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1953 Bowman Color Checklist & Card Prices
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1953 Bowman Color (Baseball) has 152 cards in our price guide, 135 of them with live market values. The most valuable is Mickey Mantle #59 at $294,120 in PSA 10 ($746 raw). Across the set, PSA 10 copies total $844K and raw copies $2.9K.
- Cards
- 152
- With prices
- 135
- PSA 10 total
- $844K
- Raw total
- $2.9K
- Top card
- $294,120
Most valuable cards
The 12 highest-value cards in 1953 Bowman Color, ranked by PSA 10 price (best graded or raw where no PSA 10 sale exists).
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Mickey Mantle #59
Raw $746PSA 10 $294,1200% 30d
Pee Wee Reese #33
Raw $386PSA 10 $93,5560% 30d
Yogi Berra #121
Raw $84.45PSA 10 $63,1810% 30d
Hank Bauer, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra #44
Raw $161PSA 10 $34,1430% 30d
Stan Musial #32
Raw $143PSA 10 $24,7330% 30d
Bob Feller #114
Raw $70.52PSA 10 $20,0760% 30d
Warren Spahn #99
Raw $70.47PSA 10 $17,6150% 30d
Early Wynn #146
Raw $17.49PSA 10 $13,6800% 30d
Billy Martin #118
Raw $40.00PSA 10 $10,9310% 30d
Eddie Mathews #97
Raw $35.00PSA 10 $8,8920% 30d
Roy Campanella #46
Raw $31.17PSA 10 $8,6410% 30d
Cal Abrams #160
Raw $18.02PSA 10 $8,2800% 30d
Best cards to grade
Early Wynn #146 shows the biggest jump in 1953 Bowman Color: $17.49 raw to $13,680 in PSA 10, a 782× premium. Ranked by PSA 10 price ÷ raw price; only cards with a PSA 10 value of $20 or more are shown.
- 1782×Early Wynn #146$17.49 raw → $13,680 PSA 10
- 2748×Yogi Berra #121$84.45 raw → $63,181 PSA 10
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498×Omar Turk Lown #154$8.50 raw → $4,232 PSA 10 - 4459×Cal Abrams #160$18.02 raw → $8,280 PSA 10
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430×Sid Gordon #5$5.52 raw → $2,376 PSA 10 - 6
408×Al Rosen #8$5.30 raw → $2,163 PSA 10 - 7394×Mickey Mantle #59$746 raw → $294,120 PSA 10
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366×Jimmy Dykes #31$7.00 raw → $2,562 PSA 10
Full checklist
All 152 cards we track from 1953 Bowman Color, with the latest raw and graded market values. Tap any card for its full price history.
| Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | CGC 10 | BGS 10 | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Dark #19Al Dark | $4.97 | $184 | $1,195 | $717 | $1,553 | 0% |
| Al Lopez #143Al Lopez | $9.50 | $1,246 | $2,264 | $1,358 | $2,943 | 0% |
| Al Rosen #8Al Rosen | $5.30 | $1,875 | $2,163 | $1,298 | $2,812 | 0% |
| Alex Kellner #107Alex Kellner | $9.02 | $328 | $2,152 | $1,291 | $2,798 | 0% |
| Alex Kellner, Bobby Adams, Ken Wood [Panel]Alex Kellner, Bobby Adams, Ken Wood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Allie Clark #155Allie Clark | $10.33 | $1,113 | $1,855 | $1,113 | $2,411 | 0% |
| Allie Reynolds #68Allie Reynolds | $9.52 | $523 | $2,307 | $1,384 | $2,999 | 0% |
| Allie Reynolds, Charlie Grimm, Mel Clark [Panel]Allie Reynolds, Charlie Grimm, Mel Clark | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Allie Reynolds, Mel Clark, Mel Parnell [Panel]Allie Reynolds, Mel Clark, Mel Parnell | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Art Houtteman #4Art Houtteman | $5.95 | $830 | $1,430 | $858 | $1,859 | 0% |
