12 Most Valuable 2001 Topps Baseball Cards
When looking at the 2001 Topps baseball cards set, two things immediately stand out: 1) the green borders 2) the lack of an Albert Pujols rookie card One of those things is kind of cool, but the other one turned out to be a huge letdown…
The green borders gave the cards a unique look and continued a multi-year stretch that Topps went with a non-white border for its design.
But omitting an Albert Pujols rookie card is one of the biggest hobby disappointments of that period.
At least Topps didn’t leave out the Ichiro rookie from the 790-card checkliSt. It turned out to be the key card in this set, headlining a group of cards that can be quite pricey in high grade.
And in this guide, we’ll take a look at the 12 most valuable.
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Ross’s Take
For its 50th anniversary, Topps did a great job by including several different exciting features with its 2001 flagship release.
The green borders give the cards unique eye appeal, though they can be a nightmare when trying to land a top grade from one of the grading companies.
Many collectors liked to see the return of Manager, dual-prospect and season highlight (2000) cards.
And the omission of card #7 to honor Mickey Mantle was a nice touch, too.
The lack of an Albert Pujols rookie card, but the Ichiro rookie card is the clear highlight of a rookie class that also included big names of the day like Jake Peavy and Travis Hafner.
The aforementioned Managers and Season Highlights cards rounded out a solid group of subsets that also included Draft Picks, Prospects, Golden Moments, League Leaders, Postseason Highlights and Team cards.
Overall, I think Topps did a great job with this set to help celebrate fifty years of making baseball cards.
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