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Accomplishments, dominance, longevity, and the player’s place in history.
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Every important card has a story. We give it a score.
Explore curated collections, compare PSA populations, and discover why certain cards matter more than others.
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Inside the Top 100
A selected look at the cards that best combine greatness, significance, rarity, and lasting appeal.
01
1952 Topps · #311
Mickey Mantle
The defining postwar baseball card and the standard against which icons are measured.
Hobby Score98.5
05
1986 Fleer · #57
Michael Jordan
The modern basketball card that turned a superstar into a hobby benchmark.
Hobby Score94.5
06
2009 Topps Chrome · #101
Stephen Curry
A scarce flagship rookie for the player who changed how basketball is played.
Hobby Score94.5
Collector stories
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The cards the hobby left behind.
Not every card stays hot forever. The Forgotten Collection revisits former hobby darlings and asks what their rise—and fall—can teach collectors.
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What makes a Hobby Score?
Four factors, weighted equally. One transparent score designed to make cards easier to compare.
Card Significance
The set, design, demand, and importance of the card within the hobby.
Rarity
Total graded population and scarcity, supported by data from GemRate.
Marketability
Popularity, cultural reach, market size, and enduring collector appeal.
The scores are editorial. Every Hobby Score is independently assigned by The Hobby Score. Population figures are sourced from GemRate.
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I created The Hobby Score to put important cards, population research, and collector context in one place. The score is my independent point of view; the purpose is to help you form yours.
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