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1961 Topps Checklist & Card Prices
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1961 Topps (Football) has 83 cards in our price guide, 83 of them with live market values. The most valuable is Jim Brown #71 at $19,849 in PSA 10 ($110 raw). Across the set, PSA 10 copies total $131K and raw copies $663.
- Cards
- 83
- With prices
- 83
- PSA 10 total
- $131K
- Raw total
- $663
- Top card
- $19,849
Most valuable cards
The 12 highest-value cards in 1961 Topps, ranked by PSA 10 price (best graded or raw where no PSA 10 sale exists).
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Jim Brown #71
Raw $110PSA 10 $19,849
Bart Starr #39
Raw $27.48PSA 10 $10,248
Johnny Robinson #139
Raw $34.00PSA 10 $8,325
Jim Otto #182
Raw $44.89PSA 10 $7,397
Tom Flores #186
Raw $35.88PSA 10 $7,264
Don Maynard #150
Raw $31.43PSA 10 $5,714
Johnny Unitas #1
Raw $29.99PSA 10 $5,437
Jimmy Brown Gains [1257 Yards] #77
Raw $18.27PSA 10 $3,546
Jack Kemp #166
Raw $18.24PSA 10 $3,318
Paul Hornung #40
Raw $15.16PSA 10 $3,025
John Brodie #59
Raw $18.73PSA 10 $2,619
Jim Taylor #41
Raw $11.57PSA 10 $2,511
Best cards to grade
Bart Starr #39 shows the biggest jump in 1961 Topps: $27.48 raw to $10,248 in PSA 10, a 373× premium. Ranked by PSA 10 price ÷ raw price; only cards with a PSA 10 value of $20 or more are shown.
- 1373×Bart Starr #39$27.48 raw → $10,248 PSA 10
- 2323×Gene Lipscomb #8$2.79 raw → $900 PSA 10
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278×Dick James #124$2.01 raw → $558 PSA 10 - 4
258×Green Bay Packers #47$5.68 raw → $1,463 PSA 10 - 5253×Jim Ninowski #29$3.15 raw → $796 PSA 10
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252×Jim Phillips #51$1.55 raw → $391 PSA 10 - 7
248×Del Shofner #52$2.00 raw → $497 PSA 10 - 8248×Frank Ryan #48$3.03 raw → $751 PSA 10
Full checklist
All 83 cards we track from 1961 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Karras #35Alex Karras | $6.41 | $183 | $1,179 | $707 | $1,532 |
| Andy Robustelli #90Andy Robustelli | $2.89 | $78.26 | $484 | $290 | $629 |
| Art Hunter #53Art Hunter | $3.40 | $116 | $733 | $440 | $953 |
| Baltimore Colts #9Baltimore Colts | $2.75 | $80.17 | $497 | $298 | $646 |
| Bart Starr #39Bart Starr | $27.48 | $8,540 | $10,248 | $6,149 | $13,322 |
| Big Time Football [Comes to Texas] #19Big Time Football | $7.49 | $213 | $1,380 | $828 | $1,794 |
| Bill Forester #46Bill Forester | $2.73 | $91.31 | $571 | $342 | $742 |
| Bill George #16Bill George | $2.71 | $83.47 | $519 | $311 | $674 |
| Bill Wade #10Bill Wade | $2.73 | $71.79 | $441 | $265 | $573 |
| Billy Howton #24Billy Howton | $2.30 | $151 | $466 | $280 | $606 |
| Bobby Layne #104Bobby Layne | $6.54 | $183 | $1,182 | $709 | $1,537 |
| Browns' Plum Wins [NFL Passing Title] #132Browns' Plum Wins | $3.95 | $118 | $746 | $448 | $970 |
| Buzz Guy #25Buzz Guy | $3.30 | $99.47 | $625 | $375 | $813 |
| Charley Conerly #85Charley Conerly | $3.66 | $108 | $682 | $409 | $887 |
