the most well-known sluggers at the height of his career. He was also one of the most well-known men in America at that time. These days, people are still willing to spend a lot of money to own his 1916 Sporting News card, a testament to his legacy. This Babe Ruth rookie card is part of the M101-5 baseball series which consists of 200 cards. In 2016, a copy pulled in an incredible $717,000 and a year after that, a different copy that received a grade of 7 went for $550,000.

1916 Sporting News (Babe Ruth)

1916 Sporting News (Babe Ruth)

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