20 Most Valuable 2021 Topps Baseball Cards
With the release of its 2021 Topps Series 1 baseball card set, the company officially celebrated the 70th anniversary of its flagship design as a staple in the hobby.
As a way to commemorate the special milestone, you’ll notice Topps included a foil logo on each of its cards with a “70” above the Topps brand name.
But, Topps didn’t just stop there with a commemorative logo as a way to look back…
They also included tons of great inserts that feature current and former stars on several Topps designs from years paSt. Aside from the inserts and the 330-card base set in this release, you’ll also find plenty of variations, parallels, autographs and memorabilia cards to keep you busy chasing.
This set quickly grew on me and I’ve become a huge fan.
And, in this list, I will take a look at the 20 most valuable Topps Series 1 cards in the checkliSt. Let’s jump right in!
2021 Topps Baseball Set Snapshot
SET DETAILS
660
GRADING ANALYSIS
52,731
TOTAL GRADED BY PSA
28,076
PSA 10 Population
53.2%
PSA 10 Grade Rate
MOST GRADED CARDS
1
#277 Alec Bohm
10.1%
5,310
2
#43 Jo Adell
9.2%
4,864
3
#187 Cristian Pache
7.7%
4,039
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- #1
2021 Topps #432 Jose Altuve
PSA 10 Value $185 – $190Total PSA Population 35PSA 10 Population 19PSA 10 Grade Rate 54.3% (Set Avg: 53.2%)
- #2
2021 Topps #150 Shohei Ohtani
PSA 10 Value $100 – $105Total PSA Population 843PSA 10 Population 468PSA 10 Grade Rate 55.5% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #3
2021 Topps #112 Justin Verlander
PSA 10 Value $64 – $65Total PSA Population 46PSA 10 Population 31PSA 10 Grade Rate 67.4% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #4
2021 Topps #92 Tarik Skubal Rookie Card
Rookie CardPSA 10 Value $47 – $48Total PSA Population 1,500PSA 10 Population 856PSA 10 Grade Rate 57.1% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #5
2021 Topps #99 Aaron Judge
PSA 10 Value $46 – $47Total PSA Population 420PSA 10 Population 245PSA 10 Grade Rate 58.3% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #6
2021 Topps #362 Garrett Crochet Rookie Card
Rookie CardPSA 10 Value $45 – $47Total PSA Population 90PSA 10 Population 56PSA 10 Grade Rate 62.2% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #7
2021 Topps #291 Miguel Cabrera
PSA 10 Value $44 – $45Total PSA Population 57PSA 10 Population 40PSA 10 Grade Rate 70.2% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #8
2021 Topps #275 Joey Votto
PSA 10 Value $39 – $40Total PSA Population 50PSA 10 Population 36PSA 10 Grade Rate 72.0% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #9
2021 Topps #301 Buster Posey
PSA 10 Value $35 – $36Total PSA Population 33PSA 10 Population 25PSA 10 Grade Rate 75.8% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #10
2021 Topps #250 Bryce Harper
PSA 10 Value $34 – $35Total PSA Population 91PSA 10 Population 56PSA 10 Grade Rate 61.5% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #11
2021 Topps #67 Clayton Kershaw
PSA 10 Value $33 – $34Total PSA Population 101PSA 10 Population 80PSA 10 Grade Rate 79.2% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #12
2021 Topps #27 Mike Trout
PSA 10 Value $32 – $33Total PSA Population 646PSA 10 Population 366PSA 10 Grade Rate 56.7% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #13
2021 Topps #600 Randy Arozarena
PSA 10 Value $29 – $31Total PSA Population 10PSA 10 Population 7PSA 10 Grade Rate 70.0% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #14
2021 Topps #207 Yadier Molina
PSA 10 Value $27 – $28Total PSA Population 37PSA 10 Population 27PSA 10 Grade Rate 73.0% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #15
2021 Topps #120 Freddie Freeman
PSA 10 Value $26 – $27Total PSA Population 57PSA 10 Population 38PSA 10 Grade Rate 66.7% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #16
2021 Topps #13 Mookie Betts
PSA 10 Value $26 – $27Total PSA Population 156PSA 10 Population 46PSA 10 Grade Rate 29.5% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #17
2021 Topps #24 Nolan Arenado
PSA 10 Value $23 – $24Total PSA Population 26PSA 10 Population 16PSA 10 Grade Rate 61.5% (Set Avg: 53.2%)
- #18
2021 Topps #263 Ronald Acuna Jr.
PSA 10 Value $20 – $21Total PSA Population 140PSA 10 Population 99PSA 10 Grade Rate 70.7% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #19
2021 Topps #1 Fernando Tatis Jr.
PSA 10 Value $17 – $18Total PSA Population 203PSA 10 Population 135PSA 10 Grade Rate 66.5% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #20
2021 Topps #224 Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
PSA 10 Value $16 – $17Total PSA Population 32PSA 10 Population 18PSA 10 Grade Rate 56.3% (Set Avg: 53.2%)
Ross’s Take
I love the 2021 Topps Series 1 base set design as it flashes a modern look and feel to it without being too over the top.
The diagonal nameplates can sometimes make it slightly tedious to make out the player’s name and position info, but it’s not too big of a deal.
While there weren’t really any blockbuster rookies that preceded the release of this set, time will tell if some of these guys develop into superstars that could send prices of their rookies soaring in future years.
Still, the rookie class is decent enough and there are plenty of big-name stars and future Hall of Famers to collect within the 330-card checkliSt. If you’re looking for subsets, there are a few traditional ones, including: Future Stars League Leaders World Series Highlights And as usual, there are plenty of parallels, variations, autographs, and memorabilia cards to keep you busy chasing down some of those more exciting pulls.
Overall, I think Topps did a great job with this set.
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