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
51,653
TOTAL GRADED BY PSA
27,468
PSA 10 Population
53.2%
PSA 10 Grade Rate
MOST GRADED CARDS
1
#277 Alec Bohm
10.3%
5,307
2
#43 Jo Adell
9.4%
4,864
3
#187 Cristian Pache
7.8%
4,039
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- #1
2021 Topps #432 Jose Altuve
PSA 10 Value $125Total PSA Population 22PSA 10 Population 10PSA 10 Grade Rate 45.5% (Set Avg: 53.2%)
- #2
2021 Topps #150 Shohei Ohtani
PSA 10 Value $60Total PSA Population 634PSA 10 Population 364PSA 10 Grade Rate 57.4% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #3
2021 Topps #92 Tarik Skubal Rookie Card
Rookie CardPSA 10 Value $50Total PSA Population 1,253PSA 10 Population 709PSA 10 Grade Rate 56.6% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #4
2021 Topps #362 Garrett Crochet Rookie Card
Rookie CardPSA 10 Value $50Total PSA Population 50PSA 10 Population 24PSA 10 Grade Rate 48.0% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #5
2021 Topps #99 Aaron Judge
PSA 10 Value $45Total PSA Population 282PSA 10 Population 147PSA 10 Grade Rate 52.1% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #6
2021 Topps #112 Justin Verlander
PSA 10 Value $40Total PSA Population 26PSA 10 Population 14PSA 10 Grade Rate 53.8% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #7
2021 Topps #67 Clayton Kershaw
PSA 10 Value $40Total PSA Population 83PSA 10 Population 72PSA 10 Grade Rate 86.7% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #8
2021 Topps #275 Joey Votto
PSA 10 Value $35Total PSA Population 45PSA 10 Population 31PSA 10 Grade Rate 68.9% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #9
2021 Topps #291 Miguel Cabrera
PSA 10 Value $35Total PSA Population 43PSA 10 Population 29PSA 10 Grade Rate 67.4% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #10
2021 Topps #301 Buster Posey
PSA 10 Value $35Total PSA Population 29PSA 10 Population 21PSA 10 Grade Rate 72.4% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #11
2021 Topps #250 Bryce Harper
PSA 10 Value $35Total PSA Population 83PSA 10 Population 50PSA 10 Grade Rate 60.2% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #12
2021 Topps #27 Mike Trout
PSA 10 Value $35Total PSA Population 643PSA 10 Population 365PSA 10 Grade Rate 56.8% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #13
2021 Topps #120 Freddie Freeman
PSA 10 Value $30Total PSA Population 46PSA 10 Population 32PSA 10 Grade Rate 69.6% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #14
2021 Topps #24 Nolan Arenado
PSA 10 Value $25Total PSA Population 26PSA 10 Population 16PSA 10 Grade Rate 61.5% (Set Avg: 53.2%)
- #15
2021 Topps #13 Mookie Betts
PSA 10 Value $25Total PSA Population 154PSA 10 Population 44PSA 10 Grade Rate 28.6% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #16
2021 Topps #207 Yadier Molina
PSA 10 Value $25Total PSA Population 34PSA 10 Population 24PSA 10 Grade Rate 70.6% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #17
2021 Topps #263 Ronald Acuna Jr.
PSA 10 Value $20Total PSA Population 137PSA 10 Population 96PSA 10 Grade Rate 70.1% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #18
2021 Topps #538 Jazz Chisholm Rookie Card
Rookie CardPSA 10 Value $15Total PSA Population 86PSA 10 Population 58PSA 10 Grade Rate 67.4% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #19
2021 Topps #224 Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
PSA 10 Value $15Total PSA Population 32PSA 10 Population 18PSA 10 Grade Rate 56.3% (Set Avg: 53.2%) - #20
2021 Topps #310 Bo Bichette
PSA 10 Value $15Total PSA Population 220PSA 10 Population 98PSA 10 Grade Rate 44.5% (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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