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1961 Golden Press Checklist & Card Prices
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1961 Golden Press (Baseball) has 33 cards in our price guide, 32 of them with live market values. The most valuable is Babe Ruth #3 at $12,578 in PSA 10 ($81.00 raw). Across the set, PSA 10 copies total $40K and raw copies $437.
- Cards
- 33
- With prices
- 32
- PSA 10 total
- $40K
- Raw total
- $437
- Avg gem premium
- 38×
- Top card
- $12,578
Most valuable cards
The 12 highest-value cards in 1961 Golden Press, ranked by PSA 10 price (best graded or raw where no PSA 10 sale exists).
Best cards to grade
Walter Johnson #29 shows the biggest jump in 1961 Golden Press: $7.99 raw to $3,642 in PSA 10, a 456× premium. Ranked by PSA 10 price ÷ raw price; only cards with a PSA 10 value of $20 or more are shown.
- 1456×Walter Johnson #29$7.99 raw → $3,642 PSA 10
- 2200×Cy Young #33$9.19 raw → $1,842 PSA 10
- 3
191×Gabby Hartnett #11$4.04 raw → $770 PSA 10 - 4185×Tris Speaker #30$8.02 raw → $1,487 PSA 10
- 5179×Nap Lajoie #31$5.19 raw → $931 PSA 10
- 6171×Grover C. Alexander #2$6.56 raw → $1,122 PSA 10
- 7169×Mel Ott #1$9.65 raw → $1,627 PSA 10
- 8155×Babe Ruth #3$81.00 raw → $12,578 PSA 10
Full checklist
All 33 cards we track from 1961 Golden Press, 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 Simmons #20Al Simmons | $4.97 | $48.50 | $175 | $105 | $228 | 0% |
| Babe Ruth #3Babe Ruth | $81.00 | $810 | $12,578 | $7,547 | $16,351 | 0% |
| Bill Dickey #27Bill Dickey | $8.74 | $61.63 | $188 | $113 | $244 | 0% |
| Bill Terry #5Bill Terry | $6.34 | $53.00 | $507 | $304 | $659 | 0% |
| Carl Hubbell #6Carl Hubbell | $7.23 | $48.67 | $451 | $271 | $586 | 0% |
| Charlie Gehringer #10Charlie Gehringer | $8.38 | $44.50 | $94.91 | $57.00 | $123 | 0% |
| Chief Bender #18Chief Bender | $4.33 | $34.76 | $167 | $100 | $217 | 0% |
| Christy Mathewson #24Christy Mathewson | $11.26 | $103 | $161 | $96.00 | $209 | 0% |
| Cy Young #33Cy Young | $9.19 | $238 | $1,842 | $1,105 | $2,394 | 0% |
| Dazzy Vance #26Dazzy Vance | $4.25 | $48.36 | $168 | $101 | $218 | 0% |
| Dizzy Dean #8Dizzy Dean | $15.14 | $120 | $1,339 | $803 | $1,740 | 0% |
| Eddie Collins #28Eddie Collins | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frankie Frisch #19Frankie Frisch | $3.91 | $58.89 | $137 | $82.00 | $178 | 0% |
| Gabby Hartnett #11Gabby Hartnett | $4.04 | $50.58 | $770 | $462 | $1,001 | 0% |
| George Sisler #13George Sisler | $6.88 | $54.38 | $168 | $101 | $218 | 0% |
| Grover C. Alexander #2Grover C. Alexander | $6.56 | $200 | $1,122 | $673 | $1,459 | 0% |
| Hank Greenberg #4Hank Greenberg | $14.00 | $81.00 | $165 | $99.00 | $214 | 0% |
| Home Run Baker #21Home Run Baker | $6.13 | $52.48 | $132 | $79.00 | $171 | 0% |
| Honus Wagner #32Honus Wagner | $38.19 | $333 | $5,465 | $3,279 | $7,105 | 0% |
| Jimmy Foxx #22Jimmy Foxx | $10.50 | $73.27 | $1,025 | $615 | $1,333 | 0% |
| Joe Cronin #14Joe Cronin | $5.38 | $48.70 | $130 | $78.00 | $169 | 0% |
| Joe DiMaggio #9Joe DiMaggio | $46.79 | $295 | $2,110 | $1,266 | $2,743 | 0% |
| John McGraw #23John McGraw | $3.98 | $34.94 | $253 | $152 | $329 | 0% |
| Lefty Grove #17Lefty Grove | $6.00 | $57.50 | $219 | $132 | $285 | 0% |
| Lou Gehrig #16Lou Gehrig | $44.00 | $262 | $2,009 | $1,206 | $2,612 | 0% |
| Mel Ott #1Mel Ott | $9.65 | $194 | $1,627 | $976 | $2,116 | 0% |
| Mickey Cochrane #12Mickey Cochrane | $5.97 | $57.50 | $110 | $66.00 | $142 | 0% |
| Nap Lajoie #31Nap Lajoie | $5.19 | $92.73 | $931 | $559 | $1,210 | 0% |
| Pie Traynor #15Pie Traynor | $5.00 | $39.77 | $106 | $63.00 | $137 | 0% |
| Rogers Hornsby #7Rogers Hornsby | $8.61 | $88.29 | $874 | $524 | $1,136 | 0% |
| Tris Speaker #30Tris Speaker | $8.02 | $136 | $1,487 | $892 | $1,934 | 0% |
| Ty Cobb #25Ty Cobb | $29.00 | $150 | $218 | $131 | $283 | 0% |
| Walter Johnson #29Walter Johnson | $7.99 | $3,035 | $3,642 | $2,185 | $4,735 | 0% |
Players in this set
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1961 Golden Press is a Baseball set from 1961. Midpoint tracks 33 cards from it, 32 with market prices from recent sales and 32 with a PSA 10 value. The set's most valuable card is Babe Ruth #3 at $12,578 in PSA 10 ($81.00 raw). Priced raw copies add up to $437, and PSA 10 copies to $40K. On average a PSA 10 sells for 38× the raw price across the set's graded cards.
Frequently asked questions
- How many cards are in 1961 Golden Press?
- Our Baseball price guide lists 33 cards for 1961 Golden Press, 32 of them with live market prices.
- What is the most valuable card in 1961 Golden Press?
- The most valuable card in 1961 Golden Press is Babe Ruth #3 at $12,578 in PSA 10 ($81.00 raw).
- Is Babe Ruth #3 worth grading?
- A PSA 10 Babe Ruth #3 sells for $12,578 vs $81.00 raw — a 155× premium. That gap is what makes grading a well-centered, clean copy worthwhile.
- When was 1961 Golden Press released?
- 1961 Golden Press was released in 1961.
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