Memorabilia.co

The Field Index · Edition 2026.1

What did it actually sell for?
The collector's comp database, free.

72 documented memorabilia sales — auction-house catalog, lot number, authentication grade, provenance, and source citations on every entry — across eight categories. $172M in aggregate hammer + premium covered. Updated quarterly. No paywall, no signup, no upsell.

Search every compHow comps are sourced
  • Every comp documents venue, lot, and date
  • Authentication grade on every entry
  • Sources cited, never paywalled

At a glance

What the Field Index covers

Eight categories, hundreds of years of provenance, every comp sourced from auction-house records and third-party authentication. Updated quarterly.

Tracked sales
72
Across 8 categories
Aggregate hammer + premium
$172M
Field Index lifetime coverage
Documented record-setters
17
Auction-house verified
Categories covered
8
Cards, autographs, props, comics, music, toys, political, sports

Last updated May 25, 2026. Disclaimer: figures reflect publicly reported hammer + buyer's premium as of source-cited date.

Browse by category

Eight category indexes, each its own archive.

Trading cards, autographs, sports memorabilia, comics, music, movie/TV, toys, and political/historical. Each category page lists every tracked comp and the median, high, and aggregate hammer for the set.

Trading Cards

16

tracked comparable sales

Median sale
$1.00M
Highest sale
$12.6M
Open category Autographs

3

tracked comparable sales

Median sale
$96K
Highest sale
$191K
Open category Sports Memorabilia

7

tracked comparable sales

Median sale
$1.08M
Highest sale
$10.1M
Open category Comics

9

tracked comparable sales

Median sale
$492K
Highest sale
$6.00M
Open category Music Memorabilia

9

tracked comparable sales

Median sale
$290K
Highest sale
$6.01M
Open category Movie & TV Memorabilia

10

tracked comparable sales

Median sale
$1.06M
Highest sale
$32.5M
Open category Toys

10

tracked comparable sales

Median sale
$33K
Highest sale
$420K
Open category Political & Historical

8

tracked comparable sales

Median sale
$145K
Highest sale
$18.9M
Open category

Search every comp

The full Field Index, searchable.

Filter by category, sort by price or date, and search by item, venue, or authenticator. Each row links to a full provenance and source page.

Showing 72 of 72 tracked sales.

Item Price
Watchmen #1 (September 1986) — first appearance

Modern Comics (1986–present)

$5K
1956 Topps #135 Mickey Mantle

Vintage Baseball Cards (1948–1969)

$132K
LEGO 1978 #375 Yellow Castle (factory-sealed)

Vintage LEGO (1970s–1980s)

$5K
Jimi Hendrix Experience at Fillmore West, BG-105 (1968)

Concert Posters (Psychedelic Era)

$8K
Ross Perot 1992 campaign poster (original)

Political Campaign Memorabilia

$450
Ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Film Costume Property

$32.5M
Joe DiMaggio signed Louisville Slugger bat

Sports Autographs — Baseball

$10K
1979 Kenner Star Wars 12-back Luke Skywalker (Farmboy) AFA 85

Vintage Star Wars (1977–1985)

$33K
Titanic (1997) screen-used letter prop signed by Leonardo DiCaprio

Screen-Used Props

$19K
Bob Dylan signed Mr. Tambourine Man / Bringing It All Back Home album

Music Autographed Items

$23K
1909 E95 Philadelphia Caramel Honus Wagner

Tobacco Era Cards (1909–1911)

$96K
1933 Goudey #181 Babe Ruth

Pre-War Baseball Cards (1909–1947)

$264K
Indiana Jones fedora — Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Harrison Ford screen-worn

Screen-Used Costume

$630K
Abraham Lincoln signed cabinet appointment document (1861)

Presidential Documents

$68K
1860 Lincoln-Hamlin jugate campaign ferrotype

Political Campaign Memorabilia

$19K
1971 Marusan Godzilla shogun-warrior style figure (Japanese)

Vintage Japanese Toys (1960s–1980s)

