opinions on the best Brady and Peyton rookie cards

lightningboy

What is your opinion/ranking of the best rookie cards of Tom Brady and Peyton Manning to own? I do not have any of either one of them yet. Primarily looking for one(s) t hold or increase in value. thanks, Tom

mygotta

Aside from auto's, I would say for Brady is 2000 Bowman Chrome.

ThoseBackPages

Contenters Auto for Brady
Playoff Auto Ticket for Manning

shagrotn77

Manning is 1998 SP Authentic and Brady is 2000 SP.

abcoltsfan

For Manning I personally think it is the Topps #360 card. That seems to be the most sought after card.

Dboneesq

As far as Brady is concerned:



And one of these of Peyton:

burke23

Do you mean base rookies, or asking about all parallels? For both I think the best rookie card is the Contenders Championship Ticket Auto...for base, its the SP Authentic.

wallst32

I'm not sure I believe they will increase in value in the future given their already lofty levels; but I'd go with Playoff Contenders Auto for both. I'd expect the auto cards to be in greater demand in the future versus their non-auto counterparts and thus have a better chance of sustaining or increasing value.

DeutscherGeist

I am not so familiar with football cards, but I know Tom Brady is to football as Babe Ruth is to Baseball, or something similar.

I am curious to know what some of his better rookie cards are. I have heard of SP Authentic, Contenders Championship, Playoff Contenders Auto, 2000 Bowman Chrome and 2000 SP being mentioned here. While this may make sense to the football card collectors, I need the year and full manufacturer/variety name to grasp it. A nice orderly list with year and full manufacturer name would be helpful to me as a novice in football cards.

craig44

all Tom Brady rookie cards are from the year 2000.

as far as i am concerned, his best rookie is the Bowman Chrome Refractor. it is the only topps produced Refractor Brady had issued during his rookie season. That pedigree is unmatched in collecting circles.

I think his Leaf Limited is undervalued. it was a premium brand, pictures brady in a patriots uniform and is numbered to only 350. one of his most limited rookies.

If on a budget, Every Brady collection should have a copy of the base Bowman rookie.

DeutscherGeist

Thanks, Craig44

This is helping. So, there is a 2000 Bowman Chrome Refractor, Bowman Chrome and simply Bowman. The latter is a standard issue rookie card from a reputable long standing Football card manufacturer, I assume. It is not the highest price rookie, but a solid rookie that would be recognizable in the hobby. While I respect the limited edition rookies numbering in the few hundreds, they do not reach the broader core collectors. Of course, one does not want the overprinted cards either.

Cakes

@DeutscherGeist said:
Thanks, Craig44

This is helping. So, there is a 2000 Bowman Chrome Refractor, Bowman Chrome and simply Bowman. The latter is a standard issue rookie card from a reputable long standing Football card manufacturer, I assume. It is not the highest price rookie, but a solid rookie that would be recognizable in the hobby. While I respect the limited edition rookies numbering in the few hundreds, they do not reach the broader core collectors. Of course, one does not want the overprinted cards either.

The Bowman Chrome should not be considered limited edition, numbered cards. They should be considered premium cards when compared to regular issue Bowman. Chrome cards are widely accepted in the hobby and IMHO should not be considered niche cards that do not reach the broader core collectors. They have done extremely well in the market and should continue to do so.

Good luck in your quest, the Brady cards are expensive in high grade.

sayheywyo

Interesting. 4246 Bowman Chrome Brady's have been submitted and 1121 have received PSA 10 compared to 5732 regular issue Bowman submitted and 462 receiving PSA 10. I've never claimed to be a math wizard, but it seems that the regular issue is three times more difficult to obtain the highest grade. Of course, the Chrome sells for a few thousand more.

DeutscherGeist

I guess Bowman Chrome is to Bowman what Topps Tiffany is to Topps from the 1980s. It's a premium card but not some niche card. The broad collector base can access both.

rexvos

I would go with these two because they are not only serial numbered but back when the Registry picked the best non auto rookie cards these were what was used.

craig44

@DeutscherGeist said:
Thanks, Craig44

This is helping. So, there is a 2000 Bowman Chrome Refractor, Bowman Chrome and simply Bowman. The latter is a standard issue rookie card from a reputable long standing Football card manufacturer, I assume. It is not the highest price rookie, but a solid rookie that would be recognizable in the hobby. While I respect the limited edition rookies numbering in the few hundreds, they do not reach the broader core collectors. Of course, one does not want the overprinted cards either.

I would say Base Bowman and Bowman Chrome are not limited or rare in any way. But they are the only "flagship" Topps produced Brady Rookies. That sort of pedigree cannot be matched by any of his other rookies. People not in the hobby know what Topps is. not so with donruss, fleer, playoff etc.

The Bowman Chrome refractor is considered a very limited and very expensive card. probably a top 3 with the Champ Ticket and Rookie ticket. they are not numbered, but are certainly more rare than the rookie tickets.