| Bill Serena #122Bill Serena | $6.52 | $1,646 | $1,975 | $1,185 | $2,568 | 0% |
| Bill Wight #100Bill Wight | $6.92 | $253 | $1,657 | $994 | $2,154 | 0% |
| Bill Wight, Red Schoendienst, Warren Spahn [Panel]Bill Wight, Red Schoendienst, Warren Spahn | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Goodman #148Billy Goodman | $16.14 | $564 | $3,735 | $2,241 | $4,855 | 0% |
| Billy Loes #14Billy Loes | $6.59 | $242 | $1,580 | $948 | $2,054 | 0% |
| Billy Martin #118Billy Martin | $40.00 | $1,641 | $10,931 | $6,559 | $14,211 | 0% |
| Billy Pierce #73Billy Pierce | $6.62 | $326 | $1,592 | $955 | $2,069 | 0% |
| Bob Addis #94Bob Addis | $4.73 | $177 | $1,143 | $686 | $1,486 | 0% |
| Bob Addis, Sal Maglie, Wally Moses [Panel]Bob Addis, Sal Maglie, Wally Moses | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Cain #56Bob Cain | $5.52 | $205 | $1,335 | $801 | $1,736 | 0% |
| Bob Feller #114Bob Feller | $70.52 | $3,009 | $20,076 | $12,045 | $26,098 | 0% |
| Bob Friend #16Bob Friend | $7.45 | $1,530 | $1,766 | $1,059 | $2,295 | 0% |
| Bob Porterfield #22Bob Porterfield | $3.75 | $180 | $912 | $547 | $1,186 | 0% |
| Bob Rush #110Bob Rush | $6.00 | $464 | $1,441 | $865 | $1,873 | 0% |
| Bob Rush, Jim Dyck, Ken Wood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Adams #108Bobby Adams | $5.63 | $249 | $1,358 | $815 | $1,766 | 0% |
| Bobby Shantz #11Bobby Shantz | $13.92 | $591 | $3,916 | $2,350 | $5,091 | 0% |
| Bubba Church #138Bubba Church | $9.69 | $633 | $2,296 | $1,378 | $2,985 | 0% |
| Cal Abrams #160Cal Abrams | $18.02 | $6,900 | $8,280 | $4,968 | $10,764 | 0% |
| Carl Erskine #12Carl Erskine | $13.50 | $556 | $2,925 | $1,755 | $3,803 | 0% |
| Carl Furillo #78Carl Furillo | $10.50 | $641 | $2,441 | $1,465 | $3,174 | 0% |
| Carl Furillo, Mickey Grasso, Ray Boone [Panel]Carl Furillo, Mickey Grasso, Ray Boone | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carl Scheib #150Carl Scheib | $8.64 | $357 | $1,206 | $724 | $1,568 | 0% |
| Cass Michaels #130Cass Michaels | $7.26 | $1,800 | $2,160 | $1,296 | $2,808 | 0% |
| Charlie Grimm #69Charlie Grimm | $3.54 | $467 | $1,145 | $687 | $1,489 | 0% |
| Chico Carrasquel #54Chico Carrasquel | $6.40 | $229 | $1,490 | $894 | $1,937 | 0% |
| Clint Courtney #70Clint Courtney | $7.73 | $517 | $1,848 | $1,109 | $2,403 | 0% |
| Cloyd Boyer #115Cloyd Boyer | $14.66 | $451 | $2,976 | $1,785 | $3,868 | 0% |
| Clyde Vollmer #152Clyde Vollmer | $10.00 | $362 | $2,382 | $1,429 | $3,097 | 0% |
| Curt Simmons #64Curt Simmons | $6.95 | $660 | $1,664 | $999 | $2,164 | 0% |
| Dale Mitchell #119Dale Mitchell | $10.00 | $362 | $2,382 | $1,429 | $3,097 | 0% |
| Davey Williams #1Davey Williams | $6.00 | $638 | $1,435 | $861 | $1,865 | 0% |
| Del Ennis #103Del Ennis | $9.99 | $466 | $3,077 | $1,846 | $4,000 | 0% |
| Del Ennis, Jim Hegan, Luke Easter [Panel]Del Ennis, Jim Hegan, Luke Easter | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Del Rice #53Del Rice | $5.24 | $192 | $1,248 | $749 | $1,622 | 0% |
| Don Lenhardt #20Don Lenhardt | $6.50 | $303 | $1,392 | $835 | $1,809 | 0% |
| Don Mueller #74Don Mueller | $4.17 | $258 | $989 | $594 | $1,286 | 0% |
| Early Wynn #146Early Wynn | $17.49 | $11,400 | $13,680 | $8,208 | $17,784 | 0% |
