Basketball set
1978 Topps Checklist & Card Prices
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1978 Topps (Basketball) has 100 cards in our price guide, 100 of them with live market values. The most valuable is George Gervin #20 at $7,400 in PSA 10 ($3.25 raw). Across the set, PSA 10 copies total $94K and raw copies $437.
- Cards
- 100
- With prices
- 100
- PSA 10 total
- $94K
- Raw total
- $437
- Avg gem premium
- 70×
- Top card
- $7,400
Most valuable cards
The 12 highest-value cards in 1978 Topps, ranked by PSA 10 price (best graded or raw where no PSA 10 sale exists).
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George Gervin #20
Raw $3.25PSA 10 $7,400
Mike Bantom #123
Raw $1.48PSA 10 $6,766
Adrian Dantley #132
Raw $2.26PSA 10 $6,042
Wilbert Jones #42
Raw $1.36PSA 10 $5,100
Dennis Johnson #78
Raw $5.75PSA 10 $4,636
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar #110
Raw $10.25PSA 10 $4,043
Bernard King #75
Raw $9.87PSA 10 $3,999
Elvin Hayes #25
Raw $1.65PSA 10 $3,125
Caldwell Jones #103
Raw $1.42PSA 10 $2,864
M.L. Carr #82
Raw $1.74PSA 10 $2,712
Pete Maravich #80
Raw $6.63PSA 10 $2,549
Charlie Scott #43
Raw $1.99PSA 10 $2,250
Best cards to grade
Mike Bantom #123 shows the biggest jump in 1978 Topps: $1.48 raw to $6,766 in PSA 10, a 4572× premium. Ranked by PSA 10 price ÷ raw price; only cards with a PSA 10 value of $20 or more are shown.
- 14572×Mike Bantom #123$1.48 raw → $6,766 PSA 10
- 23750×Wilbert Jones #42$1.36 raw → $5,100 PSA 10
- 32673×Adrian Dantley #132$2.26 raw → $6,042 PSA 10
- 42277×George Gervin #20$3.25 raw → $7,400 PSA 10
- 52017×Caldwell Jones #103$1.42 raw → $2,864 PSA 10
- 61894×Elvin Hayes #25$1.65 raw → $3,125 PSA 10
- 71559×M.L. Carr #82$1.74 raw → $2,712 PSA 10
- 81496×Bob Gross #98$1.06 raw → $1,586 PSA 10
Full checklist
All 100 cards we track from 1978 Topps, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron James #52Aaron James | $1.50 | $35.81 | $303 | $182 | $393 |
| Adrian Dantley #132Adrian Dantley | $2.26 | $165 | $6,042 | $3,625 | $7,854 |
| Alvan Adams #77Alvan Adams | $1.80 | $19.99 | $66.58 | $40.00 | $87.00 |
| Anthony Roberts #62Anthony Roberts | $1.65 | $14.24 | $1,493 | $896 | $1,941 |
| Armond Hill #70Armond Hill | $1.35 | $20.95 | $89.95 | $54.00 | $117 |
| Artis Gilmore #73Artis Gilmore | $2.33 | $42.82 | $283 | $170 | $368 |
| Austin Carr #9Austin Carr | $1.81 | $26.50 | $129 | $77.00 | $168 |
| Bernard King #75Bernard King | $9.87 | $300 | $3,999 | $2,399 | $5,199 |
| Bill Walton #1Bill Walton | $4.12 | $59.25 | $510 | $306 | $663 |
| Billy Knight #72Billy Knight | $1.50 | $22.19 | $160 | $96.00 | $208 |
| Bob Dandridge #92Bob Dandridge | $1.53 | $195 | $1,825 | $1,095 | $2,373 |
| Bob Gross #98Bob Gross | $1.06 | $24.99 | $1,586 | $952 | $2,062 |
| Bob Lanier #125Bob Lanier | $1.99 | $26.88 | $308 | $185 | $400 |
| Bobby Wilkerson #41Bobby Wilkerson | $1.98 | $25.84 | $208 | $125 | $270 |
| Butch Beard #17Butch Beard | $1.54 | $14.78 | $704 | $423 | $916 |
| Caldwell Jones #103Caldwell Jones | $1.42 | $49.67 | $2,864 | $1,719 | $3,724 |
| Campy Russell #32Campy Russell | $1.50 | $11.99 | $179 | $108 | $233 |
| Cedric Maxwell #128Cedric Maxwell | $3.25 | $69.99 | $457 | $274 | $594 |
| Charlie Scott #43Charlie Scott | $1.99 | $30.00 | $2,250 | $1,350 | $2,925 |
| Checklist 1-132 #67 | $2.73 | $50.00 | $237 | $142 | $309 |
| Chris Ford #15Chris Ford | $1.32 | $21.13 | $205 | $123 | $266 |
