1909 T206 Ty Cobb (Ty Cobb Back)
While there were only four Cobb cards in the landmark T206 set, only one variation is even rarer than the T206 Wagner. The red portrait of Ty Cobb advertises the player’s own tobacco brand on the back, reading, “Ty Cobb, King of the Smoking Tobacco World.” This card is so rare, in fact, that there have only been 19 “Cobb-Cobb” variations graded by PSA, as opposed to 34 Wagners. In 2018, a PSA 3.5 T206 “Cobb-Cobb” sold for $408,000.
1909 T206 Ty Cobb (Ty Cobb Back)
1956 Topps Mickey Mantle
Simply put, this is one of Mickey Mantle’s most popular cards. Here we see Mantle grinning from ear to ear, and for good reason. That year, in 1956, he captured the elusive Triple Crown by leading the league with a .353 batting average and 52 home runs. That was the year he truly became a baseball superstar. A PSA 10 1956 Topps Mantle card sold in August 2016 for no less than $382,400.
1956 Topps Mickey Mantle