| Eddie Joost #105Eddie Joost | $8.25 | $495 | $1,970 | $1,182 | $2,561 | 0% |
| Eddie Joost, Ken Raffensberger, Ralph Kiner [Panel]Eddie Joost, Ken Raffensberger, Ralph Kiner | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Joost, Ken Raffensberger, Sal Maglie [Panel]Eddie Joost, Ken Raffensberger, Sal Maglie | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Mathews #97Eddie Mathews | $35.00 | $1,738 | $8,892 | $5,335 | $11,559 | 0% |
| Eddie Stanky #49Eddie Stanky | $7.18 | $265 | $1,737 | $1,042 | $2,259 | 0% |
| Eddie Yost #116Eddie Yost | $18.00 | $1,114 | $4,262 | $2,557 | $5,540 | 0% |
| Enos Slaughter #81Enos Slaughter | $26.05 | $890 | $5,910 | $3,546 | $7,683 | 0% |
| Enos Slaughter, Joe Astroth, Luke Easter [Panel]Enos Slaughter, Joe Astroth, Luke Easter | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Spec Shea #141Frank Spec Shea | $4.99 | — | — | — | — | 0% |
| Fred Hatfield #125Fred Hatfield | $17.84 | $552 | $3,653 | $2,192 | $4,749 | 0% |
| Fred Hutchinson #132Fred Hutchinson | $8.20 | $298 | $1,958 | $1,175 | $2,545 | 0% |
| George Kell #61George Kell | $10.52 | $380 | $2,505 | $1,503 | $3,256 | 0% |
| Gerry Staley #17Gerry Staley | $4.44 | $303 | $1,074 | $645 | $1,397 | 0% |
| Gil Coan #34Gil Coan | $5.00 | $186 | $1,206 | $724 | $1,568 | 0% |
| Gil Hodges, Joe Nuxhall, Steve Souchock [Panel]Gil Hodges, Joe Nuxhall, Steve Souchock | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gil McDougald #63Gil McDougald | $9.25 | $381 | $1,971 | $1,183 | $2,563 | 0% |
| Granny Hamner #60Granny Hamner | $8.36 | $304 | $1,997 | $1,198 | $2,596 | 0% |
| Gus Zernial #13Gus Zernial | $5.10 | $186 | $1,208 | $725 | $1,571 | 0% |
| Hank Bauer #84Hank Bauer | $10.00 | $363 | $1,291 | $774 | $1,678 | 0% |
| Hank Bauer, Jack Daniels, Joe Astroth [Panel]Hank Bauer, Jack Daniels, Joe Astroth | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hank Bauer, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra #44Hank Bauer, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra | $161 | $5,114 | $34,143 | $20,486 | $44,386 | 0% |
| Hank Sauer #48Hank Sauer | $11.07 | $660 | $1,884 | $1,130 | $2,449 | 0% |
| Harry Byrd #38Harry Byrd | $4.99 | $186 | $1,204 | $722 | $1,565 | 0% |
| Harry Chiti #7Harry Chiti | $5.55 | $207 | $1,348 | $809 | $1,752 | 0% |
| Harry Perkowski #87Harry Perkowski | $6.77 | $214 | $1,394 | $836 | $1,812 | 0% |
| Harry Perkowski, Harry Simpson, Solly Hemus [Panel]Harry Perkowski, Harry Simpson, Solly Hemus | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Simpson #86Harry Simpson | $4.47 | $246 | $1,081 | $649 | $1,406 | 0% |
| Herman Wehmeier #23Herman Wehmeier | $5.03 | $188 | $1,223 | $734 | $1,589 | 0% |
| Jack Daniels #83Jack Daniels | $9.93 | $363 | $2,389 | $1,433 | $3,106 | 0% |
| Jackie Jensen #24Jackie Jensen | $5.31 | $223 | $1,279 | $767 | $1,663 | 0% |
| Jim Busby #15Jim Busby | $5.50 | $204 | $1,324 | $794 | $1,721 | 0% |
| Jim Dyck #111Jim Dyck | $5.50 | $429 | $1,323 | $794 | $1,720 | 0% |
| Jim Hearn #76Jim Hearn | $4.27 | $235 | $1,364 | $818 | $1,773 | 0% |
| Jim Hearn, Mickey Grasso, Saul Rogovin [Panel]Jim Hearn, Mickey Grasso, Saul Rogovin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Hegan #102Jim Hegan | $7.50 | $633 | $1,780 | $1,068 | $2,314 | 0% |
