The Most Valuable 1981 Topps Football Cards

Ranked by real closed-sale prices across 534 tracked 1981 Topps Football items — not guesses, not asking prices. Updated August 2026; the order shifts as the market does. Right now the crown belongs to Complete Set 1981 Topps Football at $125.

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   Complete Set 1981 Topps Football

   $125
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   Joe Montana #216 1981 Topps Football

   $111.89· $51,240 new/sealed
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   Walter Payton #400 1981 Topps Football

   $5.98· $4,040 new/sealed
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   Burgess Ownes #429 1981 Topps Football

   $4.8· $49.99 new/sealed
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   Dan Hampton #316 1981 Topps Football

   $4.5· $3,782 new/sealed
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   Art Monk #194 1981 Topps Football

   $4.06· $1,768 new/sealed
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   Billy Sims #100 1981 Topps Football

   $3.37· $346.27 new/sealed
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   Walter Payton #202 1981 Topps Football

   $3.15· $1,338 new/sealed
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   Kellen Winslow #150 1981 Topps Football

   $3.08· $548.27 new/sealed
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    Dwight Clark #422 1981 Topps Football

    $2.68· $1,861 new/sealed
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    Mark Gastineau #342 1981 Topps Football

    $2.64· $250.37 new/sealed
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    Terry Bradshaw #375 1981 Topps Football

    $2.52· $580.18 new/sealed
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    Steve Largent #271 1981 Topps Football

    $2.42· $314.87 new/sealed
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    Terry Bradshaw #88 1981 Topps Football

    $2.09· $160 new/sealed
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    Bears Team Leaders: Checklist #264 1981 Topps Football

    $2.05· $260 new/sealed
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    Cullen Bryant #273 1981 Topps Football

    $2· $74.1 new/sealed
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    John Stallworth #476 1981 Topps Football

    $2· $182.41 new/sealed
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    Tony Dorsett #500 1981 Topps Football

    $1.99· $575 new/sealed
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    Colts Team Leaders: Checklist #411 1981 Topps Football

    $1.99
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    Marty Lyons #238 1981 Topps Football

    $1.99· $67 new/sealed
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    Pat Donovan #330 1981 Topps Football

    $1.99· $99.95 new/sealed
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    Jim Plunkett #135 1981 Topps Football

    $1.99· $341.77 new/sealed
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    Joe Greene #495 1981 Topps Football

    $1.99· $517.11 new/sealed
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    Kellen Winslow #524 1981 Topps Football

    $1.98· $158.93 new/sealed
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    Bob Griese #482 1981 Topps Football

    $1.97· $164.58 new/sealed
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    Jan Stenerud #387 1981 Topps Football

    $1.97· $180.86 new/sealed
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    Cooper, Winslow: Receiving Leaders #2 1981 Topps Football

    $1.96· $166.37 new/sealed
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    Earnest Gray #171 1981 Topps Football

    $1.96· $24.99 new/sealed
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    Ray Guy #186 1981 Topps Football

    $1.94· $206.26 new/sealed
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    Jerry Sisemore #112 1981 Topps Football

    $1.93· $92.25 new/sealed
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    Charlie Joiner #496 1981 Topps Football

    $1.93· $176.32 new/sealed
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    Ken Stabler #405 1981 Topps Football

    $1.91· $157.89 new/sealed
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    Drew Pearson #95 1981 Topps Football

    $1.89· $149.9 new/sealed
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    Checklist 265-396 #389 1981 Topps Football

    $1.89· $59.99 new/sealed
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    Joe Klecko #47 1981 Topps Football

    $1.88· $86 new/sealed
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    Karl Lorch #349 1981 Topps Football

    $1.87· $69.99 new/sealed
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    Steve Largent #343 1981 Topps Football

    $1.87· $153.23 new/sealed
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    David Lewis #341 1981 Topps Football

    $1.85· $56.24 new/sealed
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    Robert Newhouse #71 1981 Topps Football

    $1.85· $149.51 new/sealed
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    Randy White #470 1981 Topps Football

    $1.85· $182.38 new/sealed
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    Ken Anderson #115 1981 Topps Football

    $1.83· $61 new/sealed
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    Steve Furness #436 1981 Topps Football

    $1.79· $163.78 new/sealed
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    Harry Carson #475 1981 Topps Football

    $1.79· $176 new/sealed
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    Randy Gradishar #116 1981 Topps Football

    $1.79· $120 new/sealed
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    AFC Championship #493 1981 Topps Football

    $1.79· $230.88 new/sealed
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    Ron Springs #433 1981 Topps Football

    $1.79· $42 new/sealed
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    Frank LeMaster #357 1981 Topps Football

    $1.79· $39 new/sealed
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    Carl Hairston #480 1981 Topps Football

    $1.79· $95.75 new/sealed
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    Billy Campfield #199 1981 Topps Football

    $1.79· $53 new/sealed
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    Rich Saul #141 1981 Topps Football

    $1.79· $22.49 new/sealed
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