$8K
2017 Panini Immaculate Collection Patrick Mahomes RPA /99

Modern Football Cards (1981–present)

$4.30M
Original A New Hope (1977) screen-used Stormtrooper helmet

Screen-Used Props

$250K
Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962)

Silver Age Comics (1956–1970)

$490K
1984 Hasbro Transformers G1 Optimus Prime — MIB, AFA 90

Modern Action Figures (1980s)

$14K
Lou Gehrig single-signed baseball

Sports Autographs — Baseball

$96K
Grateful Dead 1966 Trips Festival original concert poster

Concert Posters (Psychedelic Era)

$28K
1933 Goudey #53 Babe Ruth

Pre-War Baseball Cards (1909–1947)

$800K
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (1984, first print)

Independent/Modern Comics

$90K
2003-04 Topps Chrome #111 LeBron James RC Refractor

Modern Basketball Cards (1986–present)

$252K
John F. Kennedy 1960 campaign jugate button (blue background)

Political Campaign Memorabilia

$4K
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) original HAL 9000 eye lens

Screen-Used Props

$120K
Kobe Bryant 2009 NBA Finals Game 4 game-worn jersey

Game-Worn Jerseys

$1.08M
1955 Topps #164 Roberto Clemente RC

Vintage Baseball Cards (1948–1969)

$138K
George Washington signed letter (1789)

Presidential Documents

$145K
2018 Bowman Chrome Shohei Ohtani Superfractor RC Auto 1/1

Modern Baseball Cards (1981–present)

$999K
Michael Jackson 'Thriller' era fedora (signed)

Performance Wardrobe

$75K
1986 Fleer #57 Michael Jordan RC

Modern Basketball Cards (1986–present)

$717K
Action Comics #1 (June 1938) — Superman first appearance

Golden Age Comics (1938–1956)

$6.00M
X-Men #1 (September 1963)

Silver Age Comics (1956–1970)

$492K
Muhammad Ali fight-worn trunks, Liston rematch (1965)

Boxing Memorabilia

$800K
1959 Barbie No. 1 Ponytail (original box, blonde)

Vintage Barbie (1959–1972)

$27K
Elvis Presley 1969 stage-worn TCB jumpsuit

Performance Wardrobe

$1.00M
Tales of Suspense #39 (March 1963) — Iron Man first appearance

Silver Age Comics (1956–1970)

$375K
Babe Ruth single-signed baseball (sweet spot, blue ink)

Sports Autographs — Baseball

$191K
Michael Jordan 1998 NBA Finals Game 1 game-worn jersey

Game-Worn Jerseys

$10.1M
Han Solo DL-44 blaster — The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Screen-Used Props

$1.06M
1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle

Vintage Baseball Cards (1948–1969)

$12.6M
T206 Honus Wagner

Tobacco Era Cards (1909–1911)

$7.25M
Fantastic Four #1 (November 1961)

Silver Age Comics (1956–1970)

$1.50M
2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady RC Rookie Ticket Auto

Modern Football Cards (1981–present)

$2.25M
1999 Pokémon Base Set Shadowless 1st Edition Charizard #4

Trading Card Games (Pokémon, Magic, YuGiOh)

$420K
Secretariat 1973 Belmont Stakes Triple Crown trophy

Historic Trophies

$1.38M
Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962) — Spider-Man first appearance

Silver Age Comics (1956–1970)

$3.60M
Detective Comics #27 (May 1939) — Batman first appearance

Golden Age Comics (1938–1956)

$1.74M
1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle gold coin (Weitzman specimen)

Numismatics — U.S. Coins

$18.9M
1979-80 O-Pee-Chee #18 Wayne Gretzky RC

Modern Hockey Cards (1979–present)

$3.75M
2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection LeBron James RPA /99

Modern Basketball Cards (1986–present)

$5.20M
1969 Hot Wheels Pink Rear-Loader Beach Bomb prototype

Vintage Hot Wheels (1968–1977)

