- Cards
- 66
- With prices
- 66
- PSA 10 total
- $140K
- Raw total
- $888
- Avg gem premium
- 69×
- Top card
- $25,137
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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Rod Gilbert #62
Raw $47.95PSA 10 $25,1370% 30d
Stan Mikita #36
Raw $65.00PSA 10 $12,2800% 30d
Bobby Hull #29
Raw $56.04PSA 10 $10,1890% 30d
Jean Ratelle #60
Raw $42.00PSA 10 $7,6410% 30d
Boston Bruins #20
Raw $37.80PSA 10 $6,8780% 30d
Johnny Bucyk #8
Raw $23.40PSA 10 $4,3900% 30d
Pat Stapleton #18
Raw $15.14PSA 10 $2,7730% 30d
Gump Worsley #50
Raw $18.61PSA 10 $2,7370% 30d
Dallas Smith #4
Raw $14.84PSA 10 $2,7200% 30d
Andy Bathgate #53
Raw $14.28PSA 10 $2,6120% 30d
Doug Harvey #45
Raw $14.10PSA 10 $2,5840% 30d
Denis DeJordy #37
Raw $14.06PSA 10 $2,5500% 30d
Best cards to grade
Rod Gilbert #62 shows the biggest jump in 1961 Topps: $47.95 raw to $25,137 in PSA 10, a 524× premium. Ranked by PSA 10 price ÷ raw price; only cards with a PSA 10 value of $20 or more are shown.
- 1524×Rod Gilbert #62$47.95 raw → $25,137 PSA 10
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![Andre Pronovost [Misspelled Provonost Back] #5 card](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/5qMAAeSwek1qKjDV/s-l500.jpg)
365×Andre Pronovost [Misspelled Provonost Back] #5$2.47 raw → $901 PSA 10 - 3
275×Don Head #17$7.14 raw → $1,963 PSA 10 - 4
205×Wayne Hillman #38$11.12 raw → $2,279 PSA 10 - 5189×Stan Mikita #36$65.00 raw → $12,280 PSA 10
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189×Bob Turner #41$6.35 raw → $1,199 PSA 10 - 7
189×Dick Meissner #6$5.62 raw → $1,061 PSA 10 - 8
189×Don McKenney #12$5.49 raw → $1,036 PSA 10
Full checklist
All 66 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 | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB McDonald #27AB McDonald | $5.68 | $150 | $1,059 | $635 | $1,377 | 0% |
| Action Picture [A. Bathgate, G. Hall] #22Action Picture | $29.99 | — | — | — | — | 0% |
| Action Picture [D. Meissner, G. Worsley] #64Action Picture | $8.17 | — | — | — | — | 0% |
| Action Picture [Dollard St. Laurent] #44Action Picture | $4.41 | $305 | — | — | — | 0% |
| Action Picture [Gump Worsley] #65Action Picture | $18.39 | — | — | — | — | 0% |
| Action Picture [Ken Wharram] #43Action Picture | $31.62 | — | — | — | — | 0% |
| Action Picture [M. Balfour, F. Flaman] #21Action Picture | $10.24 | — | — | — | — | 0% |
| Al LeBrun #61Al LeBrun | $5.66 | $169 | $728 | $437 | $946 | 0% |
| Andre Pronovost [Misspelled Provonost Back] #5Andre Pronovost | $2.47 | $169 | $901 | $541 | $1,171 | 0% |
| Andy Bathgate #53Andy Bathgate | $14.28 | $204 | $2,612 | $1,567 | $3,395 | 0% |
| Andy Hebenton #55Andy Hebenton | $9.52 | $165 | $1,762 | $1,057 | $2,291 | 0% |
| Bill Red Hay #35Bill Red Hay | $7.40 | $201 | — | — | — | 0% |
| Bob Armstrong #13Bob Armstrong | $6.22 | $231 | $1,158 | $695 | $1,505 | 0% |
| Bob Turner #41Bob Turner | $6.35 | $221 | $1,199 | $720 | $1,559 | 0% |
| Bobby Hull #29Bobby Hull | $56.04 | $994 | $10,189 | $6,114 | $13,246 | 0% |
| Boston Bruins #20Boston Bruins | $37.80 | $396 | $6,878 | $4,127 | $8,942 | 0% |
| Bronco Horvath #40Bronco Horvath | $6.15 | $201 | $623 | $374 | $809 | 0% |
| Camille Henry #56Camille Henry | $10.97 | $177 | $580 | $348 | $754 | 0% |
| Charlie Burns #11Charlie Burns | $11.36 | $181 | $2,088 | $1,253 | $2,714 | 0% |
| Checklist 1-66 #66 | $8.02 | — | — | — | — | 0% |
| Chicago Black Hawks #42Chicago Black Hawks | $25.42 | — | — | — | — | 0% |
| Cliff Pennington #19Cliff Pennington | $9.01 | $231 | $1,625 | $975 | $2,112 | 0% |
| Dallas Smith #4Dallas Smith | $14.84 | $191 | $2,720 | $1,632 | $3,535 | 0% |
| Dean Prentice #54Dean Prentice | $10.13 | $130 | $510 | $306 | $663 | 0% |
| Denis DeJordy #37Denis DeJordy | $14.06 | $341 | $2,550 | $1,530 | $3,315 | 0% |
| Dick Meissner #6Dick Meissner | $5.62 | $191 | $1,061 | $636 | $1,379 | 0% |
| Dollard St. Laurent #31Dollard St. Laurent | $8.39 | $109 | $1,550 | $930 | $2,015 | 0% |