| Complete Set | $220 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Roundfield #69Dan Roundfield | $1.15 | $35.18 | $601 | $361 | $781 |
| Darryl Dawkins #34Darryl Dawkins | $1.69 | $27.59 | $294 | $176 | $382 |
| Dave Bing #61Dave Bing | $2.47 | $29.79 | $298 | $179 | $387 |
| Dave Cowens #40Dave Cowens | $1.78 | $24.00 | $176 | $106 | $229 |
| Dave Meyers #8Dave Meyers | $1.51 | $14.00 | $354 | $212 | $460 |
| Dave Twardzik #122Dave Twardzik | $1.50 | $25.02 | $269 | $161 | $349 |
| David Thompson #100David Thompson | $1.99 | $41.15 | $527 | $316 | $685 |
| Dennis Johnson #78Dennis Johnson | $5.75 | $227 | $4,636 | $2,782 | $6,027 |
| Don Buse #35Don Buse | $1.59 | $24.99 | $180 | $108 | $234 |
| Doug Collins #2Doug Collins | $2.54 | $34.17 | $211 | $127 | $274 |
| Dwight Jones #84Dwight Jones | $1.65 | $42.50 | $1,150 | $690 | $1,495 |
| Earl Monroe #45Earl Monroe | $1.95 | $43.06 | $387 | $232 | $503 |
| Earl Tatum #47Earl Tatum | $1.48 | $18.00 | $150 | $90.00 | $195 |
| Elmore Smith #57Elmore Smith | $1.56 | $27.88 | $1,894 | $1,136 | $2,462 |
| Elvin Hayes #25Elvin Hayes | $1.65 | $28.51 | $3,125 | $1,875 | $4,062 |
| Eric Money #104Eric Money | $1.33 | $27.44 | $182 | $109 | $236 |
| Foots Walker #127Foots Walker | $1.95 | $24.09 | $296 | $178 | $385 |
| Fred Brown #59Fred Brown | $1.99 | $39.97 | $107 | $64.00 | $139 |
| Garfield Heard #54Garfield Heard | $1.62 | $23.00 | $1,055 | $633 | $1,371 |
| George Gervin #20George Gervin | $3.25 | $368 | $7,400 | $4,440 | $9,620 |
| George Johnson #55George Johnson | $1.30 | $13.38 | $142 | $85.00 | $184 |
| George McGinnis #90George McGinnis | $1.74 | $28.79 | $226 | $135 | $293 |
| Henry Bibby #65Henry Bibby | $1.51 | $20.33 | $1,218 | $731 | $1,583 |
| Howard Porter #28Howard Porter | $1.49 | $15.02 | $134 | $81.00 | $175 |
| Jack Sikma #117Jack Sikma | $3.44 | $127 | $1,876 | $1,126 | $2,439 |
| Jamaal Wilkes #3Jamaal Wilkes | $1.65 | $45.70 | $571 | $342 | $742 |
| Jim McMillian #88Jim McMillian | $1.55 | $20.00 | $204 | $122 | $265 |
| John Gianelli #101John Gianelli | $1.25 | $28.08 | $246 | $148 | $320 |
| John Lucas #106John Lucas | $1.38 | $30.03 | $869 | $522 | $1,130 |
| John Mengelt #53John Mengelt | $1.84 | $29.62 | $232 | $139 | $302 |
| John Shumate #46John Shumate | $1.51 | $20.34 | $329 | $198 | $428 |
| John Williamson #11John Williamson | $1.59 | $26.99 | $119 | $71.00 | $155 |
| Johnny Davis #22Johnny Davis | $1.08 | $22.07 | $126 | $76.00 | $164 |
| Jojo White #85Jojo White | $1.46 | $40.44 | $250 | $150 | $325 |
| Julius Erving #130Julius Erving | $12.73 | $145 | $1,450 | $870 | $1,885 |
| Junior Bridgeman #56Junior Bridgeman | $1.35 | $29.77 | $598 | $359 | $777 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar #110Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | $10.25 | $209 | $4,043 | $2,426 | $5,255 |
| Kermit Washington #16Kermit Washington | $1.92 | $25.92 | $67.89 | $41.00 | $88.00 |
| Kevin Grevey #113Kevin Grevey | $1.01 | $29.99 | $1,119 | $672 | $1,455 |
| Kevin Porter #118Kevin Porter | $1.48 | $16.74 | $187 | $112 | $243 |
| Leon Douglas #64Leon Douglas | $1.25 | $13.40 | $88.96 | $53.00 | $116 |
| Leonard Robinson #30Leonard Robinson | $1.96 | $24.99 | $234 | $140 | $304 |
| Lonnie Shelton #66Lonnie Shelton | $2.47 | $16.43 | $124 | $75.00 | $162 |
| Lou Hudson #24Lou Hudson | $1.33 | $24.27 | $431 | $259 | $560 |
| Louie Dampier #51Louie Dampier | $1.75 | $40.56 | $139 | $84.00 | $181 |
