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1953 Bowman Color Checklist & Card Prices
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1953 Bowman Color (Baseball) has 36 cards in our price guide, 36 of them with live market values. The most valuable is Mickey Mantle #59 at $294,120 in PSA 10 ($815 raw). Across the set, PSA 10 copies total $652K and raw copies $2.2K.
- Cards
- 36
- With prices
- 36
- PSA 10 total
- $652K
- Raw total
- $2.2K
- 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).
![Phil Rizzuto [Billy Martin] #93 1953 Bowman Color card](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/c2IAAeSwQONqQan0/s-l500.jpg)
Best cards to grade
Early Wynn #146 shows the biggest jump in 1953 Bowman Color: $22.74 raw to $13,680 in PSA 10, a 602× premium. Ranked by PSA 10 price ÷ raw price; only cards with a PSA 10 value of $20 or more are shown.
- 1602×Early Wynn #146$22.74 raw → $13,680 PSA 10
- 2
471×Sid Gordon #5$5.04 raw → $2,376 PSA 10 - 3469×Yogi Berra #121$135 raw → $63,273 PSA 10
- 4361×Mickey Mantle #59$815 raw → $294,120 PSA 10
- 5
293×Vic Wertz #2$6.00 raw → $1,758 PSA 10 - 6
285×Phil Rizzuto #9$20.67 raw → $5,883 PSA 10 - 7280×Richie Ashburn #10$28.45 raw → $7,961 PSA 10
- 8
278×Bubba Church #138$7.00 raw → $1,948 PSA 10
Full checklist
All 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Dark #19Al Dark | $5.64 | $208 | $1,351 | $811 | $1,756 |
| Art Houtteman #4Art Houtteman | $5.99 | $830 | $1,200 | $720 | $1,560 |
| Billy Loes #14Billy Loes | $5.12 | $242 | $1,228 | $737 | $1,597 |
| Bob Feller #114Bob Feller | $70.31 | $2,473 | $16,492 | $9,895 | $21,440 |
| Bob Porterfield #22Bob Porterfield | $5.50 | $203 | $1,318 | $791 | $1,713 |
| Bobby Shantz #11Bobby Shantz | $19.63 | $698 | $4,625 | $2,775 | $6,013 |
| Bubba Church #138Bubba Church | $7.00 | $633 | $1,948 | $1,169 | $2,533 |
| Davey Williams #1Davey Williams | $5.13 | $638 | $1,231 | $739 | $1,601 |
| Don Lenhardt #20Don Lenhardt | $7.00 | $293 | $1,669 | $1,001 | $2,170 |
| Early Wynn #146Early Wynn | $22.74 | $11,400 | $13,680 | $8,208 | $17,784 |
| Eddie Mathews #97Eddie Mathews | $48.95 | $1,613 | $10,745 | $6,447 | $13,969 |
| Enos Slaughter #81Enos Slaughter | $22.15 | $717 | $4,754 | $2,852 | $6,180 |
| Gus Zernial #13Gus Zernial | $4.72 | $175 | $1,130 | $678 | $1,469 |
| Hank Bauer, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra #44Hank Bauer, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra | $149 | $5,231 | $34,921 | $20,953 | $45,398 |
| Harry Chiti #7Harry Chiti | $5.99 | $220 | $1,433 | $860 | $1,862 |
| Herman Wehmeier #23Herman Wehmeier | $4.99 | $185 | $1,198 | $719 | $1,558 |
| Jackie Jensen #24Jackie Jensen | $7.57 | $271 | $1,777 | $1,066 | $2,311 |
| Jim Busby #15Jim Busby | $5.79 | $233 | $1,334 | $801 | $1,735 |
| Joe Garagiola #21Joe Garagiola | $12.50 | $466 | $3,075 | $1,845 | $3,997 |
| Joe Ginsberg #6Joe Ginsberg | $6.41 | $235 | $1,531 | $919 | $1,990 |
| Mickey Mantle #59Mickey Mantle | $815 | $245,100 | $294,120 | $176,472 | $382,356 |
| Minnie Minoso #36Minnie Minoso | $47.35 | $1,049 | $6,971 | $4,183 | $9,062 |
| Nelson Fox #18Nelson Fox | $22.99 | $825 | $5,479 | $3,287 | $7,123 |
| Pee Wee Reese #33Pee Wee Reese | $377 | $26,840 | $84,717 | $50,830 | $110,131 |
| Phil Rizzuto [Billy Martin] #93Phil Rizzuto | $36.45 | $1,290 | $8,586 | $5,152 | $11,162 |
| Phil Rizzuto #9Phil Rizzuto | $20.67 | $1,156 | $5,883 | $3,530 | $7,648 |
| Ralph Kiner #80Ralph Kiner | $28.47 | $2,311 | $6,718 | $4,031 | $8,733 |
| Red Schoendienst #101Red Schoendienst | $15.84 | $647 | $3,342 | $2,005 | $4,344 |
| Richie Ashburn #10Richie Ashburn | $28.45 | $1,197 | $7,961 | $4,776 | $10,349 |
| Roy Campanella #46Roy Campanella | $43.57 | $5,500 | $11,623 | $6,974 | $15,110 |
| Sid Gordon #5Sid Gordon | $5.04 | $1,980 | $2,376 | $1,426 | $3,089 |
| Stan Musial #32Stan Musial | $92.25 | $20,130 | $23,881 | $14,328 | $31,045 |
| Vic Wertz #2Vic Wertz | $6.00 | $330 | $1,758 | $1,055 | $2,286 |
| Walter Hoot Evers #25Walter Hoot Evers | $7.75 | $290 | $1,900 | $1,140 | $2,470 |
| Warren Spahn #99Warren Spahn | $70.55 | $2,570 | $17,140 | $10,284 | $22,283 |
| Yogi Berra #121Yogi Berra | $135 | $52,727 | $63,273 | $37,964 | $82,255 |
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1953 Bowman Color is a Baseball set from 1953. Midpoint tracks 36 cards from it, 36 with market prices from recent sales and 36 with a PSA 10 value. The set's most valuable card is Mickey Mantle #59 at $294,120 in PSA 10 ($815 raw). Priced raw copies add up to $2.2K, and PSA 10 copies to $652K.
Frequently asked questions
- How many cards are in 1953 Bowman Color?
- Our Baseball price guide lists 36 cards for 1953 Bowman Color, 36 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 ($815 raw).
- Is Mickey Mantle #59 worth grading?
- A PSA 10 Mickey Mantle #59 sells for $294,120 vs $815 raw — a 361× 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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