| Jim Wilson #37Jim Wilson | $10.34 | $185 | $1,196 | $718 | $1,555 | 0% |
| Jimmy Dykes #31Jimmy Dykes | $7.00 | $1,525 | $2,562 | $1,537 | $3,330 | 0% |
| Joe Adcock #151Joe Adcock | $15.38 | $585 | $3,870 | $2,322 | $5,031 | 0% |
| Joe Astroth #82Joe Astroth | $5.30 | $220 | $1,276 | $766 | $1,659 | 0% |
| Joe Dobson #88Joe Dobson | $3.02 | $226 | $738 | $443 | $959 | 0% |
| Joe Garagiola #21Joe Garagiola | $10.00 | $362 | $2,382 | $1,429 | $3,097 | 0% |
| Joe Ginsberg #6Joe Ginsberg | $4.30 | $161 | $1,041 | $625 | $1,354 | 0% |
| Joe Nuxhall #90Joe Nuxhall | $10.26 | $505 | $2,443 | $1,466 | $3,175 | 0% |
| Johnny Pesky #134Johnny Pesky | $13.48 | $670 | $4,438 | $2,663 | $5,770 | 0% |
| Karl Drews #113Karl Drews | $9.56 | $935 | $2,262 | $1,357 | $2,941 | 0% |
| Ken Raffensberger #106Ken Raffensberger | $10.14 | $468 | $2,334 | $1,400 | $3,034 | 0% |
| Ken Wood #109Ken Wood | $8.17 | $1,815 | $1,951 | $1,171 | $2,537 | 0% |
| Leo Durocher #55Leo Durocher | $9.25 | $655 | $2,265 | $1,359 | $2,945 | 0% |
| Lou Kretlow #50Lou Kretlow | $4.63 | $173 | $1,119 | $672 | $1,455 | 0% |
| Luke Easter #104Luke Easter | $10.09 | $373 | $2,456 | $1,474 | $3,193 | 0% |
| Marty Marion #52Marty Marion | $6.73 | $247 | $1,612 | $967 | $2,096 | 0% |
| Maury McDermott #35Maury McDermott | $3.02 | $181 | $740 | $444 | $962 | 0% |
| Max Surkont #156Max Surkont | $9.32 | $778 | $1,093 | $656 | $1,421 | 0% |
| Mel Clark #67Mel Clark | $3.98 | $545 | $990 | $594 | $1,287 | 0% |
| Mel Parnell #66Mel Parnell | $6.58 | $186 | $1,204 | $722 | $1,565 | 0% |
| Mickey Grasso #77Mickey Grasso | $6.98 | $284 | $1,573 | $944 | $2,045 | 0% |
| Mickey Mantle #59Mickey Mantle | $746 | $245,100 | $294,120 | $176,472 | $382,356 | 0% |
| Mickey Vernon [REPRINT] #159Mickey Vernon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mickey Vernon #159Mickey Vernon | $6.15 | $935 | $1,476 | $886 | $1,919 | 0% |
| Mike Garcia #43Mike Garcia | $4.80 | $207 | $1,345 | $807 | $1,749 | 0% |
| Minnie Minoso #36Minnie Minoso | $33.88 | $1,062 | $7,059 | $4,236 | $9,177 | 0% |
| Ned Garver #47Ned Garver | $5.99 | $221 | $1,439 | $863 | $1,871 | 0% |
| Nelson Fox #18Nelson Fox | $19.99 | $577 | $3,817 | $2,290 | $4,962 | 0% |
| Omar Turk Lown #154Omar Turk Lown | $8.50 | $3,527 | $4,232 | $2,539 | $5,502 | 0% |
| Paul Minner #71Paul Minner | $3.85 | $231 | $919 | $551 | $1,195 | 0% |
| Paul Richards #39Paul Richards | $6.00 | $253 | $1,267 | $760 | $1,648 | 0% |
| Pee Wee Reese #33Pee Wee Reese | $386 | $26,840 | $93,556 | $56,134 | $121,623 | 0% |
| Pete Runnels #139Pete Runnels | $5.88 | $548 | $1,413 | $848 | $1,837 | 0% |
| Phil Cavarretta #30Phil Cavarretta | $9.25 | $262 | $1,715 | $1,029 | $2,229 | 0% |
| Phil Rizzuto [Billy Martin] #93Phil Rizzuto | $31.95 | $1,066 | $7,087 | $4,252 | $9,213 | 0% |
| Phil Rizzuto #9Phil Rizzuto | $25.54 | $1,053 | $6,635 | $3,981 | $8,625 | 0% |
| Ralph Kiner #80Ralph Kiner | $17.67 | $2,303 | $4,252 | $2,551 | $5,527 | 0% |
| Ray Boone #79Ray Boone | $7.44 | $246 | $1,610 | $966 | $2,093 | 0% |
| Red Schoendienst #101Red Schoendienst | $10.58 | $1,210 | $2,534 | $1,521 | $3,295 | 0% |
| Richie Ashburn #10Richie Ashburn | $20.99 | $670 | $4,440 | $2,664 | $5,771 | 0% |
