what is the best and most valuable cards in your collection?

cardcollector2000

I have two actually mine are

BGS 9.5 With all 9.5 subs 86 Fleer Jordan Rookie

1952 Topps Mickey Mantle raw its real but altered so I just keep it raw pretty decent eye appeal

frankhardy

Since I collect Cardinals team sets and Cardinals autographed cards, I have 2 areas to choose from.

First from my team sets. I am actually trying to sell the Flood PSA 7 (tentatively sold) because I also have a PSA 5. Both Haddix Hocus Focus cards are very scarce, but the smaller one is insanely rare. There are most likely less than 5 in the world and probably only a couple. I honestly don't know the actual value. I can tell you this - the SCD catalog is way off. It says it is only worth $250, but I don't think that touches the value.










These are from my Topps Cardinals autographs. Both are worth about the same.

mikeschmidt

This one is fairly rare. Love the image of Harry Wright...and the tough black borders that gave the inspiration to the N300s and 1971 Topps

ThoseBackPages

Brianruns10

I've got the '52 Ed Mathews, graded PSA 5 and dead centered. I think it's a real sleeper in the set, being a single print, Hall of Famer, the last card in the set and prone to the same condition problems as the Pafko #1, and is near impossible to find with good centering. I purchased mine a year ago, and since then I've only seen one other centered example come up on ebay, and it was 2 full points lower in grade. I paid around five hundred over SMR for it, and I consider it worth every penny.

CW

Not the rarest card, but....

jeff8877

Since a couple guys have mentioned the 52 Mathews...here is mine. As Brian mentioned, a very tough card and centered cards are few and far between. Nice cards everyone.

Jeff

Yankees001

These days nothin to mention. I've sold off 95% of my collection. With only a few items left.

I'm hoping to be moving in the next couple of years, I will be taking nothing with me.

Dave

bigdcards

Toro

1984 Topps John Elway Full Color Proof, Blank back. I'd post a pic but it looks like all the rest of them. Except mine came from the Topps Vault.

HankAint

How could there possibly be a more glorious card. EVERYTHING is right about it.

dennis07

A '61 Topps Maris PSA 8.5 with snow.

orioles93

My top 3 valuable cards.

otwcards

Not the most valuable item in my collection, but definitely a piece that I never thought I'd find, let alone be able to add. Set me back about as much as a well centered PSA 7 1955 Clemente rookie...

My 1948 Leaf Football Display Box:

cardcollector2000

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the brooks robinson is very nice card for a 6 from the scan it looks like a 7

Dpeck100

OTW that is a very cool piece of American history and an awesome collectible!!!

YogiBerraFan

<< <i>OTW that is a very cool piece of American history and an awesome collectible!!! >>

calaban7

<< <i>Not the most valuable item in my collection, but definitely a piece that I never thought I'd find, let alone be able to add. Set me back about as much as a well centered PSA 7 1955 Clemente rookie...

My 1948 Leaf Football Display Box:

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Scott , this is seriously NICE . Where did you get it at ? Nonetheless , VERY NICE and a great addition . ----- Sonny

Hank36

<< <i>Not the rarest card, but....

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I love that card too. I have a bunch of variations on this card, including the Venezuelan sticker and the 1/1 Rookie Cup Original Relics from 2005, but my most prized possession is the proof card from the Topps Vault. I have no idea how rare it is--I've never seen another one for sale--and I've never taken it out of the holder it came in. The back is blank, and, much like the 1977 O-Pee-Chee Fidrych, it lacks both the all star and the all-star rookie notations.

I still remember being nine years old, opening up a cello pack in the spring of 1977, and seeing this card for the first time. I can still feel the gumdust on my fingers, and can recall the feeling that spring had truly arrived. Fidrych may have been on the DL following a spring training injury, but that card seemed to not just celebrate and validate the magical season that Fidrych had had in 1976; to me that card still represents the promise of a new season, a new beginning, a new opportunity. New Topps cards--a new design!

There's a new biography of Fidrych being published next spring. I'm lookiing forward to it. What struck me about his passing was how the people who eulogized him weren't baseball people, but actual friends and neighbors who knew him and genuinely mourned his loss, not to baseball, but to his local community.

jay0791

Nice box

There cannot be that many around. Just curious scott....do u have an idea of how many exist?

Never seen one

otwcards

<< <i>Scott , this is seriously NICE . Where did you get it at ? Nonetheless , VERY NICE and a great addition . ----- Sonny

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Nice box

There cannot be that many around. Just curious scott....do u have an idea of how many exist?

Never seen one >>



Thanks. I have not heard or seen of another. I picked this off when a small portion of the Dreier Collection was auctioned by Legendary Auctions in March. Having spoken with several of the other advanced collectors of this issue, they have not seen one other than this. While I doubt that it is the only one in existence, it is a piece that I doubt that I would be able to find and replace...

CW

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I love that card too. I have a bunch of variations on this card, including the Venezuelan sticker and the 1/1 Rookie Cup Original Relics from 2005, but my most prized possession is the proof card from the Topps Vault. I have no idea how rare it is--I've never seen another one for sale--and I've never taken it out of the holder it came in. The back is blank, and, much like the 1977 O-Pee-Chee Fidrych, it lacks both the all star and the all-star rookie notations.

