The Unexpected Value Of This Old Baseball Card Is 20 Times The Price Of A Lamborghini

If you've ever watched the popular series "Pawn Stars," then you're well aware of the fact that there are an abundance of collectors items out there that, if you get your hands on them, can fetch you a ton of money. One prime example is these rare coins that brought in a massive payday on Pawn Stars – often unexpectedly. But there is one type of highly valuable collector's item in particular that has been coveted for generations by sports enthusiasts and hobbyists alike: baseball cards. For example, if for whatever reason you manage to come up on an older baseball card with a legendary player on it like Mickey Mantle, you might be in for a pretty penny.

If you want to truly comprehend the value that some of these cards can wrangle in, there is one in particular that sets a rather mind blowing example. That card is none other than the 1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth rookie card. Seeing as it was last sold for $7.2 million dollars back in 2023, ESPN reported, this officially makes it about 20 times the value of certain models of Lamborghini. Now if you're wondering what exactly makes this card so valuable (outside of the fact that it has one of the most famous baseball players of all time on its face) there are a variety of different reasons.

The 1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth rookie card was sold for $7.2 million dollars back in 2023, officially making it the 3rd-most valuable baseball card in existence. Not just that, but out of all the Babe Ruth memorabilia in the world, this card holds the title for the most valuable. In what is likely a more obvious factor behind the high value of the card, Babe Ruth is one of the most famous baseball players of all time. Knowing this, it probably won't be surprising to hear that the historical significance of this card is another factor driving its high price tag.

This card features a picture of Babe Ruth before he became the legend he is today, while he was just a rookie playing for the Boston Red Sox back in 1914. It captures a moment in time where Ruth was just an innocent young man with presumably no idea of the legend that he would grow to become in his career as an athlete. Outside of this, the card is also exceptionally rare, with only 10 known copies currently in existence. Speaking of which, people didn't even know that it still existed until the 1980s, at which point it began to grow immensely in value until reaching the enormous price that it was last sold for in 2023.

While it will likely surprise you to hear the unexpected value of some iconic baseball cards, they don't hold a candle price-wise to the top five most valuable of all time. For starters, the 1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth rookie card is obviously number three on this list. But, starting from the top, the fifth most valuable baseball card of all time, which is another rookie card of a legendary player, is the 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle rookie card. It was last sold for a whopping total of $3.19 million dollars back in 2022. Next on the list, coming in at number four, is actually another Babe Ruth card: the 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth, last sold for $4.2 million back in 2021.

Seeing as you're already aware of number three, the second most valuable baseball card of all time is the 1909 Sweet Caporal T206 Honus Wagner card. This card is extremely rare, historically significant, and was last sold for just $50,000 more than the 3rd most valuable baseball card of all time at $7.25 million dollars back in 2022. However, the card that holds the crown as the absolute most valuable of all time is none other than the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle, which was last sold by Heritage Auctions in 2022 for a whopping $12.6 million dollars.