The Most Valuable 1978 Topps Baseball Cards
Ranked by real closed-sale prices across 727 tracked 1978 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 #1-726 1978 Topps Baseball at $203.72.
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Top 10 by sold value used new / sealed
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1978 Rookie Shortstops #707 1978 Topps Baseball$11.5· $23,503 new/sealed - 3
Eddie Murray #36 1978 Topps Baseball$10.5· $47,580 new/sealed - 4
Nolan Ryan #400 1978 Topps Baseball$8.99· $8,052 new/sealed - 5
1978 Rookie Catchers #708 1978 Topps Baseball$7.99· $1,555 new/sealed - 6
Andre Dawson #72 1978 Topps Baseball$5.99· $918 new/sealed - 7
Iorg/Oliver/Perlozzo/Whitaker #704 1978 Topps Baseball$5· $2,700 new/sealed - 8
Johnny Bench #700 1978 Topps Baseball$4.86· $1,130 new/sealed - 9
Mike Schmidt #360 1978 Topps Baseball$4.71· $2,188 new/sealed - 10
Pete Rose #20 1978 Topps Baseball$4.27· $1,272 new/sealed - 11
Reggie Jackson #200 1978 Topps Baseball$4· $10,033 new/sealed - 12
Nolan Ryan #6 1978 Topps Baseball$4· $548.97 new/sealed - 13
Thurman Munson #60 1978 Topps Baseball$3.29· $2,005 new/sealed - 14
Rod Carew #580 1978 Topps Baseball$3.15· $1,059 new/sealed - 15
Carlton Fisk #270 1978 Topps Baseball$3.06· $452.48 new/sealed - 16
1977 Victory Leaders #205 1978 Topps Baseball$3.04· $140.14 new/sealed - 17
George Brett #100 1978 Topps Baseball$3· $10,830 new/sealed - 18
Pete Rose #5 1978 Topps Baseball$2.99· $915.55 new/sealed - 19
Robin Yount #173 1978 Topps Baseball$2.9· $619.95 new/sealed - 20
Carl Yastrzemski #40 1978 Topps Baseball$2.67· $893.94 new/sealed - 21
Lou Brock #170 1978 Topps Baseball$2.66· $277.5 new/sealed - 22
1978 Rookie Pitchers #703 1978 Topps Baseball$2.64· $266.56 new/sealed - 23
Bruce Sutter #325 1978 Topps Baseball$2.64· $171.17 new/sealed - 24
Mark Fidrych #45 1978 Topps Baseball$2.61· $260 new/sealed - 25
Steve Garvey #350 1978 Topps Baseball$2.5· $270.05 new/sealed - 26
Tom Seaver #450 1978 Topps Baseball$2.5· $345.01 new/sealed - 27
Dave Winfield #530 1978 Topps Baseball$2.5· $1,276 new/sealed - 28
Joe Morgan #300 1978 Topps Baseball$2.49· $397.59 new/sealed - 29
1977 Strikeout Leaders #206 1978 Topps Baseball$2.49· $635.79 new/sealed - 30
Gary Carter #120 1978 Topps Baseball$2.42· $812.92 new/sealed - 31
1977 RBI Leaders #203 1978 Topps Baseball$2.37· $59.05 new/sealed - 32
1978 Rookie Outfielders #705 1978 Topps Baseball$2.35· $840 new/sealed - 33
George Foster #500 1978 Topps Baseball$2.34· $232.49 new/sealed - 34
Willie McCovey #34 1978 Topps Baseball$2.34· $385.45 new/sealed - 35
Glenn Burke #562 1978 Topps Baseball$2.34· $515 new/sealed - 36
Red Sox Team #424 1978 Topps Baseball$2.26· $121.02 new/sealed - 37
Dick Pole #233 1978 Topps Baseball$2.25· $207.5 new/sealed - 38
Brooks Robinson #4 1978 Topps Baseball$2.25· $588 new/sealed - 39
Cubs Team #302 1978 Topps Baseball$2.25· $224.72 new/sealed - 40
Willie Stargell #510 1978 Topps Baseball$2.25· $353.75 new/sealed - 41
Jim Palmer #160 1978 Topps Baseball$2.25· $380.5 new/sealed - 42
1977 World Series #413 1978 Topps Baseball$2.17· $222.94 new/sealed - 43
Ron Guidry #135 1978 Topps Baseball$2.14· $216 new/sealed - 44
Joe Sambito #498 1978 Topps Baseball$2.13· $36 new/sealed - 45
Mario Soto #427 1978 Topps Baseball$2.09· $233.52 new/sealed - 46
Frank Taveras #685 1978 Topps Baseball$2.07· $37.6 new/sealed - 47
Pete Falcone #669 1978 Topps Baseball$2.05· $81.68 new/sealed - 48
Jack Clark #384 1978 Topps Baseball$2.05· $265 new/sealed - 49
Padres Team #192 1978 Topps Baseball$2.02· $109.06 new/sealed - 50
Johnnie LeMaster #538 1978 Topps Baseball$2.02· $3,400 new/sealed
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