Most Valuable Card in your Collection
 

Cards in our collections come and go, often with joy or agony. What is the most valuable card you are holding now? I will start with my '33 Goudey Ruth#53 PSA4 with a Turkey Red Cobb SGC4 a close second.
I totally understand if anyone cares not to disclose.

perhaps a matter of time before your order reverses?

My stuff pales in comparison to everyone else's, but I was glad to find this variation.

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Would have to be my 69 Topps Mantle WL. Thankfully it was purchased a while ago when it was very expensive but not unreachable.

I would not be able to get one today, even in the condition I own. Grades probably a fair at best. But it is mine now.

This guy!

This one most definitely, even with the front paper loss.

Not sure of it’s value
 

This is my holy grail…

Probably this... (STILL cannot believe that I own it!)

I used to have some valuable cards (a lot of us can say that). But while that first collection was going to auction this card came up for sale. Since Heritage had possession of my collection they said I had a good credit limit :)....
I don't really know the value of it but it's probably the highest dollar card I have...
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I love that Cy, Leon. The red lettering with red background is beautiful! This Goudey Ruth would be mine.
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Definitely my 52 Mantle

I saw the title of the thread and had a feeling this card was coming.:D

I don't know which one of these cards is more valuable. It really does not matter, since my Grandson, Ron, will inherit them.


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TED Z

T206 Reference
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Mine is a meager collection comparatively speaking but for what is in my collection today, my "most valuable" is this one. Love them all nonetheless! Currently at SGC getting a new house.

Bill

I really hate to admit it; however, this Pokemon box is worth more than any individual sports card I own.

Sorry the picture is a bit dated. I was going to consign this to an AH last year. They already had one for their auction, so I held on to mine. If this post leads to serious talk of a sale/trade, I can always re-take the picture.

Probably
 

Also fits under the title "Haven't seen one of these in a while..."

all cards are pretty i have 66 orr rookie in some safe i will never sell

My first Mantle. I wouldn't take $10,000 for it.

I haven't shown it in over a week!!
I think it beats this one at auction...

Probably this one.
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probably the Cobb, Jordan a pretty close second:

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My 1952 Mantle. No, it's not THAT 1952 Mantle, it's the OTHER one :)

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How about $20,000? :p

It's a pick 'em, but I love both.

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Thats an incredible looking card.

Not sure what order they go in today, but these would probably appraise as my top three.

T206 Ty Cobb (red) Polar Bear -- PSA 1 but looks better
E126 Babe Ruth -- PSA 1(MK)
2000 Bowman Tom Brady -- PSA 9

The card I wanted since I was 8 years old:

Haha, send me a PM and we can talk about it!

I'd say this one has catapulted to the top in recent years.

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My 1990 Topps Traded Kevin Maas rookie card. He's due for a breakout any day now. :D

Probably this one. I picked up Jackie about two years ago. With the tear prices have been on this past year and a half, there's no way I'd be able to swing it now.

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And they loved each other!

8 year old you had great taste in cards! A timeless beauty, enjoy it.

Fantastic Wagner you have there.
And you are right have not seen one of those in a long time

Very nice Phil.


Probably one of these two although some of my Cobbs are close.

This, and nothing else is even close. I got it just before the Covid boom. If I was shopping now it would be well out of reach.

Not really in the true Big Leagues with this card ... but close.

Amazing cards! I will never get tired of looking at this Anson.

Value only matters if you're gonna sell; if not, it's all a popcorn fart. This is my favorite prewar baseball card:

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Had it since I was 12. Gonna have it until they bury me. Might even have my daughter toss it into the casket along with my other childhood cards: 1952 Topps Walt Dropo, 1969 Topps Wilt Chamberlain, and 1974 Topps Hank Aaron...

Blank Back Ruth

Would you take $8,000?

Better than a card show. That signed 53 Jackie is wild. Always can stare at the red Cy Young 7 and that raw 52T Mantle up there has amazing centering. The 2 up there of the 144 Ruth has insane registration for that card, ditto for the red Cobb 4. Very fun scrolling this. Mine would be one of these two. Probably the 52T considering it had only one prior owner, who pulled it from a pack in Morisson, Illinois in 1952. Having a recorded interview with the pack puller and being able to trace its provenance to the pack in this era probably would translate into a few more bids were it on the auction block. Moot though, as my son is getting it and has sworn never to sell it, either. If he breaks his promise after I'm gone, I will haunt him and make Poltergeist and The Conjuring look like Teletubbies.

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My most valuable card is a T206 Matty card my brother gave me about 40 years ago. It surprised me because I had no clue he knew where to find something like that. He actually gave me two cards that Christmas, the other was an N162 Dunlap.

Some awesome cards. This is mine.https://ibb.co/NsH7c7j

Fred those are truly the most valuable cards.

The card(s) and notes my mother sent me before she passed away.

Awesome, I will also list the card(s) most valuable to me. This Wade Boggs and Roger Clemens wrong back pair is by far my favorite cards. They are also my 2 favorite players. I got these directly from Score back in the day and wouldn't sell them for WAY more the the price Al listed.

To me, the cards that are subjectively the most valuable to people are much more interesting than those worth the most money.

