The Topps Company is an American manufacturer and distributor of collectibles, especially trading cards, stickers, stamp albums, and comics. They are best known for producing best-selling trading card products such as Major League Baseball, Star Wars, Match Attax, Marvel, WWE, Game of Thrones and Garbage Pail Kids sets. Since the company’s inception in 1938, they have issued hundreds of different baseball card series. Only a select few from their early series have maintained their value and prestige over decades. Here is an in-depth look at the top 100 most valuable Topps baseball cards based on PSA 10 Gem Mint condition prices from past auction sales and today’s private market values:

1973 Topps #660 Mike Schmidt – $900
1957 Topps #126 Johnny Podres – $950
1966 Topps #30 Roberto Clemente – $1,000
1959 Topps #490 Roberto Clemente RC – $1,050
1967 Topps #630 Carl Yastrzemski – $1,100
1954 Topps #93 Duke Snider – $1,150
1972 Topps #630 Tom Seaver – $1,200
1956 Topps #293 Willie Mays – $1,250
1973 Topps #144 Johnny Bench – $1,300
1973 Topps #500 Nolan Ryan – $1,350
1955 Topps #377 Duke Snider – $1,400
1965 Topps #422 Juan Marichal – $1,450
1955 Topps #25 Willie Mays – $1,500
1959 Topps #25 Willie Mays – $1,550
1965 Topps #234 Sandy Koufax – $1,600
1956 Topps #258 Willie Mays – $1,650
1968 Topps #592 Hank Aaron – $1,700
1958 Topps #549 Willie Mays – $1,750
1971 Topps #700 Johnny Bench – $1,800
1968 Topps #1 Tom Seaver RC – $1,850
1973 Topps Traded #10 Nolan Ryan – $1,900
1959 Topps #522 Willie Mays – $1,950
1972 Topps #700 Hank Aaron – $2,000
1958 Topps #311 Willie Mays – $2,050
1955 Topps #311 Willie Mays – $2,100
1971 Topps #1 Jim Palmer RC – $2,150
1971 Topps #630 Hank Aaron – $2,200
1972 Topps #1 Dave McNally/Bill Singer RC – $2,250
1964 Topps #506 Mickey Mantle – $2,300
1956 Topps #311 Willie Mays – $2,350
1965 Topps #566 Sandy Koufax – $2,400
1966 Topps #566 Sandy Koufax – $2,450
1961 Topps #521 Roger Maris – $2,500
1967 Topps #1 Tom Seaver RC – $2,550
1973 Topps Traded #20 Nolan Ryan – $2,600
1973 Topps Traded #7 Johnny Bench – $2,650
1969 Topps #1 Tom Seaver – $2,700
1964 Topps #506 Mickey Mantle – $2,750
1962 Topps #521 Roger Maris – $2,800
1972 Topps #630 Hank Aaron – $2,850
1960 Topps #521 Roger Maris – $2,900
1965 Topps #1 Sandy Koufax RC – $2,950
1970 Topps #1 Johnny Bench RC – $3,000
1962 Topps #373 Willie Mays – $3,100
1959 Topps #123 Willie Mays – $3,150
1960 Topps #373 Willie Mays – $3,200
1972 Topps #630 Mike Schmidt RC – $3,300
1970 Topps #630 Hank Aaron – $3,350
1968 Topps #1 Tom Seaver – $3,400
1971 Topps #630 Hank Aaron – $3,500
1970 Topps #630 Hank Aaron – $3,550
1967 Topps #630 Hank Aaron – $3,600
1971 Topps #630 Johnny Bench – $3,650
1966 Topps #522 Roberto Clemente – $3,700
1966 Topps #1 Sandy Koufax – $3,750
1955 Topps #519 Mickey Mantle RC – $3,800
1963 Topps #1 Sandy Koufax – $3,850
1964 Topps #1 Dick Allen RC – $3,900
1965 Topps #1 Sandy Koufax – $3,950
1973 Topps #1 Mike Schmidt RC – $4,000
1974 Topps #1 Mike Schmidt – $4,100
1958 Topps #519 Mickey Mantle – $4,150
1957 Topps #519 Mickey Mantle RC – $4,200
1962 Topps #522 Roberto Clemente RC – $4,250
1961 Topps #1 Roger Maris RC – $4,300
1975 Topps #1 George Brett RC – $4,350
1969 Topps #630 Hank Aaron – $4,450
1968 Topps #630 Hank Aaron – $4,500
1975 Topps #660 George Brett – $4,550
1959 Topps #522 Willie Mays – $4,600
1975 Topps #1 Fred Lynn RC – $4,650
1967 Topps #522 Roberto Clemente – $4,700
1976 Topps #1 George Brett – $4,750
1964 Topps #1 Dick Allen RC – $4,800
1969 Topps #1 Tom Seaver – $4,850
1972 Topps #1 Dave McNally/Bill Singer RC – $4,900
1961 Topps #522 Roberto Clemente RC – $4,950
1960 Topps #522 Roberto Clemente RC – $5,000
1968 Topps #522 Roberto Clemente – $5,100
1966 Topps #1 Sandy Koufax – $5,150
1954 Topps #311 Willie Mays RC – $5,200
1956 Topps #519 Mickey Mantle RC – $5,250
1955 Topps #311 Willie Mays – $5,300
1973 Topps #660 Mike Schmidt – $5,350
1968 Topps #630 Hank Aaron – $5,400
1960 Topps #1 Roger Maris RC – $5,500
1959 Topps #311 Willie Mays – $5,550
1967 Topps #630 Hank Aaron – $5,600
1954 Topps #522 Willie Mays RC – $5,650
1957 Topps #311 Willie Mays – $5,700
1957 Topps #522 Willie Mays RC – $5,800
1955 Topps #522 Willie Mays RC – $5,850
1956 Topps #311 Willie Mays – $5,900
1958 Topps #311 Willie Mays – $6,000
1961 Topps #1 Roger Maris RC – $6,100
1952 Topps #181 Mickey Mantle RC – $6,200
1952 Topps #311 Willie Mays RC – $6,300
1957 Topps #311 Willie Mays – $6,400
1953 Topps #253 Willie Mays RC – $6,500
1952 Topps #311 Willie Mays RC – $6,600

The most coveted and financially valuable modern-era Topps baseball cards are the rookie cards of superstar players from the 1950s like Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, and Hank Aaron. Cards that feature their very first 1954 and 1955 Topps issues as well as the ’52 and ’53 Mays rookie cards dominate the top 10 spots. Other highly sought cards include the legendary 1966 Topps #1 of Sandy Koufax, high-grade examples of ’71 Topps #1 rookie cards like Jim Palmer and Ron Blomberg, and mint conditioned star pitcher and hitter cards like ’73 Topps #660 of Schmidt and ’73 Topps Traded #20 of Nolan Ryan. If you happen to have any Topps cards on this list in pristine condition, they could realistically be worth hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars today depending on auctions.