Most valuable sports trading cards sold at auctions worldwide 2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Apr 22, 2024

As of 2023, a Mickey Mantle baseball card sold by Heritage Auctions for 12.6 million U.S. dollars was the most expensive sports trading card sold at auction to date. The card, depicting the famous New York Yankees player, was produced by Topps in 1952. A Honus Wagner card and a Babe Ruth card followed in the ranking, being sold for 7.25 million and 7.2 million U.S. dollars, respectively.

Most expensive sports trading cards sold at auctions worldwide as of 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)

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Release date

April 2024

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

as of December 2023

Special properties

figures include buyer's premium

Supplementary notes

¹ Private sales.

Figures have been compiled by Statista from the following sources: Sotheby's, Heritage Auctions, and The Auction Network.

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