The Most Valuable Baseball Cards

Published on 07/22/2020
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1941 Play Ball (Joe DiMaggio)

This card is a “true classic” and it is the most popular card of Joe DiMaggio. The image is striking and shows Joltin’ Joe finishing a great swing. In 1941, DiMaggio couldn’t stop hitting, setting a still-standing hit streak of 56 straight games. As it turns out, this card is as big hit not only in April of 2019 but also in the summer of 1941. A copy of the 1941 Play Ball Joe Dimaggio with PSA 9 fetched $216,000 at an auction. The key to the Play Ball set of 1941, this card is a symbolic treasure.

1941 Play Ball (Joe DiMaggio)

1941 Play Ball (Joe DiMaggio)

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1955 Topps (Sandy Koufax)

His career may have been cut short by injuries, but Koufax was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame back in 1972 at the age of 36. He is the youngest player to become a Hall of Famer. That shows how dominant he was at his peak. A copy of the left-handed pitcher’s Koufax card that received a PSA 9 was sold for $215,100 at an auction in August of 2018. From that time, only three copies of the 1955 Topps Koufax card have been graded PSA 10.

1955 Topps (Sandy Koufax)

1955 Topps (Sandy Koufax)

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