| Roberto Avila #29Roberto Avila | $6.56 | — | — | $7,128 | — | 0% |
| Roy Campanella #46Roy Campanella | $31.17 | $5,500 | $8,641 | $5,185 | $11,234 | 0% |
| Roy McMillan #26Roy McMillan | $5.37 | — | — | — | — | 0% |
| Sal Maglie #96Sal Maglie | $7.18 | $446 | $1,427 | $856 | $1,856 | 0% |
| Sam Jethroe #3Sam Jethroe | $9.17 | $783 | $1,794 | $1,077 | $2,333 | 0% |
| Sammy White #41Sammy White | $5.28 | $196 | $1,272 | $763 | $1,653 | 0% |
| Sandalio Consuegra #89Sandalio Consuegra | $4.99 | $186 | $1,204 | $722 | $1,565 | 0% |
| Saul Rogovin #75Saul Rogovin | $7.00 | $256 | $1,677 | $1,006 | $2,180 | 0% |
| Sherman Lollar #157Sherman Lollar | $3.08 | — | — | — | — | 0% |
| Sid Gordon #5Sid Gordon | $5.52 | $1,980 | $2,376 | $1,426 | $3,089 | 0% |
| Smoky Burgess #28Smoky Burgess | $9.87 | $344 | $2,264 | $1,358 | $2,943 | 0% |
| Solly Hemus #85Solly Hemus | $6.75 | $256 | $1,676 | $1,006 | $2,179 | 0% |
| Stan Musial #32Stan Musial | $143 | $20,130 | $24,733 | $14,840 | $32,152 | 0% |
| Steve Souchock #91Steve Souchock | $6.38 | $235 | $1,531 | $919 | $1,990 | 0% |
| Ted Gray #72Ted Gray | $5.80 | $380 | $1,394 | $836 | $1,812 | 0% |
| Ted Kluszewski #62Ted Kluszewski | $15.50 | $557 | $3,688 | $2,213 | $4,794 | 0% |
| Toby Atwell #112Toby Atwell | $5.99 | $868 | $1,286 | $772 | $1,672 | 0% |
| Tommy Brown #42Tommy Brown | $5.00 | $183 | $1,185 | $711 | $1,541 | 0% |
| Vic Raschi #27Vic Raschi | $3.80 | $382 | $947 | $568 | $1,231 | 0% |
| Vic Wertz #2Vic Wertz | $4.80 | $330 | $1,117 | $670 | $1,452 | 0% |
| Wally Moses #95Wally Moses | $7.61 | $278 | $1,820 | $1,092 | $2,366 | 0% |
| Walt Dropo #45Walt Dropo | $6.73 | $249 | $1,629 | $977 | $2,118 | 0% |
| Walter Hoot Evers #25Walter Hoot Evers | $7.50 | $274 | $1,794 | $1,077 | $2,333 | 0% |
| Warren Hacker #144Warren Hacker | $10.47 | $550 | $2,490 | $1,494 | $3,237 | 0% |
| Warren Spahn #99Warren Spahn | $70.47 | $2,641 | $17,615 | $10,569 | $22,900 | 0% |
| Whitey Lockman #128Whitey Lockman | $15.52 | $1,430 | $3,681 | $2,209 | $4,786 | 0% |
| Willard Marshall #58Willard Marshall | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Jones #133Willie Jones | $8.35 | $304 | $1,994 | $1,197 | $2,593 | 0% |
| Yogi Berra #121Yogi Berra | $84.45 | $52,651 | $63,181 | $37,909 | $82,135 | 0% |
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1953 Bowman Color is a Baseball set from 1953. Midpoint tracks 152 cards from it, 135 with market prices from recent sales and 131 with a PSA 10 value. The set's most valuable card is Mickey Mantle #59 at $294,120 in PSA 10 ($746 raw). Priced raw copies add up to $2.9K, and PSA 10 copies to $844K.
Frequently asked questions
- How many cards are in 1953 Bowman Color?
- Our Baseball price guide lists 152 cards for 1953 Bowman Color, 135 of them with live market prices.
- What is the most valuable card in 1953 Bowman Color?
- The most valuable card in 1953 Bowman Color is Mickey Mantle #59 at $294,120 in PSA 10 ($746 raw).
- Is Mickey Mantle #59 worth grading?
- A PSA 10 Mickey Mantle #59 sells for $294,120 vs $746 raw — a 394× premium. That gap is what makes grading a well-centered, clean copy worthwhile.
- When was 1953 Bowman Color released?
- 1953 Bowman Color was released in 1953.
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