Ty Cobb
Baseball · Detroit Tigers · Center field
Cobb has no modern Topps rookie. His key cards come from the 1909-11 T206 tobacco set, which has four Cobb poses (Red Portrait, Green Portrait, Bat On Shoulder, Bat Off Shoulder) plus a rare "Ty Cobb" back variant. Mid-grade portraits sold in 2026 for roughly $6,000 to $30,000, while top-end copies have reached $870,000, and no major T206 Cobb I found has been graded PSA 10, so PSA 10 prices are left blank.
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- Flagship rookie
1909-11 T206 Ty Cobb Red Portrait (Piedmont, Sweet Caporal and other backs)
The most common of Cobb's four T206 poses and the card most collectors mean when they say Cobb rookie; it is a cornerstone of any T206 set.
Recent PSA 5 sold $20,188 (6/7/2026) and PSA 2 sold $6,480 (6/1/2026); a PSA 5 Sovereign back sold $23,800 (8/2025). No ungraded sold comps found.
$23,800
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- Flagship rookie
1909-11 T206 Ty Cobb Green Portrait (Piedmont 150/350 and other backs)
The rarest of the four Cobb portraits and the one most often cited as the top Cobb card outside the Bat Off Shoulder variant.
PSA 3 sold $12,600 (3/22/2026); PSA 1 sold $6,300 (3/29/2026); SGC 4.5 sold $30,500 (3/2/2026). No PSA 10 exists in the sources reviewed.
$30,500
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- Flagship rookie
1909-11 T206 Ty Cobb Bat Off Shoulder (Piedmont 350 and Old Mill backs)
Cobb's most valuable pose in the set; the Piedmont 350 version is a high-end trophy card.
PSA 9 sold $870,000 at Heritage (about 2 years ago, the newest large comp I found). PSA 6 Old Mill sold $35,500 (12/2024). Only three PSA 9s exist and none are graded PSA 10.
$870,000
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- Flagship rookie
1909-11 T206 Ty Cobb Bat On Shoulder
A popular action-style Cobb pose that sits between the portraits and the Bat Off Shoulder card in demand.
PSA 3.5 sold $10,800 (3/27/2026). A PSA NM 7 Piedmont 150 sold $66,632 at SCP Auctions (older, about 2024).
$66,632
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- Autograph
1909-11 T206 Ty Cobb Red Portrait Autograph (PSA authenticated)
Cobb rarely signed cards in his era, so a signed T206 is among the scarcest autographs in the hobby.
PSA 2 with auto 7 sold $192,000 at Heritage (8/2020). Newest sale found is older than 90 days; only six signed Cobb cards sold at auction in 18 years.
$192,000
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- Autograph
1909-11 T206 Ty Cobb Green Portrait Autograph (PSA authenticated)
The first signed T206 Cobb to set a public record price for an autographed tobacco card.
Sold $144,000 at Heritage (2/2020). Newer sales not found; a PWCC lot in 2023 was graded PR 1 with its autograph.
$144,000
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- Key insert / SSP
1909-11 T206 Ty Cobb "Ty Cobb" Back (Black Swamp find)
A rare back variant with the Cobb name printed as the advertising, one of the most sought-after tobacco-card rarities.
Record $876,000 for a PSA 4.5 (2020). PSA PR 1 sold $124,440 at Goldin (10/2024). Only about a dozen are known; sales are rare.
$876,000
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- Pre-rookie / overseas
1907 Wolverine News Ty Cobb Postcard
One of Cobb's earliest and rarest collectibles, released before the T206 set.
VG 3 sold $43,200 at Robert Edward Auctions (about 2024). Only 17 copies are registered between PSA and SGC.
$43,200
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