George Mikan's biggest public basketball card sales, centered almost entirely on elite copies of one of basketball's foundational rookie cards. Use this page for the quick collector read: where the ceiling sale lives, which rookie lane still matters most, and which cards the serious money keeps circling back to.
Record sales
The ranked list stays simple on purpose so the cards, prices, and collector memory do the talking.
| Visual | Rank | Sale | Card |
|---|---|---|---|
 | #1 | $800,000 Mar 9, 2022 | 1948 Bowman Basketball #69 George Mikan Lakers RC Rookie HOF PSA 9 MINT Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire player case into one card the hobby already understands. |
| #2 | $524,600 Aug 23, 2025 | 1948 Bowman George Mikan Rookie #69 PSA Mint 9. Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire player case into one card the hobby already understands. | |
| #3 | $463,600 Feb 21, 2026 | 1948 Bowman #69 George Mikan Rookie PSA 9 MINT – POP 4; Only One Higher PSA Copy! Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire player case into one card the hobby already understands. | |
| #4 | $403,664 Dec 6, 2015 | 1948 BOWMAN #69 GEORGE MIKAN ROOKIE GEM MINT PSA 10 (1/1) Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire player case into one card the hobby already understands. | |
| #5 | $320,009 Oct 10, 2020 | 1948 Bowman #69 George Mikan Rookie PSA 9 MINT Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire player case into one card the hobby already understands. | |
| #6 | $228,000 Sep 13, 2023 | 1948 Bowman #69 George Mikan Rookie Card - SGC MINT 9 - Pop 1 Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire player case into one card the hobby already understands. | |
| #7 | $218,550 Dec 13, 2009 | 1948 Bowman Basketball #69 George Mikan Rookie PSA GEM MINT 10 Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire player case into one card the hobby already understands. | |
| #8 | $164,700 Dec 19, 2025 | Period-Signed 1948 Bowman George Mikan Rookie #69 PSA Good 2 Auto 9 - Only Two Superior - From The Golden Age Collection. Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire player case into one card the hobby already understands. | |
 | #9 | $147,484 Feb 19, 2022 | 1948 Bowman #69 George Mikan Rookie PSA 8 NM-MT Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire player case into one card the hobby already understands. |
| #10 | $132,000 Feb 26, 2021 | 1948 Bowman George Mikan Rookie #69 PSA NM-MT 8 Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire player case into one card the hobby already understands. |
Direct answers
What is the most expensive card?
Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire player case into one card the hobby already understands.
What is the most expensive rookie card?
Mikan's final-answer rookie remains the 1948 Bowman, with top-grade examples functioning as full foundational hobby assets.
What cards do collectors care about most?
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