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Topps has been the flagship name in baseball cards since 1952, when Sy Berger's design established the modern card. Its annual base set has run uninterrupted ever since — the longest continuous run in the hobby.

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1952 Topps7 of 612 cardsShow all 612

The most important post-war set ever produced: 407 large-format cards designed by Sy Berger that established the template — photo, team logo, biography, statistics — every set since has followed. Card #311, Mickey Mantle's first Topps card, is the defining card of the modern hobby, its high-number series famously scarce after unsold cases were dumped into the Atlantic.

1953 Topps8 of 273 cardsShow all 273

A 274-card set of painted portraits commissioned from artists, regarded as one of the most beautiful issues ever made. Its Mantle (#82) and the Willie Mays high number are keys, and the painted style was never repeated at this scale.

1954 Topps11 of 287 cardsShow all 287

A 250-card set with dual images — color portrait plus black-and-white action shot — and the rookie cards of Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, and Al Kaline. Ted Williams bookends the set at #1 and #250.

1955 Topps8 of 205 cardsShow all 205

Topps' first horizontal design, 206 cards pairing portrait and action image. The rookie cards of Roberto Clemente, Sandy Koufax, and Harmon Killebrew make it one of the most rookie-rich sets of the decade.

1956 Topps20 of 537 cardsShow all 537

The last of the large-format horizontal sets, 340 cards with painted action scenes behind portraits — including Mantle's celebrated card from his Triple Crown season. Team cards and checklists appeared here for the first time.

1957 Topps8 of 409 cardsShow all 409

The set that standardized the modern card: the 2½ × 3½ inch size still used today, real color photography instead of paintings, and full career statistics on the back. Rookies include Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson, and Don Drysdale across its 407 cards.

1958 Topps15 of 526 cardsShow all 526

A 494-card set of solid-color backgrounds behind cut-out player photos, including the first Topps cards printed with player-name variations in yellow and white lettering. Its #1 card, Ted Williams, leads a set filled with All-Star subset debuts.

1959 Topps21 of 725 cardsShow all 725

Topps' 572-card set framed players inside a circle on bold single-color backgrounds. The Bob Gibson rookie and the high-number Mantle All-Star are keys, and at the time it was the largest set ever issued.

1960 Topps15 of 573 cardsShow all 573

A 572-card return to horizontal design mixing color portraits with black-and-white insets. Carl Yastrzemski's rookie headlines, and the set's colorful manager and coach cards give it a distinct personality.

1961 Topps19 of 597 cardsShow all 597

A clean, portrait-forward 587-card design remembered for its Roger Maris cards issued during his 61-home-run chase, and for high-number scarcity that makes complete sets a genuine challenge.

1962 Topps16 of 650 cardsShow all 650

The wood-grain border set — 598 cards styled like a framed photograph, an design echoed decades later by 1987 Topps. It carries Mantle and Maris coming off the 1961 season and a rookie parade led by Gaylord Perry and Lou Brock.

1963 Topps13 of 579 cardsShow all 579

A 576-card dual-image design with a color photo above and a tinted portrait circle below. Its towering key is #537: the rookie card Pete Rose shares with three other players.

1964 Topps13 of 589 cardsShow all 589

A bright, simple 587-card design with large team lettering. The Pete Rose second-year card and rookie cards of Phil Niekro and Tony Conigliaro lead it, and its "Giant" oversized parallel issue remains popular.

1965 Topps9 of 601 cardsShow all 601

The pennant-flag design — 598 cards considered among Topps' best-looking of the decade. Joe Morgan and Steve Carlton rookies anchor it, alongside Mantle's iconic card from his final MVP-caliber season.

1966 Topps7 of 610 cardsShow all 610

A straightforward 598-card design whose difficulty lies almost entirely in its brutally short-printed high-number series, including the Gaylord Perry and Willie McCovey cards collectors hunt for decades.

1967 Topps6 of 627 cardsShow all 627

A clean, borderless-photo design across 609 cards — the largest set Topps had made — with the Rod Carew and Tom Seaver rookies as its pillars. Its high numbers are among the toughest of the sixties.

1968 Topps14 of 615 cardsShow all 615

The burlap-texture border set, 598 cards including the Nolan Ryan/Jerry Koosman rookie (#177) and Johnny Bench's rookie card — two of the most significant cards of the entire decade in one checklist.

1969 Topps17 of 671 cardsShow all 671

A 664-card set produced during a photo-shortage year that forced Topps to reuse old and hatless portraits — creating famous variations like the white-letter names. Reggie Jackson's rookie (#260) and Mantle's final card (#500) make it a landmark.

1970 Topps16 of 703 cardsShow all 703

The gray-border set that closed the sixties era: 720 cards, then the largest issue ever. Thurman Munson's rookie and a strong Ryan/Bench/Clemente core carry it, with condition-sensitive gray borders punishing careless handling.

1971 Topps12 of 754 cardsShow all 754

1972 Topps21 of 793 cardsShow all 793

1973 Topps14 of 678 cardsShow all 678

1974 Topps17 of 679 cardsShow all 679

1975 Topps30 of 658 cardsShow all 658

1976 Topps23 of 661 cardsShow all 661

1977 Topps15 of 654 cardsShow all 654

1978 Topps15 of 726 cardsShow all 726

1979 Topps16 of 723 cardsShow all 723

1980 Topps16 of 726 cardsShow all 726

1981 Topps23 of 698 cardsShow all 698

1982 Topps34 of 764 cardsShow all 764

1983 Topps37 of 788 cardsShow all 788

1984 Topps32 of 758 cardsShow all 758

1985 Topps34 of 773 cardsShow all 773

1986 Topps31 of 597 cardsShow all 597

1987 Topps32 of 536 cardsShow all 536

1988 Topps35 of 531 cardsShow all 531

1989 Topps27 of 648 cardsShow all 648

1990 Topps38 of 66 cardsShow all 66

1991 Topps32 of 63 cardsShow all 63

1992 Topps28 of 49 cardsShow all 49

1993 Topps19 of 43 cardsShow all 43

1994 Topps18 of 31 cardsShow all 31

1995 Topps7 of 21 cardsShow all 21

1996 Topps11 of 20 cardsShow all 20

1997 Topps5 of 11 cardsShow all 11

1998 Topps2 of 10 cardsShow all 10

1999 Topps12 of 13 cardsShow all 13

2000 Topps4 of 15 cardsShow all 15

2001 Topps12 of 20 cardsShow all 20

2002 Topps7 of 23 cardsShow all 23

2003 Topps2 of 8 cardsShow all 8

2004 Topps7 cards

2005 Topps1 of 12 cardsShow all 12

2006 Topps4 of 14 cardsShow all 14

2007 Topps4 of 13 cardsShow all 13

2009 Topps4 of 5 cardsShow all 5

2010 Topps11 of 12 cardsShow all 12

2011 Topps11 cards

2012 Topps6 of 10 cardsShow all 10

2013 Topps8 cards

2015 Topps3 of 14 cardsShow all 14

2016 Topps9 of 13 cardsShow all 13

2017 Topps11 cards

2018 Topps7 of 31 cardsShow all 31

2019 Topps9 of 16 cardsShow all 16

2020 Topps12 of 23 cardsShow all 23

2022 Topps12 of 74 cardsShow all 74

2023 Topps26 of 122 cardsShow all 122

2024 Topps27 of 149 cardsShow all 149

2025 Topps46 of 190 cardsShow all 190

2026 Topps77 of 1,825 cardsShow all 1,825

Values are informational estimates from recent comparable sales — not a certified appraisal, insurance, or financial advice.