The 2022 Topps Gallery baseball card set was released in May of this year and contained an assortment of redesigned main set cards along with insert parallels focusing on top players. While the base cards in the 525 card set hold relatively modest value on the secondary market, several key short printed and autographed variants have already emerged as highly valuable modern pieces for collectors. Let’s take a look at some of the most expensive 2022 Topps Gallery cards to date.
Kicking off our list at the #5 spot is the Luis Robert Rainbow Foil parallel card. Only 15 of these parallel versions featuring the young White Sox outfielder were produced, making it an extremely scarce pull. As a result, PSA 10 gem mint examples have sold for up to $1,000 so far. Another White Sox star, Tim Anderson, claims the #4 spot with his Mosiac parallel /15 holding a similar $1,000 price tag in top grade.
Taking the #3 position is arguably the biggest star in the game, Albert Pujols. His Auto Patch parallel clocks in at #3 due to its dual relic and on-card signature combination paired with an ultra-low print run of /5 copies worldwide. Graded PSA 10 examples of Pujols’ dual auto patch have traded hands for as much as $1,500 so far. Close behind at #2 is a card featuring perhaps the game’s top young superstar, Fernando Tatis Jr. His Masters of the Game Auto /10 parallel holds significant rarity and desirability, with a PSA 10 copy recently selling for a whopping $2,000.
And that brings us to the most valuable 2022 Topps Gallery card as of now – the Aaron Judge Rainbow Foil Auto parallel. Like the Robert mentioned earlier, only 15 copies of Judge’s foil auto were produced. What takes this card to the top is that it features arguably the most coveted modern player in all of baseball chasing the longstanding AL single season home run record. With Judge in the midst of his epic 2022 season at the time of the Gallery release, collector demand for any rare cards of his skyrocketed. As a result, the ultra-short printed Aaron Judge Rainbow Foil Auto parallel holds a current record as the sole PSA 10 copy to sell, fetching an incredible $3,000 back in August.
As we round out our rankings of the top five most valuable 2022 Topps Gallery cards so far, it’s abundantly clear that short printed parallels featuring the games biggest stars like Judge, Tatis, Pujols and morecommand astronomical prices compared to standard base cards in the set. With the huge recent surge in overall sports card values in 2022, it’s entirely possible more high-grade copies of key parallels continue to emerge and potentially surpass the records set by the cards highlighted above. Additional factors like postseason performances too could impact long term value. Regardless, the 2022 Topps Gallery release has already proven to offer some truly elite, rare modern pieces for savvy collectors willing to pay top-dollar for the short printed hits within. As interest in the modern card market persists, these highly valuable parallels from this year’s set are sure to remain some of the most coveted investments for years to come.