| Checklist 1 77 #67 | $8.15 | $218 | $1,414 | $849 | $1,839 |
| Checklist 78 132 #122 | $4.97 | $145 | $926 | $555 | $1,203 |
| Chicago Bears #18Chicago Bears | $2.39 | $146 | $512 | $307 | $665 |
| Chuck Bednarik #101Chuck Bednarik | $8.32 | $235 | $1,530 | $918 | $1,988 |
| Clancy Osborne #80Clancy Osborne | $3.20 | $95.38 | $598 | $359 | $777 |
| Colts' Unitas [Completes 25 TD Passes] #57Colts' Unitas | $7.35 | $195 | $1,258 | $755 | $1,635 |
| Dallas Cowboys #28Dallas Cowboys | $9.50 | $346 | $1,742 | $1,045 | $2,265 |
| Dan Lewis #30Dan Lewis | $2.38 | $162 | $474 | $284 | $616 |
| Dave Middleton #81Dave Middleton | $2.44 | $71.79 | $441 | $265 | $573 |
| Del Shofner #52Del Shofner | $2.00 | $80.19 | $497 | $298 | $646 |
| Dick James #124Dick James | $2.01 | $157 | $558 | $335 | $726 |
| Don Joyce #83Don Joyce | $3.08 | $84.79 | $527 | $316 | $686 |
| Don Maynard #150Don Maynard | $31.43 | $366 | $5,714 | $3,428 | $7,428 |
| Don McIlhenny #21Don McIlhenny | $3.63 | $108 | $683 | $410 | $887 |
| Doug Atkins #15Doug Atkins | $4.27 | $125 | $796 | $478 | $1,035 |
| Ed Culpepper #84Ed Culpepper | $2.18 | $69.07 | $423 | $254 | $550 |
| Eddie LeBaron #20Eddie LeBaron | $5.81 | $159 | $1,024 | $614 | $1,331 |
| Frank Ryan #48Frank Ryan | $3.03 | $120 | $751 | $451 | $977 |
| Frank Youso #82Frank Youso | $2.44 | $76.15 | $470 | $282 | $611 |
| Gail Cogdill #32Gail Cogdill | $2.28 | $82.08 | $509 | $306 | $662 |
| Gene Brito #54Gene Brito | $2.43 | $95.38 | $598 | $359 | $777 |
| Gene Lipscomb #8Gene Lipscomb | $2.79 | $750 | $900 | $540 | $1,170 |
| George Shaw #78George Shaw | $2.72 | $82.65 | $513 | $308 | $667 |
| Green Bay Packers #47Green Bay Packers | $5.68 | $135 | $1,463 | $878 | $1,902 |
| Harlon Hill #13Harlon Hill | $2.15 | $68.26 | $418 | $251 | $543 |
| Hugh McElhenny #79Hugh McElhenny | $4.69 | $142 | $908 | $545 | $1,180 |
| J.C. Caroline #17J.C. Caroline | $2.07 | $124 | $446 | $268 | $580 |
| J.D. Smith #60J.D. Smith | $2.51 | $77.75 | $481 | $288 | $625 |
| Jack Kemp #166Jack Kemp | $18.24 | $328 | $3,318 | $1,991 | $4,313 |
| Jack Patera #26Jack Patera | $3.27 | $96.17 | $603 | $362 | $784 |
| Jim Brown #71Jim Brown | $110 | $10,860 | $19,849 | $11,910 | $25,804 |
| Jim Doran #23Jim Doran | $3.46 | $102 | $639 | $384 | $831 |
| Jim Gibbons #33Jim Gibbons | $1.91 | $64.20 | $390 | $234 | $508 |
| Jim Martin #34Jim Martin | $2.00 | $64.22 | $391 | $234 | $508 |
| Jim Mutscheller #5Jim Mutscheller | $2.77 | $76.94 | $475 | $285 | $618 |
| Jim Ninowski #29Jim Ninowski | $3.15 | $125 | $796 | $478 | $1,035 |
| Jim Otto #182Jim Otto | $44.89 | $808 | $7,397 | $4,438 | $9,615 |
| Jim Parker #6Jim Parker | $2.76 | $86.98 | $542 | $325 | $705 |
| Jim Phillips #51Jim Phillips | $1.55 | $64.22 | $391 | $234 | $508 |
| Jim Ringo #44Jim Ringo | $4.62 | $135 | $863 | $518 | $1,121 |
| Jim Taylor #41Jim Taylor | $11.57 | $383 | $2,511 | $1,507 | $3,265 |
