Field Index — Vintage, modern, tobacco-era, and TCG

Trading Cards — Realized Sales Index

Trading cards are the single largest tracked category in the Field Index, anchored by post-war Topps and Bowman issues, the 2020–2022 modern boom, and the recent return of stable mid-tier pricing. Grade is the dominant value driver: PSA 9 vs. PSA 10 separations of 10–50x are routine.

Tracked sales: 16
Median sale: $1.00M
Highest sale: $12.6M
Aggregate hammer: $43.7M

What drives value

Grade (PSA 9 vs PSA 10 routinely 10–50x)
Centering, corner sharpness, and surface — graded but visually variable within a grade
Population at grade (publicly tracked on PSA Set Registry)
First-printing variants and short-prints
Player career trajectory and Hall-of-Fame status

Where it sells

Heritage Auctions (vintage and modern, weekly through Premium Signature)
Goldin Auctions (modern, RPAs, superfractors)
PWCC Marketplace (weekly premier, modern and vintage)
Robert Edward Auctions (vintage, tobacco era)
Memory Lane Inc. (vintage, mid-tier)

Top comps in this category

1.
1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle
$12.6M · Heritage Auctions
2.
T206 Honus Wagner
$7.25M · Robert Edward Auctions
3.
2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection LeBron James RPA /99
$5.20M · PWCC Marketplace
4.
2017 Panini Immaculate Collection Patrick Mahomes RPA /99
$4.30M · Goldin Auctions
5.
2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Superfractor #BDPP89 Mike Trout (Auto)
$3.94M · Goldin Auctions

All tracked sales

Every trading cards comp in the Field Index.

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Showing 16 of 16 tracked sales.

Item	Price	Date ↓	Venue	Authentication
1956 Topps #135 Mickey Mantle Vintage Baseball Cards (1948–1969)	$132K	Feb 2025	Heritage Auctions	PSA 9 (Mint)
1909 E95 Philadelphia Caramel Honus Wagner Tobacco Era Cards (1909–1911)	$96K	Nov 2024	Heritage Auctions	PSA 7 (Near Mint)
1933 Goudey #181 Babe Ruth Pre-War Baseball Cards (1909–1947)	$264K	Nov 2024	Heritage Auctions	PSA 8 (Near Mint–Mint)
2017 Panini Immaculate Collection Patrick Mahomes RPA /99 Modern Football Cards (1981–present)	$4.30M	Oct 2024	Goldin Auctions	BGS 9.5 Gem Mint / Auto 10
1933 Goudey #53 Babe Ruth Pre-War Baseball Cards (1909–1947)	$800K	Aug 2024	Heritage Auctions	PSA 9 (Mint)
2003-04 Topps Chrome #111 LeBron James RC Refractor Modern Basketball Cards (1986–present)	$252K	Jul 2024	PWCC Marketplace	BGS 9.5 Gem Mint
1955 Topps #164 Roberto Clemente RC Vintage Baseball Cards (1948–1969)	$138K	May 2024	Heritage Auctions	PSA 8 (Near Mint–Mint)
2018 Bowman Chrome Shohei Ohtani Superfractor RC Auto 1/1 Modern Baseball Cards (1981–present)	$999K	Apr 2024	Goldin Auctions	BGS 9.5 Gem Mint / BGS Auto 10
1986 Fleer #57 Michael Jordan RC Modern Basketball Cards (1986–present)	$717K	Apr 2024	Heritage Auctions	PSA 10 (Gem Mint)
1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle Vintage Baseball Cards (1948–1969)	$12.6M	Aug 2022	Heritage Auctions	SGC 9.5 (Mint+)
T206 Honus Wagner Tobacco Era Cards (1909–1911)	$7.25M	Aug 2022	Robert Edward Auctions	SGC 2 (Good)
2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady RC Rookie Ticket Auto Modern Football Cards (1981–present)	$2.25M	Mar 2022	Lelands	BGS 9.5 Gem Mint / Auto 10
1979-80 O-Pee-Chee #18 Wayne Gretzky RC Modern Hockey Cards (1979–present)	$3.75M	May 2021	Heritage Auctions	PSA 10 (Gem Mint)
2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection LeBron James RPA /99 Modern Basketball Cards (1986–present)	$5.20M	Apr 2021	PWCC Marketplace	PSA 9 / PSA Auto 9
2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Superfractor #BDPP89 Mike Trout (Auto) Modern Baseball Cards (1981–present)	$3.94M	Aug 2020	Goldin Auctions	BGS 9.5 Gem Mint / BGS Auto 10
Ty Cobb T206 'Tris Speaker Find' (group purchase) Tobacco Era Cards (1909–1911)	$1.00M	Apr 2016	Heritage Auctions	Various PSA grades (PSA 4–PSA 8)