Rawcomps

1955 Topps · #164

Roberto Clemente

green28 compsas of 2026-06-24

Condition-aware breakdown

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Raw by condition

  • Mintn=2$15,122
  • Excellentn=2$3,795
  • Goodn=2$2,150
  • Poorn=—
  • Fairn=—
  • Very Goodn=—
  • Near Mintn=—
  • Condition unknownn=20$1,675

Graded — by grader & grade

BVG2 sales · 5 grades
BVG 8Thin
$7,540
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BGS0 sales · 1 grade
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PSA0 sales · 14 grades
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SGC0 sales · 14 grades
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Sold-market evidence

All sales

$15,122

raw:MINT

Evidence ↗

May 20, 2026 · Mile High Card Co.

Showing 4 of 4 retained sale records. Aggregate totals may include up to 28 qualifying comps; this table is capped at the latest 50 display-eligible rows. Undated evidence is kept and listed after dated sales.

Card story

Collector history

Things most collectors don't know

  • Clemente was a Rule 5 pickup, not a Pirates prospect. The Dodgers had him on a minor-league roster in Montreal and tried to hide him; Pittsburgh drafted him for $4,000 in 1954. That's why his rookie card is 1955 Topps Pirates and not a 1954 Dodgers card — the team change is what triggered his Topps deal.
  • The horizontal layout was Topps' answer to Bowman's TV-set vertical cards from 1953-55. The wide format was meant to evoke a Cinemascope frame — the format was so unpopular with collectors that Topps abandoned it for 1956 and never tried horizontals at scale again.
  • Clemente's name is misspelled on the original Topps photo back. The back originally read 'Roberto Walker Clemente' — his actual full name was Roberto Clemente Walker (Spanish naming order, mother's surname). Topps treated his mother's surname as a Western middle name. He didn't correct it publicly.
  • There is no 1954 Topps Clemente, no 1955 Bowman Clemente. This is the only rookie. Most Hall of Fame stars from the era have a dual-brand rookie footprint; Clemente has one card from one company. That single-source rookie is what compresses demand onto #164 specifically.
  • The red cartoon panel on the back uses bleeding red ink that transfers to whatever's stacked on top of it. Period storage in shoeboxes left 'kissing' marks on the fronts of adjacent cards. A Clemente with red transfer marks is provenance evidence of 1955-era handling.

Condition signals to watch

  • Top-right corner — the horizontal layout puts the corner near the player's portrait; wear there cuts directly into eye appeal.
  • Centering — left-right is generally fine; top-bottom is the killer.
  • Red staining on back — the cartoon biography panel runs red and can transfer; clean backs trade well. image_front: /card-scans/1955-1955-topps-roberto-clemente-164-front.webp

Editorial notes updated 2026-05-24

Population

Research pending — Rawcomps does not yet have a verified, card-level grading-population join for this record.

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Guide value · SportsCardsPro

price-guide reference, not realized sales
  • Raw$81,675
  • PSA 9$581,250
  • BGS 10$906,750

SCP sales volume 1 · as of 2026-06-09

Source: /data/comp_v2/1955_topps_164_roberto_clemente.json