| Jimmy Brown Gains [1257 Yards] #77Jimmy Brown Gains | $18.27 | $836 | $3,546 | $2,128 | $4,610 |
| Joe Schmidt #36Joe Schmidt | $4.34 | $209 | $809 | $485 | $1,051 |
| John Brodie #59John Brodie | $18.73 | $399 | $2,619 | $1,571 | $3,404 |
| Johnny Morris #11Johnny Morris | $3.43 | $99.45 | $625 | $375 | $812 |
| Johnny Robinson #139Johnny Robinson | $34.00 | $450 | $8,325 | $4,995 | $10,823 |
| Johnny Unitas #1Johnny Unitas | $29.99 | $3,927 | $5,437 | $3,262 | $7,068 |
| Jon Arnett #49Jon Arnett | $2.01 | $200 | $392 | $235 | $510 |
| Kyle Rote #87Kyle Rote | $2.51 | $187 | $602 | $361 | $782 |
| L.G. Dupre #22L.G. Dupre | $3.98 | $304 | $708 | $425 | $920 |
| Lenny Moore #2Lenny Moore | $5.75 | $169 | $1,088 | $653 | $1,415 |
| Lindon Crow #55Lindon Crow | $1.79 | $67.20 | $410 | $246 | $534 |
| Los Angeles Rams #56Los Angeles Rams | $2.19 | $71.24 | $437 | $262 | $568 |
| Max McGee #42Max McGee | $5.26 | $153 | $978 | $587 | $1,272 |
| Mel Triplett #86Mel Triplett | $2.00 | $63.95 | $389 | $233 | $505 |
| Nick Pietrosante #31Nick Pietrosante | $2.69 | $85.35 | $531 | $319 | $691 |
| Ollie Matson #50Ollie Matson | $5.17 | $131 | $832 | $499 | $1,082 |
| Packers' Hornung [Sets NFL Scoring Record] #38Packers' Hornung | $6.03 | $186 | $1,202 | $721 | $1,562 |
| Paul Hornung #40Paul Hornung | $15.16 | $600 | $3,025 | $1,815 | $3,932 |
| R.C. Owens #61R.C. Owens | $2.20 | $129 | $439 | $264 | $571 |
| Ralph Guglielmi #123Ralph Guglielmi | $2.03 | $77.76 | $481 | $288 | $625 |
| Ray Wietecha #89Ray Wietecha | $2.25 | $77.76 | $481 | $288 | $625 |
| Raymond Berry #4Raymond Berry | $5.21 | $161 | $1,034 | $620 | $1,344 |
| Rick Casares #12Rick Casares | $4.00 | $110 | $695 | $417 | $903 |
| Roosevelt Brown #88Roosevelt Brown | $2.52 | $110 | $531 | $319 | $691 |
| Sam Huff #91Sam Huff | $6.00 | $229 | $1,112 | $667 | $1,445 |
| Stan Jones #14Stan Jones | $3.97 | $600 | $740 | $444 | $962 |
| Tom Flores #186Tom Flores | $35.88 | $405 | $7,264 | $4,358 | $9,443 |
| Y.A. Tittle #58Y.A. Tittle | $11.00 | $308 | $2,013 | $1,208 | $2,616 |
Players in this set
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1961 Topps is a Football set from 1961. Midpoint tracks 83 cards from it, 83 with market prices from recent sales and 83 with a PSA 10 value. The set's most valuable card is Jim Brown #71 at $19,849 in PSA 10 ($110 raw). Priced raw copies add up to $663, and PSA 10 copies to $131K.
Frequently asked questions
- How many cards are in 1961 Topps?
- Our Football price guide lists 83 cards for 1961 Topps, 83 of them with live market prices.
- What is the most valuable card in 1961 Topps?
- The most valuable card in 1961 Topps is Jim Brown #71 at $19,849 in PSA 10 ($110 raw).
- Is Jim Brown #71 worth grading?
- A PSA 10 Jim Brown #71 sells for $19,849 vs $110 raw — a 180× premium. That gap is what makes grading a well-centered, clean copy worthwhile.
- When was 1961 Topps released?
- 1961 Topps was released in 1961.
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