What is the rarest sports card ever?

1. Honus Wagner 1909-11 Baseball Card – $2.8 million. Considered the Holy Grail of sports cards, the Honus Wagner T206 tobacco card is the most valuable ever, selling at $2.8 million.
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What is the most valuable card in the world?

Honus Wagner Card Sells for $6.606 Million, Becomes Most Expensive Trading Card Ever. A T206 Honus Wagner baseball card became the most expensive trading card ever when it sold for $6.606 million on Monday.
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What is the rarest baseball card ever?

1909-1911 Honus Wagner T206

Considered the rarest and most valuable baseball card in existence, there are only about 50 copies of this full-color card from 1909 to 1911, known as the T206 Wagner. In 2016, one sold at auction for $3.12 million.
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What's the most expensive rookie card?

An 8.5 BGS graded Patrick Mahomes rookie autograph card was sold in July 2021 in a private auction for $4.3 million. Making it the most expensive NFL rookie card ever. The card is a 2017 National Treasures NFL Shield autographed card.
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What sports cards are hot right now?

21 Sports Cards and Trading Cards That Helped Shape the Hobby in 2021
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  2. 2020-21 Panini National Treasures LaMelo Ball RC Auto Patch #130 /99. ...
  3. 2020 Topps Chrome Formula 1 Lewis Hamilton #1. ...
  4. 2020 Panini National Treasures Justin Herbert RC Auto Patch #138 /99. ...
  5. 2021 Absolute Kaboom Mac Jones #K44. ...
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What is the rarest basketball card?

George Mikan's 1948 Bowman rookie card tops our list as the “Holy Grail” of all basketball cards. The legendary center was the game's first unstoppable big man and set the bar for other big men like Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell who would soon follow.
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What is the rarest football card?

The 1894 Mayo Cut Plug anonymous/John Dunlop card is the rarest football card ever, by general consensus. In fact, the card is often referred to as “the Honus Wagner of football cards.”
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How much is a 1914 Babe Ruth?

According to Jabari Young of CNBC, a Ruth card from 1914 that was the first to depict the legendary player is worth approximately $6 million and recently sold to a private buyer. While the final price was not disclosed, it sold for more than the previous record of $5.2 million.
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How much is a Babe Ruth card?

Babe Ruth card sells for $4.2M as Newman Collection tops $21.5M in Memory Lane Auction. Memory Lane officials predicted the Thomas Newman Collection would sell for more than $20 million. The company was spot-an as one of the most extensive sports card and memorabilia collections in the country sold for $21.5 million.
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What is the most wanted baseball card?

The most valuable baseball card of all, the 1911 American Tobacco Company card of Honus Wagner. Star power: Known as "The Flying Dutchman," Wagner had 3,420 hits and 723 stolen bases in his career with the Louisville Colonels and Pittsburgh Pirates from 1897-1917.
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What sport sells the most cards?

Football cards are among the most popular cards out there, along with baseball and basketball cards. Other popular sports for sports cards include soccer, golf, hockey, tennis, and even auto racing.
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How much is a Kobe Bryant rookie card worth?

The base version is expensive in its own right but its the refractor parallel whose prices are off the charts. Examples of this card that have been graded in PSA 10 condition have been selling for between $14,000 and $17,000 over the past few years.
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What is a Derek Jeter rookie card worth?

Derek Jeter rookie card sells for almost $100,000, highest ever for modern baseball card.
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What is a Barry Bonds rookie card worth?

The card's design with its huge, bright yellow "Pirates" lettering across the top is instantly recognizable, as is the striped Pirates hat that Bonds was wearing. Aesthetically, it's one of his best rookie cards, and in top condition, the Tiffany version can easily be worth around $10,000.
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How much is a Mickey Mantle rookie card?

Essentially, there are two main cards that collectors consider as Mickey Mantle rookie cards: 1951 Bowman #253 Mickey Mantle (his true rookie card) – $2000 – $1 million+ 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle – $5000 – $2 million+
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How many Honus Wagner cards are there?

The auction website explained the card's history and why Wagner cards are so rare. It reads: "The exact number of T206 Wagners in the hobby today is not known, but the common estimate is around 60.
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How much is a Mickey Mantle card worth?

Mickey Mantle's 1951 Bowman Mantle card for only $1.4 million. However, other high-grade cards dwarf the Mickey Mantle card's value. Just Collect, and MINT state owner Rick Snyder noted that one of those could sell for $10 million.
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What is the rarest football card 2021?

Patrick Mahomes National Treasures Rookie Auto — $4.3 million. This Patrick Mahomes BGS 8.5 National Treasures 1/1 Shield Patch Auto holds the record for the most expensive football card ever sold.
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What is Tom Brady's rookie card worth?

There are many Brady rookie cards, and the one in question is not even the most coveted — a Beckett-graded Mint 9 “2000 Playoff Contenders Championship” Brady rookie card sold for a then-football card record $3.1 million in June 2021 — but it's among the cards for which collectors will still pay a handsome sum.
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What football cards are hot right now?

Below we'll take a look at the ten of the hottest football cards currently on the market.
  1. Justin Herbert 2020 Prizm Colorblast #14 PSA 10 | +$3,500. ...
  2. Tom Brady 2018 Panini Kaboom! ...
  3. Jerry Rice Topps 1986 $161 PSA 9 | +$868. ...
  4. Josh Allen 2018 Contenders Rookie Ticket Autograph #105A BGS 9.5 | +$549.99.
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Are 90s NBA cards worth anything?

In general, the most valuable collector items are usually rookie cards. Therefore, you'll need to find players that made their DEBUT in the 90s to find the decade's most valuable cards. So although the 90s were dominated by Michael Jordan, he's outranked by the guy who went on to lay siege to the NEXT decade.
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Are Jordan cards worth anything?

1986 Fleer Michael Jordan #57

On average a PSA 10 of this Michael Jordan rookie cards sells for around $300,000, though it has sold for as much as $700,000+. Although his rookie season was in 1984, this was his first widely produced card from a staple basketball card brand.
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How much is a signed Michael Jordan Rookie Card worth?

Autographed Michael Jordan Rookie Card Could Fetch up to $3 Million at Christie's. A 1986 Michael Jordan rookie card, signed by the basketball legend, will be offered at a Christie's online-only auction next month with an estimated value between US$2 million and US$3 million.
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