| Don Head #17Don Head | $7.14 | $390 | $1,963 | $1,178 | $2,552 | 0% |
| Don McKenney #12Don McKenney | $5.49 | $568 | $1,036 | $621 | $1,346 | 0% |
| Doug Harvey #45Doug Harvey | $14.10 | $285 | $2,584 | $1,550 | $3,359 | 0% |
| Doug Mohns #10Doug Mohns | $7.25 | $253 | $811 | $487 | $1,054 | 0% |
| Earl Balfour #3Earl Balfour | $6.27 | $227 | $1,181 | $709 | $1,535 | 0% |
| Earl Ingarfield #49Earl Ingarfield | $8.00 | $201 | $1,479 | $888 | $1,923 | 0% |
| Elmer Vasko #25Elmer Vasko | $7.64 | $198 | $1,415 | $849 | $1,839 | 0% |
| Eric Nesterenko #28Eric Nesterenko | $9.39 | $72.00 | $1,266 | $760 | $1,646 | 0% |
| George Sullivan #48George Sullivan | $8.93 | $201 | — | — | — | 0% |
| Glenn Hall #32Glenn Hall | $27.21 | $450 | — | — | — | 0% |
| Gump Worsley #50Gump Worsley | $18.61 | $433 | $2,737 | $1,642 | $3,558 | 0% |
| Guy Gendron #57Guy Gendron | $9.32 | $201 | $1,718 | $1,031 | $2,234 | 0% |
| Harry Howell #51Harry Howell | $9.72 | $221 | $1,781 | $1,068 | $2,315 | 0% |
| Irv Spencer #47Irv Spencer | $5.99 | $166 | $1,115 | $669 | $1,450 | 0% |
| Jean Ratelle #60Jean Ratelle | $42.00 | $6,900 | $7,641 | $4,584 | $9,933 | 0% |
| Jerry Toppazzini #9Jerry Toppazzini | $6.89 | $145 | $1,278 | $767 | $1,662 | 0% |
| Johnny Bucyk #8Johnny Bucyk | $23.40 | $966 | $4,390 | $2,634 | $5,708 | 0% |
| Junior Langlois #46Junior Langlois | $6.50 | $56.66 | $676 | $406 | $879 | 0% |
| Ken Wharram #30Ken Wharram | $8.71 | $185 | $648 | $389 | $842 | 0% |
| Larry Cahan #52Larry Cahan | $7.94 | $149 | $1,487 | $892 | $1,932 | 0% |
| Leo Boivin #7Leo Boivin | $9.60 | $195 | $1,768 | $1,061 | $2,299 | 0% |
| Murray Balfour #33Murray Balfour | $5.89 | $102 | $720 | $432 | $936 | 0% |
| Murray Oliver #14Murray Oliver | $7.25 | $191 | $1,348 | $809 | $1,753 | 0% |
| New York Rangers #63New York Rangers | $10.53 | $434 | $1,938 | $1,163 | $2,519 | 0% |
| Orland Kurtenbach #15Orland Kurtenbach | $13.06 | $201 | $2,399 | $1,439 | $3,118 | 0% |
| Pat Hannigan #58Pat Hannigan | $8.14 | $170 | $1,509 | $905 | $1,962 | 0% |
| Pat Stapleton #18Pat Stapleton | $15.14 | $419 | $2,773 | $1,664 | $3,605 | 0% |
| Phil Watson #1Phil Watson | $7.31 | $434 | $1,360 | $816 | $1,768 | 0% |
| Pierre Pilote #24Pierre Pilote | $12.70 | $201 | $2,034 | $1,220 | $2,644 | 0% |
| Reg Fleming #26Reg Fleming | $9.55 | $220 | $944 | $566 | $1,227 | 0% |
| Rino Robazza #39Rino Robazza | $7.50 | $231 | $1,391 | $835 | $1,808 | 0% |
| Rod Gilbert #62Rod Gilbert | $47.95 | $6,123 | $25,137 | $15,082 | $32,678 | 0% |
| Ron Murphy #34Ron Murphy | $6.12 | $199 | $1,125 | $675 | $1,462 | 0% |
| Rudy Pilous #23Rudy Pilous | $9.50 | $382 | $1,751 | $1,051 | $2,277 | 0% |
| Stan Mikita #36Stan Mikita | $65.00 | $700 | $12,280 | $7,368 | $15,964 | 0% |
| Ted Green #2Ted Green | $10.58 | $648 | $1,635 | $981 | $2,125 | 0% |
| Ted Hampson #59Ted Hampson | $5.44 | $215 | $994 | $596 | $1,292 | 0% |
| Terry Gray #16Terry Gray | $6.96 | $197 | $1,291 | $774 | $1,678 | 0% |
| Wayne Hillman #38Wayne Hillman | $11.12 | $460 | $2,279 | $1,368 | $2,963 | 0% |
Players in this set
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1961 Topps is a Hockey set from 1961. Midpoint tracks 66 cards from it, 66 with market prices from recent sales and 55 with a PSA 10 value. The set's most valuable card is Rod Gilbert #62 at $25,137 in PSA 10 ($47.95 raw). Priced raw copies add up to $888, and PSA 10 copies to $140K. On average a PSA 10 sells for 69× the raw price across the set's graded cards.
Frequently asked questions
- How many cards are in 1961 Topps?
- Our Hockey price guide lists 66 cards for 1961 Topps, 66 of them with live market prices.
- What is the most valuable card in 1961 Topps?
- The most valuable card in 1961 Topps is Rod Gilbert #62 at $25,137 in PSA 10 ($47.95 raw).
- Is Rod Gilbert #62 worth grading?
- A PSA 10 Rod Gilbert #62 sells for $25,137 vs $47.95 raw — a 524× 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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