A Baseball Card Appraisal Quiz

A recent flood in my parents' basement destroyed my father's baseball card collection. I broke down and picked up the current Beckett to see exactly how much he lost. Can you pick the correct value of these 12 rookie cards?

1 of 12

1963 Topps Pete Rose (Rookie Card)

$350

$1,000

2 of 12

1976 Topps Dennis Eckersley (Rookie Card)

$30

$50

3 of 12

1975 Topps Keith Hernandez (Rookie Card)

$10

$30

ANSWER: $10? But he's Keith Hernandez... $10? But he's Keith Hernandez...

4 of 12

1967 Topps Tom Seaver (Rookie Card)

$350

$600

5 of 12

1983 Topps Tony Gwynn (Rookie Card)

$20

$45

6 of 12

1978 Topps Paul Molitor/Alan Trammell (Rookie Card)

$50

$85

7 of 12

1975 Topps Robin Yount (Rookie Card)

$20

$50

8 of 12

1968 Topps Nolan Ryan (Rookie Card)

$300

$500

9 of 12

1982 Topps Cal Ripken (Rookie Card)

$40

$95

ANSWER: This was, for a time, the co-crown jewel of my collection, along with the '89 Upper Deck Ken Griffey, Jr. I traded it away for a collection of Shaquille O'Neal and Alonzo Mourning cards during my NBA phase. I might actually blow $40 on this one. Do they still have card shows? This was, for a time, the co-crown jewel of my collection, along with the '89 Upper Deck Ken Griffey, Jr. I traded it away for a collection of Shaquille O'Neal and Alonzo Mourning cards during my NBA phase. I might actually blow $40 on this one. Do they still have card shows?

10 of 12

1969 Topps Reggie Jackson (Rookie Card)

$300

$550

ANSWER: This was the crown jewel of his collection. I don't have a source on this, but I could have sworn the value was in the thousands back during my card-collecting days (late-80s/early-90s). This was the crown jewel of his collection. I don't have a source on this, but I could have sworn the value was in the thousands back during my card-collecting days (late-80s/early-90s).

11 of 12

1975 Topps George Brett (Rookie Card)

$35

$80

12 of 12

1961 Topps Ron Santo (Rookie Card)

$12

$40

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