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Baseball cards provide a glimpse into the past and allow fans to celebrate their favorite players. Numerous factors influence a card's value, including age, scarcity, player, condition, and market trends. Review the following list if you're new to card collecting or wish to learn more about rare sports cards. 

What Are Some of the World’s Rarest & Most Valuable Baseball Cards?

1. Babe Ruth 1916 Sporting News Card

This black and white card depicting the Babe on the pitcher’s mound during his storied run with the Boston Red Sox sold for $717,000 at auction in 2016. It features an off-center design and comes with blank and assorted advertisement backs. The card is challenging to find, and its graded worth is over $1 million. Many other cards feature Ruth that are worth thousands of dollars, including the 1914 “Sultan of Swat” card from the Baltimore News. 

2. “Shoeless” Joe Jackson 1909 American Caramel Card

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“Shoeless” Joe Jackson is known to many as a character from the movie “Field of Dreams.” He was a White Sox player linked to the infamous Black Sox scandal that attempted to fix the 1919 World Series. It's unclear if Jackson played a role in the scandal that ended his career. However, there are not many baseball cards depicting his likeness. There are 90 American Caramel Cards from 1909 that are worth about $66,189 at auction. 

3. Honus Wagner 1909-11 T206 White Border Card

Between 50 and 75 copies of the Honus Wagner card are thought to still exist, and the card is estimated at $4 million in mint condition.  It was designed and distributed by the American Tobacco Company and has sold at auction for $451,000 to $3.12 million. Few card copies exist because the Pittsburgh Pirate player reportedly didn’t want children buying cigarettes to obtain it. 

 

Other rare baseball cards include the Mickey Mantle 1952 Topps, Roberto Clemente 1955 Topps, and the Willie Mays 1952 Topps cards. Find these and more rarities at The Card Shop - Sports Cards and Collectibles in Atlanta, GA. This card shop features a friendly and knowledgeable staff ready to help you find graded and signed sports cards and gaming cards. Call (404) 855-5513 today with questions or browse baseball cards online.

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