$175K
2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Superfractor #BDPP89 Mike Trout (Auto)

Modern Baseball Cards (1981–present)

$3.94M
Jimi Hendrix's hand-painted 1968 Fender Stratocaster

Stage-Used Instruments

$1.32M
Kurt Cobain's 1959 Martin D-18E (MTV Unplugged)

Stage-Used Instruments

$6.01M
Star Wars 1979 Boba Fett Rocket-Firing prototype (J-Slot)

Vintage Star Wars (1977–1985)

$186K
Star Wars 1977 Luke Skywalker Double-Telescoping Lightsaber prototype

Vintage Star Wars (1977–1985)

$26K
R2-D2 assembled production unit (multi-film, from A New Hope through Return of the Jedi)

Screen-Used Props

$2.76M
Marilyn Monroe 'Happy Birthday, Mr. President' dress (1962)

Iconic Costume/Wardrobe

$4.81M
Ty Cobb T206 'Tris Speaker Find' (group purchase)

Tobacco Era Cards (1909–1911)

$1.00M
Cowardly Lion costume from The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Screen-Used Costume

$3.08M
Casablanca (1942) original on-screen piano from Rick's Café

Screen-Used Props

$3.41M
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band — all four Beatles signed

Music Autographed Items

$290K
1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar (the Carter-Cardinal specimen)

Numismatics — U.S. Coins

$10.0M
Back to the Future (1985) screen-used DeLorean time machine 'A-Car'

Screen-Used Vehicles

$542K
Barry Bonds 756th home run ball (2007)

Historic Game-Used Items

$752K
G.I. Joe 1963 original prototype hand-sculpted sample

Vintage Action Figures (1960s–1970s)

$200K
1776 Dunlap broadside of the Declaration of Independence

Founding Era Documents

$8.14M
Hank Aaron 715th home run baseball

Historic Game-Used Items

$650K
Mark McGwire 70th home run ball (1998)

Historic Game-Used Items

$3.00M

The trust gap

The Red Flag Library: 34 fraud patterns documented from FBI bulletins, court filings, and authenticator advisories.

The FBI estimates 50–70% of autographed sports memorabilia in the secondary market is fake. Beckett Authentication Services reports approximately 50% of items submitted to them are inauthentic. The Red Flag Library catalogs the patterns — what the fraud looks like, how to identify it, and what to do.

Open the Red Flag Library

Sample patterns

Quarterly market reports

8 quarterly market pulse reports — written like a research note, not a marketing post.

Every quarter, we publish a market pulse covering the eight tracked categories. Each report documents tracked sales, median price movement, structural trends, and what we are watching into the next quarter.

Q1 2026

Q1 2026 Market Pulse: A Year of Quiet Strength in Memorabilia

Tracked sales across eight memorabilia categories during the first quarter of 2026. Trading cards remained dominant; political/historical documents posted the steepest year-over-year gain; movie-prop sales softened on supply, not demand.

Read report Q4 2025

Q4 2025 Market Pulse: The Year Modern Caught Vintage

Q4 2025 sealed the year in which modern-era memorabilia tracked sales caught and briefly passed vintage-era tracked sales for the first time in the recorded series. The shift was not driven by single record-setting outliers — it was the mid-tier.

Read report Q3 2025

Q3 2025 Market Pulse: Authentication Bottleneck Becomes the Story

Q3 2025 saw $144.6M in tracked sales — solid, sequential growth — but the operative story was the widening authentication-service backlog. PSA, BGS, and SGC all extended turnaround times. Items in queue are not items on auction.

Read report Q2 2025

Q2 2025 Market Pulse: Documented Provenance Becomes the Premium

Q2 2025 was the quarter the market re-priced provenance documentation. Items with verifiable chain-of-custody — auction-house archives, museum records, estate trust documents — pulled away from otherwise-comparable items lacking that trail. The spread is now 30–60%.

