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Bowman card values

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Revived by Topps in 1989 as its prospect-focused brand, Bowman — and especially Bowman Chrome autographs — is where the hobby speculates on future stars years before their major-league debuts.

Current market values for graded cards from Bowman, by grade, from real comparable sales. Track your whole collection — with a 0–1000 protection score and a broker-ready insurance schedule — free.

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1948 Bowman2 cards

Bowman's inaugural baseball issue: 48 small black-and-white cards that mark the true start of the modern annual card set. Rookies of Stan Musial, Yogi Berra, and Ralph Kiner drive the set.

1950 Bowman7 cards

A 252-card set of hand-painted reproductions of photographs, considered Bowman's most beautiful early issue. Its first series was pulled and repainted mid-run, and it carries Ted Williams' first Bowman card.

1951 Bowman43 cards

At 324 cards Bowman's largest set to date, and the source of the true rookie cards of both Mickey Mantle (#253) and Willie Mays (#305) — issued a year before Topps' famous 1952 Mantle. The painted design directly inspired its 1952 competitor.

1954 Bowman5 cards

A 224-card set best known for card #66, Ted Williams, which was pulled early in the run over a contract dispute and replaced with Jimmy Piersall — creating one of the great post-war rarities.

1955 Bowman11 cards

Bowman's final set before Topps absorbed the company: 320 cards framed inside a wood-grain television set, a design collectors either love or love to mock. It is also prized for its subset of umpire cards, the only such issue of the era.

1991 Bowman7 cards

1992 Bowman3 cards

1993 Bowman12 cards

1994 Bowman3 cards

1998 Bowman6 cards

2000 Bowman4 cards

2001 Bowman5 cards

2003 Bowman6 cards

2005 Bowman7 cards

2007 Bowman3 cards

2012 Bowman2 cards

2013 Bowman2 cards

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