A couple of the former from the nonsports side of my collection, cards I literally looked years for, a 1954 British card of Julie Andrews and a 1964/5 French card of Bob Dylan. If the term applied, these are "rookie" cards.

I’d say this is def big leagues. Great card.

You can't be serious, homie! LOL!

Here is mine:

1951 Parkhurst Gordie Howe PSA 7

LOL I am always serious. With enough cash I bet I could buy ten Gordie Howes in high grade before midnight. Including yours hahaha. That doesn't make it meaningful. Meaningful is something that you want a great deal but that you can't find easily.

That is my dream e121. Great centering there.

Lol make them look like Teletubbies.

Thanks! The registration is indeed super nice on my Cobb 4.

Your 52 mantle is amazzzzing.

I'll wager good money that this never happens

This card isn't worth the most to the market, but it's worth the most to me.

...Disregard. It looks like my account is restricted from uploading photos larger than a thumbnail. I was going to post a photo of my 52 Topps Jackie Robinson, but I'm sure everyone here knows what that looks like already. So just picture a big red card with white borders.

The three cards in my collection that probably mean the most to me...

-52 Topps Mantle is the most "valuable"...the card I always wanted but could never afford when I first started collecting.
-T207 Weaver is my current favorite (I love collecting Black Sox cards)
-84 FleerU Puckett...I was a huge Puckett/Twins fan when I was younger and first got into baseball and card collecting.

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I Never imagined when I started that this trio would be in my collection
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Fantastic Trip Ted

(Drooling… freaking love that card and set!)

I’ve been lucky enough to add some sweet, valuable cards over the last 2-3 years, but forced to pick only 1, I’d have to say this Ted has the most “value” for me

For me - it would be this one

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I *think* this is my most valuable card. It would be worth five times as much in a PSA holder!

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This is a fun thread. I find it noteworthy that the overwhelming majority of posts are either of Cobb (mostly T206) or Mantle (mostly 1952 Topps), with Ruth (almost exclusively 1933 Godey) in third. I think there are more Cobbs, alone, or Mantles, alone, than all other players combined minus Cobb, Ruth, and Mantle.

My personal, absolute favorite on the thread so far is the Voskamp's Wagner - great card! So, in an effort to give Wagner a little love, here are his two rookies (although not his most valuable card). BTW - I always thought he looked a little like Fred Flintsone in this pose

T205?
 

Nice cards ... didn't know Weaver had a T205 .. :D:confused::confused:

Got this about 14 years ago - still #1 for me.

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Beautiful cards, everyone! Here is my contribution:

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Change of pace here....even though I'm a baseball guy at heart, I still have a ton of nostalgia for the NBA growing up in the '80s. Was a huge Lakers fan back then, and watching their playoff battles with the Celtics were some of my most fond memories of growing up. Hearing Dick Stockton's voice still takes me back.

So this card may be even more valuable to me than anything in my baseball card collection. The fact that it's an amazing 7 without much of the typical factory print for it doesn't hurt!

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This is a great thread and I love all the different cards.

Not surprising that Mantle and Cobb are leading the pack not to far behind by Ruth.

Like Ryan, I would like to inject a little love to the Wagner's

Not fortunate enough to get any Rookie Cards but here is my contribution

Tough call.....
 

Wilt signed Rookie (one of 3 known to exist)

Pack fresh Satch with likely some 5 year old kid's scotch tape on him (who could have blamed that kid!)

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Ted— that trio is insane. Phenomenal feat. Something you do not see every day.

Signed Wilt— wow. And the focus and sharpness of that Paige is wild.

I don't think it's just your account.. I've always wondered how this board only allows miniscule images to be attached in 2021...

but anyways, what was your card??

My favorite, and now easily most valuable, acquired right here on the 54.

Sick.

Picked up recently (compliments of n54 b-s-t) for my set-build.
193/524

Haha, my fault for posting right before I went to bed.
Brainfart! :)

Really big card
 

1951 Bowman uncut sheet featuring Ted Williams

T205 Mordecai Brown Drum back
 

Will try and get a picture although some of my E121-120 Ruth’s may give it a run for the money

Let’s not forget Joe Jackson

Very very nice piece of Joe jackson history.

I appreciate you taking care of it for me. Lol

If you ever decide to move it I have a good home for it

Ya, this forum could benefit greatly from some updated software and ImageMagick. I would switch everything over to Xenforo if I were the admin. They have some great forum software that could completely transform the user experience here. Especially with respect to the B/S/T threads, easily uploading pics of all sizes that get converted to ideal sizes that fit within the thread (so no more massive photos that blow up a page, and no more thumbnail sized pics). Also helps tremendously with organizing the sub forums and makes content easier to find. Also much better search functionality and capability. Also can search PMs efficiently. Can set up private group threads and implement all sorts of controls. Can "like" posts. Can maintain a user feedback rating for the B/S/T threads where buyers and sellers leave feedback just like you would on ebay. It also can be used via iPhone or Android app. Just click on the Net54 app on your phone and everything is perfectly formatted.

I know people will start accusing me of being a Xenforo shill now, but it really is great forum software. And it wouldn't be too difficult or costly to convert.

My card was a 52 Topps Jackie Robinson for most valuable to me, and a basketball card (lebron james RC with Michael jordan dual auto) for most valuable to the market.