I still remember being nine years old, opening up a cello pack in the spring of 1977, and seeing this card for the first time. I can still feel the gumdust on my fingers, and can recall the feeling that spring had truly arrived. Fidrych may have been on the DL following a spring training injury, but that card seemed to not just celebrate and validate the magical season that Fidrych had had in 1976; to me that card still represents the promise of a new season, a new beginning, a new opportunity. New Topps cards--a new design!

There's a new biography of Fidrych being published next spring. I'm lookiing forward to it. What struck me about his passing was how the people who eulogized him weren't baseball people, but actual friends and neighbors who knew him and genuinely mourned his loss, not to baseball, but to his local community. >>



Great post! I can especially relate to the bolded part (although I was 7 yrs old in '77), and the Fidrych card I posted was among the first few packs I ever opened. I started a thread some time ago about this card, and the connection to my Mom (who has since passed from the advancing years). Your proof card sounds amazing, too. I recently picked up the OPC version of this card, and I like the "stripped down" look as an alternative to the Topps. It's always cool to hear about common tastes within the hobby. Good luck with your collection!

"I can still feel the gumdust on my fingers" That's classic!

Bigjohn69

do you want my address as well,,,lol,,, j

Bigjohn69

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1952 Topps Mickey Mantle raw its real but altered so I just keep it raw pretty decent eye appeal >>



this isnt your 52 MM, is it?, lololololol

gonzer

<< <i>Not the rarest card, but....

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What makes that card so intriguing is the history behind The Bird. Great choice! What a blast it was watching him pitch.

cardcollector2000

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1952 Topps Mickey Mantle raw its real but altered so I just keep it raw pretty decent eye appeal >>



this isnt your 52 MM, is it?, lololololol
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lol lol no bigjohn69 its not lol i dont buy cards that want to make throw up when i look at them lol lol

stevegarveyfan

This is probably my most valuable, but I can't be sure, as it's the highest graded, and I've never offered it for sale. Any ideas on value would be appreciated.



I'm really fond of this one as well:

Bigjohn69

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1952 Topps Mickey Mantle raw its real but altered so I just keep it raw pretty decent eye appeal >>



this isnt your 52 MM, is it?, lololololol
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lol lol no bigjohn69 its not lol i dont buy cards that want to make throw up when i look at them lol lol >>



dont be to hard on yourself, that card cost a man 3 grand,,,lololol,, yea i just cant let it go,, no ending was mentioned

larryallen73

<< <i>This is probably my most valuable, but I can't be sure, as it's the highest graded, and I've never offered it for sale. Any ideas on value would be appreciated.



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I don't know value on OPC but I would think $250ish. Nice card. Love the Garv!

NVbaseball

<< <i>These days nothin to mention. I've sold off 95% of my collection. With only a few items left.

I'm hoping to be moving in the next couple of years, I will be taking nothing with me.

Dave >>



The value of not being tied to stuff is extremely high

burke23

Mine sticks out like a sore thumb age-wise, ha.

gc1213

Probably these two. I want to upgrade the Fleer to a 9 or better eventually. The Star was the best I could afford and just had to have one.

benderbroeth

my signed bill russell, johnny unitas, hank aaron rookies..and my signed 1948 leaf dimaggio

VitoCo1972

My rarest is this 38 Churchman Max Schmeling. It's the only 9 graded by PSA or SGC. PSA's highest graded is an 8.5.

Most valuable? Not sure. Signed Bill Russell RC?

fiveniner

MeeMahMother

The above Chuck card is your top card ? It has no significant eye appeal. Did you make it in art class ?

Big80s

Mike, that Schmeling card is fantastic!

JoeBanzai

Only Killebrew graded.



My favorite!

jay0791

That Garvey RC is the bomb.

Always liked him.

raiderguy10

My favorite is between these two (and my favorite non-football follows)



This is a 1964 Topps team card of the Raiders. It features the 1963 Raiders - which was the year Al Davis took over as coach (the greatest turnaround in history as far as win % in one year is concerned). It's signed by Jim Otto, Tom Flores, Cotton Davidson, Art Powell, Clem Daniels, and Dave Costa - the most influential players on that first team Davis coached. The only thing missing is Mr Davis of course. I actually saw him in 2007 in Minneapolis at the Marriott before the game vs the Vikings. I tried to get it signed during the 20 minutes it took him to walk from the hotel doors to the car. He laughed when I asked after he got in arms reach and said, "son, I haven't signed an autograph in 20 years." He is my all time idol, and I'll cherish that forever even if I wasn't able to get his signature.

Tied with this one as my favorite football (I have 5 more of these at PSA getting slabbed right now ):



Favorite non-football. Was TTM back in 1991 - best $.64 I ever spent.


Most expensive (even though it's a custom cut not an actual card. Never seen the "president" inscription before)

fiveniner

<< <i>The above Chuck card is your top card ? It has no significant eye appeal. Did you make it in art class ? >>




Yes I did and you were the art teacher.

Brian48

My "best" would probably be not one card, but entire set. This Topps '68-69 that was put together from wax packs. Conditions vary from 7-9 throughout. The Orr and Parent rookie would obviously be the "best" if I had to pick only one or two cards.



Most valuable? Unfortunately all my Desert Shield baseball and minor vintage cards have nose dived in recent years. I haven't collected anything in over 4 years now and just frequent this boards every now and then to keep up. I suppose if I had to pick a few cards that I'd label "most expensive", it would be these modern Brady rookies.