| Lucius Allen #6Lucius Allen | $1.99 | $19.92 | $89.00 | $53.00 | $116 |
| M.L. Carr #82M.L. Carr | $1.74 | $28.29 | $2,712 | $1,627 | $3,526 |
| Marques Johnson #126Marques Johnson | $2.51 | $133 | $1,780 | $1,068 | $2,314 |
| Marvin Webster #19Marvin Webster | $1.88 | $19.99 | $199 | $119 | $259 |
| Mike Bantom #123Mike Bantom | $1.48 | $30.21 | $6,766 | $4,060 | $8,796 |
| Mike Gale #37Mike Gale | $1.52 | $20.35 | $687 | $412 | $893 |
| Mike Newlin #124Mike Newlin | $1.50 | $17.04 | $180 | $108 | $234 |
| Moses Malone #38Moses Malone | $2.97 | $39.95 | $701 | $421 | $911 |
| Nate Archibald #26Nate Archibald | $1.75 | $27.06 | $520 | $312 | $676 |
| Norm Nixon #63Norm Nixon | $2.92 | $78.00 | $1,100 | $660 | $1,430 |
| Norm Van Lier #102Norm Van Lier | $1.40 | $20.95 | $90.65 | $54.00 | $118 |
| Paul Silas #94Paul Silas | $1.97 | $150 | $1,210 | $726 | $1,573 |
| Paul Westphal #120Paul Westphal | $1.50 | $22.11 | $320 | $192 | $416 |
| Pete Maravich #80Pete Maravich | $6.63 | $164 | $2,549 | $1,529 | $3,313 |
| Phil Smith #33Phil Smith | $1.53 | $44.00 | $200 | $120 | $260 |
| Quinn Buckner #29Quinn Buckner | $1.87 | $41.01 | $552 | $331 | $718 |
| Rich Kelley #114Rich Kelley | $1.90 | $21.80 | $153 | $92.00 | $199 |
| Rick Barry #60Rick Barry | $2.90 | $34.82 | $563 | $338 | $732 |
| Robert Parish #86Robert Parish | $3.99 | $40.66 | $463 | $278 | $602 |
| Ron Boone #49Ron Boone | $1.35 | $22.50 | $184 | $111 | $240 |
| Ron Lee #97Ron Lee | $1.50 | $18.53 | $123 | $74.00 | $160 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich #58Rudy Tomjanovich | $1.59 | $24.99 | $566 | $340 | $736 |
| Sam Lacey #99Sam Lacey | $1.00 | $22.00 | $990 | $594 | $1,287 |
| Scott Wedman #79Scott Wedman | $1.53 | $19.06 | $142 | $85.00 | $184 |
| Sidney Wicks #109Sidney Wicks | $2.33 | $19.11 | $107 | $64.00 | $139 |
| Sonny Parker #111Sonny Parker | $1.45 | $20.00 | $208 | $125 | $271 |
| Steve Hawes #21Steve Hawes | $1.81 | $13.29 | $159 | $95.00 | $207 |
| Swen Nater #23Swen Nater | $1.65 | $29.99 | $129 | $77.00 | $168 |
| Walt Frazier #83Walt Frazier | $1.50 | $39.46 | $464 | $279 | $603 |
| Walter Davis #10Walter Davis | $3.25 | $135 | $1,637 | $982 | $2,129 |
| Wes Unseld #7Wes Unseld | $2.13 | $29.89 | $419 | $252 | $545 |
| Wilbert Jones #42Wilbert Jones | $1.36 | $25.10 | $5,100 | $3,060 | $6,630 |
| Wilbur Holland #4Wilbur Holland | $1.82 | $16.78 | $1000 | $600 | $1,300 |
Players in this set
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1978 Topps is a Basketball set from 1978. Midpoint tracks 100 cards from it, 100 with market prices from recent sales and 99 with a PSA 10 value. The set's most valuable card is George Gervin #20 at $7,400 in PSA 10 ($3.25 raw). Priced raw copies add up to $437, and PSA 10 copies to $94K. On average a PSA 10 sells for 70× the raw price across the set's graded cards.
Frequently asked questions
- How many cards are in 1978 Topps?
- Our Basketball price guide lists 100 cards for 1978 Topps, 100 of them with live market prices.
- What is the most valuable card in 1978 Topps?
- The most valuable card in 1978 Topps is George Gervin #20 at $7,400 in PSA 10 ($3.25 raw).
- Is George Gervin #20 worth grading?
- A PSA 10 George Gervin #20 sells for $7,400 vs $3.25 raw — a 2277× premium. That gap is what makes grading a well-centered, clean copy worthwhile.
- When was 1978 Topps released?
- 1978 Topps was released in 1978.
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