The Most Valuable 1961 Topps Baseball Cards

Ranked by real closed-sale prices across 599 tracked 1961 Topps Baseball items — not guesses, not asking prices. Updated August 2026; the order shifts as the market does. Right now the crown belongs to Complete Set 1961 Topps Baseball at $7,320.

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   Complete Set 1961 Topps Baseball

   $7,320
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   Mickey Mantle #300 1961 Topps Baseball

   $327.24· $53,904 new/sealed
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   Mickey Mantle #578 1961 Topps Baseball

   $322.32· $57,958 new/sealed
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   Mickey Mantle: MVP #475 1961 Topps Baseball

   $151.5· $24,894 new/sealed
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   Juan Marichal #417 1961 Topps Baseball

   $133.2· $50,400 new/sealed
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   Hank Aaron #415 1961 Topps Baseball

   $96.69· $17,203 new/sealed
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   Willie Mays #579 1961 Topps Baseball

   $92· $16,576 new/sealed
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   Hank Aaron #577 1961 Topps Baseball

   $75.29· $13,978 new/sealed
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   Bob Clemente #388 1961 Topps Baseball

   $66.84· $12,200 new/sealed
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    Carl Yastrzemski #287 1961 Topps Baseball

    $64· $97,600 new/sealed
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    Ernie Banks #575 1961 Topps Baseball

    $62.11· $11,239 new/sealed
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    Roger Maris #576 1961 Topps Baseball

    $60.5· $10,819 new/sealed
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    Sandy Koufax #344 1961 Topps Baseball

    $55· $13,573 new/sealed
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    Babe Ruth #401 1961 Topps Baseball

    $51.7· $9,348 new/sealed
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    Willie Mays #150 1961 Topps Baseball

    $51.25· $11,248 new/sealed
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    Hank Aaron [MVP] #484 1961 Topps Baseball

    $50.85· $18,338 new/sealed
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    Yogi Berra #425 1961 Topps Baseball

    $49.69· $9,038 new/sealed
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    Brooks Robinson #572 1961 Topps Baseball

    $47.78· $8,580 new/sealed
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    Frank Robinson #581 1961 Topps Baseball

    $45.5· $7,567 new/sealed
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    Pirates Team #554 1961 Topps Baseball

    $43.76· $8,258 new/sealed
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    Yogi Berra [MVP] #472 1961 Topps Baseball

    $42.29· $7,635 new/sealed
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    Jim Gentile #559 1961 Topps Baseball

    $42.05· $6,641 new/sealed
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    World Series Game 2 [Mantle Slams 2 Homers] #307 1961 Topps Baseball

    $41.06· $7,632 new/sealed
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    Al Kaline #580 1961 Topps Baseball

    $40.42· $7,272 new/sealed
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    Whitey Ford #586 1961 Topps Baseball

    $39.44· $6,679 new/sealed
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    Mantle Blasts #406 1961 Topps Baseball

    $37.14· $6,279 new/sealed
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    Checklist 89-176 [Yellow Letters, Black 98] #98 1961 Topps Baseball

    $36.99
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    Willie Mays [MVP] #482 1961 Topps Baseball

    $36.25· $6,593 new/sealed
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    Bob Cerv #563 1961 Topps Baseball

    $36.11· $6,240 new/sealed
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    Minnesota Twins #542 1961 Topps Baseball

    $35.44· $7,796 new/sealed
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    AL Home Run Leaders #44 1961 Topps Baseball

    $34.99· $6,144 new/sealed
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    Warren Spahn #589 1961 Topps Baseball

    $34.99· $5,627 new/sealed
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    Hoyt Wilhelm #545 1961 Topps Baseball

    $33.74· $6,765 new/sealed
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    Roger Maris #2 1961 Topps Baseball

    $33.5· $16,654 new/sealed
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    Bill Skowron #568 1961 Topps Baseball

    $33.39· $1,131 new/sealed
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    Bill Mazeroski #571 1961 Topps Baseball

    $31· $5,571 new/sealed
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    Ernie Banks #350 1961 Topps Baseball

    $30.76· $5,150 new/sealed
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    Jim Coates #531 1961 Topps Baseball

    $30.23· $5,073 new/sealed
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    Ron Santo #35 1961 Topps Baseball

    $30.05· $8,532 new/sealed
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    Luis Aparicio #574 1961 Topps Baseball

    $30· $5,423 new/sealed
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    Roger Maris [MVP] #478 1961 Topps Baseball

    $29.99· $5,244 new/sealed
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    Ernie Banks [MVP] #485 1961 Topps Baseball

    $29.22· $5,272 new/sealed
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    Billy Williams #141 1961 Topps Baseball

    $28· $5,809 new/sealed
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    Stan Musial #290 1961 Topps Baseball

    $27· $6,778 new/sealed
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    Frank Robinson #360 1961 Topps Baseball

    $27· $4,885 new/sealed
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    Bob Gibson #211 1961 Topps Baseball

    $25· $3,849 new/sealed
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    Roland Sheldon #541 1961 Topps Baseball

    $23.8· $4,410 new/sealed
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    Felipe Alou #565 1961 Topps Baseball

    $22.65· $4,004 new/sealed
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    George Thomas #544 1961 Topps Baseball

    $22.49· $3,896 new/sealed
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    Ken Boyer #573 1961 Topps Baseball

    $21.24· $2,061 new/sealed
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