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Basketball · Boston Celtics · Center
Russell's card is the 1957 Topps #77 rookie, the one card every serious collector hunts. Its market is driven by grade: the highest sale was a PSA 8.5 at $660,000 in May 2023, no PSA 10 is known to exist, and a PSA 6 last sold for $13,000 in June 2026. Modern flagship rookies don't apply to him, and the autograph and insert market is thin with few recent sold comps.
Prices are recent sales we found on Oct 8, 2026 and refresh weekly while people are looking. Check the sold prices before you buy.
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- Flagship rookie
1957 Topps #77 Bill Russell Rookie
It is Russell's rookie card and the key card from the set that started Topps' basketball line, so it is the one collectors want most.
No PSA 10 exists. Raw figure is a single sale reported around May 2026. Top sale is a PSA 8.5 from May 2023. A PSA 6 last sold for $13,000 in June 2026, and a PSA 5 sold for about $6,400 in a recent reported sale. Comps are sparse at the top grades.
$1,200
raw, recent sale
Top sale $660,000
- Autograph
1995-96 Action Packed Hall of Fame Autograph /500 Bill Russell
It is an on-card signed Russell card with a numbered print run, one of the earliest certified Russell autographs.
Thin market. A PSA 9 sold for $468 in January 2026. No PSA 10 sale found.
$468
top recent sale
- Autograph
1999 UD Century Legends Epic Signatures Bill Russell
It is an on-card autograph from a set that featured a signed Russell card, with a rare numbered Century parallel.
Thin market. A PSA 9 with an 8 auto sold for $1,560 in August 2025. No more recent comps found.
$1,560
top recent sale
- Autograph
2017-18 Panini Essentials Bill Russell Auto /99
It is a numbered autograph card that appears in Russell auto searches and is one of the few modern signed Russell cards.
No recent sold comps found. Listed copies were asking prices only.
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no recent sale found
- Numbered parallel
2025-26 Topps #251 Bill Russell Gold /2025
It is the numbered parallel of Russell's current Topps flagship card and a modern Russell card that new collectors can find.
Thin market. Only asking prices found, with no sold comps.
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no recent sale found
- Key insert / SSP
2008-09 UD Premier Stitchings Patch /25 Bill Russell
It is a numbered patch card made for the Celtics' 50th anniversary run and a rare Russell relic-style card.
No sold comps found. Only asking prices were visible.
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no recent sale found
- Key insert / SSP
2022-23 Panini Flawless Bill Russell Tribute Patch /1
It is a one-of-one patch card and the rarest Russell memorabilia card in recent sets.
One-of-one. No sold price found. The listing was marked sold out.
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no recent sale found
- Other
1961-62 Fleer #38 Bill Russell
It is Russell's second-most-collected vintage card and the main alternative to his rookie for collectors who want a 1960s Celtics card.
Thin market. A PSA 5.5 sold for $1,202 on May 21, 2026. Other grades have few recent sold comps.
$1,202
top recent sale