The Most Valuable 1979 Topps Baseball Cards
Ranked by real closed-sale prices across 728 tracked 1979 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 1979 Topps Baseball at $239.93.
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Top 10 by sold value used new / sealed
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Ozzie Smith #116 1979 Topps Baseball$24.99· $150,000 new/sealed - 3
Nolan Ryan #115 1979 Topps Baseball$9.34· $37,210 new/sealed - 4
Pete Rose #650 1979 Topps Baseball$3.94· $7,700 new/sealed - 5
Leading Firemen #8 1979 Topps Baseball$3.65· $275 new/sealed - 6
Mike Schmidt #610 1979 Topps Baseball$3.56· $2,800 new/sealed - 7
Strikeout Leaders #6 1979 Topps Baseball$3.26· $414.5 new/sealed - 8
Dale Murphy #39 1979 Topps Baseball$3.05· $869.88 new/sealed - 9
Eddie Murray #640 1979 Topps Baseball$3.01· $1,150 new/sealed - 10
Johnny Bench #200 1979 Topps Baseball$3· $1,037 new/sealed - 11
George Brett #330 1979 Topps Baseball$3· $9,100 new/sealed - 12
Checklist 1-121 #121 1979 Topps Baseball$3· $224.8 new/sealed - 13
Thurman Munson #310 1979 Topps Baseball$2.99· $736.42 new/sealed - 14
Carl Yastrzemski #320 1979 Topps Baseball$2.98· $2,806 new/sealed - 15
Paul Molitor #24 1979 Topps Baseball$2.79· $1,172 new/sealed - 16
Tony Armas #507 1979 Topps Baseball$2.71· $91 new/sealed - 17
Ken Landreaux #619 1979 Topps Baseball$2.63· $242.28 new/sealed - 18
Willie Wilson #409 1979 Topps Baseball$2.61· $2,247 new/sealed - 19
Reggie Jackson #700 1979 Topps Baseball$2.57· $1,500 new/sealed - 20
Pete Rose #204 1979 Topps Baseball$2.52· $443.5 new/sealed - 21
Bob Horner #586 1979 Topps Baseball$2.5· $1,040 new/sealed - 22
Jim Palmer #340 1979 Topps Baseball$2.49· $2,717 new/sealed - 23
![Astros Prospects [Bochy, Fischlin, Pisker] #718 1979 Topps Baseball](/api/images/junkpal-products/sports/astros-prospects-bochy-fischlin-pisker-718-baseball-cards-1979-topps-sport/thumb.webp)
Astros Prospects [Bochy, Fischlin, Pisker] #718 1979 Topps Baseball$2.47· $197.54 new/sealed - 24
Dave Parker #430 1979 Topps Baseball$2.42· $495.44 new/sealed - 25
Batting Leaders #1 1979 Topps Baseball$2.33· $199.21 new/sealed - 26
Andres Mora #287 1979 Topps Baseball$2.32· $600 new/sealed - 27
Dave Winfield #30 1979 Topps Baseball$2.28· $785 new/sealed - 28
![Bump Wills [Rangers] #369 1979 Topps Baseball](/api/images/junkpal-products/sports/bump-wills-rangers-369-baseball-cards-1979-topps-sport/thumb.webp)
Bump Wills [Rangers] #369 1979 Topps Baseball$2.28· $52 new/sealed - 29
Cubs Team #551 1979 Topps Baseball$2.27· $137.82 new/sealed - 30
Gary Thomasson #387 1979 Topps Baseball$2.25· $53.14 new/sealed - 31
Terry Whitfield #589 1979 Topps Baseball$2.25· $220.36 new/sealed - 32
Reds Team #259 1979 Topps Baseball$2.25· $234.61 new/sealed - 33
Willie Stargell #55 1979 Topps Baseball$2.23· $10,096 new/sealed - 34
All Time Home Runs #413 1979 Topps Baseball$2.23· $303 new/sealed - 35
Mike Edwards #613 1979 Topps Baseball$2.23· $235.66 new/sealed - 36
Don Baylor #635 1979 Topps Baseball$2.22· $210.51 new/sealed - 37
Rick Waits #484 1979 Topps Baseball$2.2· $86.51 new/sealed - 38
Jim Rice #400 1979 Topps Baseball$2.17· $983.44 new/sealed - 39
Ron Guidry #500 1979 Topps Baseball$2.15· $326 new/sealed - 40
Robin Yount #95 1979 Topps Baseball$2.13· $555.74 new/sealed - 41
Alan Trammell #358 1979 Topps Baseball$2.13· $1,085 new/sealed - 42
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Bert Blyleven #308 1979 Topps Baseball$2.12· $2,600 new/sealed - 44
Giants Team #356 1979 Topps Baseball$2.11· $213.39 new/sealed - 45
Bump Wills #369 1979 Topps Baseball$2.11· $1,617 new/sealed - 46
Willie McCovey #215 1979 Topps Baseball$2.1· $936.78 new/sealed - 47
Tug McGraw #345 1979 Topps Baseball$2.09· $124 new/sealed - 48
Cardinals Team #192 1979 Topps Baseball$2.06· $750 new/sealed - 49
Fergie Jenkins #544 1979 Topps Baseball$2.04· $699.99 new/sealed - 50
Joe Morgan #20 1979 Topps Baseball$2.02· $760.01 new/sealed
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