Read report Q1 2025

Q1 2025 Market Pulse: A Stable Start After Two Hard Years

Q1 2025 was the first quarter that did not require a 'compared to a difficult prior period' caveat. Tracked sales held above $125M, modern-cards recovered to within striking distance of 2021 levels, and the foundational comps stabilized.

Read report Q4 2024

Q4 2024 Market Pulse: The Year of the Comeback

Q4 2024 sealed the year of recovery. After 2023's broad correction, 2024 closed at $524.8M in tracked sales — up from $487.2M in 2023. Modern football cards, movie props, and political/historical documents led the recovery.

Read report
All quarterly reports

The methodology

Every comp is selected for documentary completeness, source independence, and category relevance.

The Field Index is editorial, not paid. Comps are included because the sale was publicly documented by an auction house, verifiable by third-party authentication, and referenced in trade-press reporting. We do not accept consideration in any form.

Read the full methodology
  • Documentary completeness. Every comp documents venue, lot, date, authentication, estimate range, and at least one third-party source.
  • Source independence. Every comp cites at least one source independent of the seller — trade press, grading service, government archive.
  • Category relevance. Comps cover the price band collectors actually encounter, not only record-setting outliers.
  • Editorial, not paid. Inclusion is decided by the Memorabilia.co Editors. Auction houses and dealers cannot pay for a listing.
  • Quarterly refresh. New sales are added each quarter alongside the market-pulse report. The complete dataset is republished every January.

Sources we cite

The auction houses, dealers, and graders behind the data.

Field Index comps are sourced exclusively from auction houses and dealers with published catalogs, third-party authentication, and accountable corporate operations. We do not include marketplace listings without provenance documentation.

  • Heritage Auctions
  • Sotheby's
  • Christie's
  • Bonhams
  • Goldin
  • Lelands
  • Julien's
  • Hake's Americana
  • Propstore
  • Profiles in History
  • Robert Edward Auctions
  • Memory Lane Inc.
  • Stack's Bowers
  • Raab Collection
  • PWCC Marketplace
  • ComicConnect
  • RR Auction
  • Rock Island Auction

Plus authentication standards from PSA/DNA, JSA, Beckett (BAS/BGS), SGC, CGC, AFA, MeiGray, Resolution Photomatching, and the Frank Caiazzo Beatles authentication archive.

Common questions

What collectors ask about the Field Index.

The straight answers on what's in here, how it's sourced, and what it isn't.

Is the Field Index actually free?

Yes. No paywall, no signup, no upsell. Every comp, every red-flag pattern, every quarterly report is freely accessible on the web. Memorabilia.co generates revenue through partnerships with authentication services, auction houses, and insurance providers — not by gating the reference data collectors need.

How is this different from WorthPoint or PSA Auction Prices Realized?

WorthPoint and PSA APR are excellent but single-category, subscription-gated, and built around their own commercial relationships. The Field Index is multi-category (eight memorabilia segments), free, and editorially independent. We cite both PSA APR and WorthPoint as sources when relevant.

Why don't you include eBay sold listings?

eBay sold listings are a useful indicator for ungraded items at the low end, but the noise floor is structurally unfit for a reliable comparable-analysis dataset. The Field Index includes eBay sold listings only when the seller is a recognized authenticator or auction house with documented chain-of-custody.

Can I submit a sale to be included?

Yes. If you are an auction house, dealer, or institution with a documented sale that meets our inclusion criteria (publicly catalogued, third-party authentication, source-citable), we welcome submissions. Use the contact form. Editorial decisions are not subject to payment or sponsorship.

How often is the Field Index updated?

We publish new sales quarterly, alongside the market-pulse report. Significant single sales (above $5M or category record-setters) are added within 30 days of public reporting. The complete dataset is republished in January each year.

Are the figures exact?

Figures reflect publicly reported hammer + buyer's premium as of the source-cited date. They may differ slightly from auction-house internal records. Treat them as directionally accurate for comparable-sale benchmarking; verify with the auction house directly before relying on a single comp for valuation, insurance, or sale decisions.