T206 (Honus Wagner)
The most famous and valuable baseball card in history has to be the T206 Honus Wagner. Like other cards made during that period, the 1911 card was produced by a tobacco company to increase the sales of their cigarettes, but the slugger himself actually wanted to cancel the card for reasons that are unknown. Some people thought Wagner did not want children to purchase cigarettes just to get his card, but research revealed that the dispute was actually because of the royalties. Nevertheless, only a number of these cards are on the market, so it is considered the baseball cards’ “Holy Grail”! In 2016, a copy of the card went for $3.3 million.
T206 (Honus Wagner)
1991 Desert Shield (Chipper Jones)
Best known as the Atlanta Braves third baseman, Chipper Jones was one of the most well-known MLB players in the 1990s. The Hall of Famer’s most valuable card is linked to one of the iconic moments of that decade. Back in 1991, Topps released a special version of the season’s base set, and there were “Desert Sheild” holograms that came with it. It was only available to Operation Desert Storm soldiers and included a Chipper Jones rookie card! You can expect to get hundreds of dollars for a copy of the card that has the hologram.
1991 Desert Shield (Chipper Jones)
