25 Most Valuable 1985 Topps Baseball Cards
When I look back at the 1985 Topps baseball card set, I have mixed feelings.
There are some fantastic rookie cards to chase and plenty of star power.
But, the set almost seems to be a collection of “what might have been” stories…
Scandal caught up with Clemens and McGwire.
Drugs and alcohol caught up with Gooden and Strawberry.
Injuries caught up to Mattingly and Davis.
Don’t get me wrong, there are many positive vibes to this set and it’s packed with plenty of Hall of Famers.
It’s just that there could have been even more Hall of Famers packed within.
Regardless, the set has held up well over time and remains quite popular in the baseball card community.
And in this guide, I’ll run through the ten most valuable.
Let’s jump right in!
1985 Topps Baseball Set Snapshot
SET DETAILS
792
Kirby Puckett, Roger Clemens, Dwight Gooden, Eric Davis, Orel Hershiser
GRADING ANALYSIS
186,290
TOTAL GRADED BY PSA
16,670
PSA 10 Population
8.9%
PSA 10 Grade Rate
MOST GRADED CARDS
1
#401 Mark McGwire 1984 USA Baseball Team
35.4%
65,865
2
#181 Roger Clemens
19.4%
36,072
3
#536 Kirby Puckett
9.8%
18,182
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Ross’s Take
When you look back at the 1985 Topps checklist, you can quickly tell just how much star power and great rookie cards there are in this 792-card set.
To this day, the set remains popular with collectors of that era who are looking to build the set in top grade and those who collect some of the big names of the 80s.
Within the set were also several different subsets, including: Record Breakers (#1-10) Father/Son (#131-143) USA Olympic Team (#389-401) All-Star (#701-722) Checklists Managers Time will tell if guys like McGwire and Clemens get into the Hall of Fame.
If so, the demand for this set would likely see even more of an uptick.
For now, it remains a solid set with enough of a fan base to keep top-grade specimens in demand for quite some time.
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