THE HEIRLOOM INDEX
The Standard

The Heirloom 25

Twenty-five cards that read like a roll call of the greatest ever made — the circle we drew after years of looking, and the benchmark everything else here is measured against.
Headline index
1,090.39
An equal-weighted benchmark of 25 cards, each tracked at one fixed PSA grade (base 1,000, rebased 2026-08). Descriptive, never predictive · based on asking prices, not sale prices — the middle of the range, with the highest and lowest set aside. Priced today from 24 of 25 constituents; 1 carried forward from their last reading. How this is calculated. Live reading from the engine; updates twice daily.
Michael Jordan — 1986 Fleer #57 MJ1986
Heirloom 25
Michael Jordan
1986 Fleer #57
From$19,999
Mickey Mantle — 1952 Topps #311 MM1952
Heirloom 25 · thin market
Mickey Mantle
1952 Topps #311
From$60,000
Babe Ruth — 1933 Goudey #144 BR1933
Heirloom 25 · thin market
Babe Ruth
1933 Goudey #144
From$14,250
LeBron James — 2003-04 Topps Chrome #111 LJ2003
Heirloom 25
LeBron James
2003-04 Topps Chrome #111
From$3,800
Wilt Chamberlain — 1961 Fleer RC WC1961
Heirloom 25 · thin market
Wilt Chamberlain
1961 Fleer RC
From$2,500
Nolan Ryan — 1968 Topps #177 NR1968
Heirloom 25
Nolan Ryan
1968 Topps #177
From$2,000
Kobe Bryant — 1996 Topps Chrome #138 KB1996
Heirloom 25
Kobe Bryant
1996 Topps Chrome #138
From$2,000
Willie Mays — 1951 Bowman #305 WM1951
Heirloom 25 · thin market
Willie Mays
1951 Bowman #305
From$4,631
Hank Aaron — 1954 Topps #128 HA1954
Heirloom 25 · thin market
Hank Aaron
1954 Topps #128
From$2,750
Bill Russell — 1957 Topps RC BR1957
Heirloom 25 · thin market
Bill Russell
1957 Topps RC
From$5,957
Tom Brady — 2000 Bowman Chrome #236 TB2000
Heirloom 25
Tom Brady
2000 Bowman Chrome #236
From$4,999
Lou Gehrig — 1933 Goudey #160 LG1933
Heirloom 25 · thin market
Lou Gehrig
1933 Goudey #160
From$3,855
Ted Williams — 1939 Play Ball RC TW1939
Heirloom 25 · thin market
Ted Williams
1939 Play Ball RC
From$7,350
Magic Johnson & Larry Bird — 1980-81 Topps (Bird/Erving/Magic three-panel) J·B1980
Heirloom 25
Magic Johnson & Larry Bird
1980-81 Topps (Bird/Erving/Magic three-panel)
From$1,250
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — 1969 Topps RC KA1969
Heirloom 25 · thin market
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1969 Topps RC
From$1,000
Roberto Clemente — 1955 Topps RC #164 RC1955
Heirloom 25 · thin market
Roberto Clemente
1955 Topps RC #164
From$1,565
Jim Brown — 1958 Topps #62 JB1958
Heirloom 25 · thin market
Jim Brown
1958 Topps #62
From$1,099
Jerry Rice — 1986 Topps #161 JR1986
Heirloom 25
Jerry Rice
1986 Topps #161
From$1,000
Joe Montana — 1981 Topps RC JM1981
Heirloom 25
Joe Montana
1981 Topps RC
From$1,000
Sandy Koufax — 1955 Topps RC #123 SK1955
Heirloom 25 · thin market
Sandy Koufax
1955 Topps RC #123
From$1,049
Ken Griffey Jr. — 1989 Upper Deck #1 RC KG1989
Heirloom 25
Ken Griffey Jr.
1989 Upper Deck #1 RC
From$1,000
Walter Payton — 1976 Topps RC WP1976
Heirloom 25 · thin market
Walter Payton
1976 Topps RC
From$1,000
Stephen Curry — 2009-10 Topps Chrome #101 SC2009
Heirloom 25
Stephen Curry
2009-10 Topps Chrome #101
From$29,900
Shohei Ohtani — 2018 Bowman Chrome #1 SO2018
Heirloom 25
Shohei Ohtani
2018 Bowman Chrome #1
From$2,300
Cal Ripken Jr. — 1982 Topps Traded #98T CR1982
Heirloom 25
Cal Ripken Jr.
1982 Topps Traded #98T
From$2,599

The legends behind them

Who they were, and why the card matters.

Babe RuthBill RussellCal Ripken Jr.Hank AaronJerry RiceJim BrownJoe MontanaKareem Abdul-JabbarKen Griffey Jr.Kobe BryantLarry BirdLeBron JamesLou GehrigMagic JohnsonMichael JordanMickey MantleNolan RyanRoberto ClementeSandy KoufaxShohei OhtaniStephen CurryTed WilliamsTom BradyWalter PaytonWillie MaysWilt Chamberlain
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