Wade Boggs Rookie Cards: Values & Price Guide
By Ripbin Research · Updated 2026-06-16 · prices from live market data
The most valuable Wade Boggs rookie card is the 1986 Donruss Highlights Wade Boggs #13, worth about $249.00. The top 4 are worth roughly $253.05 combined.
Rookie cards are where collections start and where the biggest premiums live. This guide ranks Wade Boggs's earliest-year cards by value, beginning with the 1986 issues — every price pulled from current market data.
Prices below are for raw copies (top of the list: ~$249.00); click through any card for its full PSA/BGS/CGC/SGC grade ladder.
#11986 Donruss Highlights Wade Boggs #13
$249.00At $249.00 ungraded, this is the card collectors hunt first. This is the Highlights In White — scarcer than the base and priced accordingly.
#21986 Donruss Wade Boggs #371
$1.49PSA 10 ~$39.99Valued around $1.49 ungraded. A PSA 10 changes the math entirely: about $39.99. Vintage condition sensitivity means sharp copies are genuinely scarce.
#31986 Donruss Highlights Wade Boggs #13
$1.30PSA 10 ~$28.16Expect to pay about $1.30 for an ungraded example. Graded gem-mint copies jump to roughly $28.16 — a 21.7× premium that rewards pristine examples. Surviving high-grade copies from 1986 are the exception, not the rule.
#41986 Donruss Highlights Wade Boggs #11
$1.26PSA 10 ~$21.99Valued around $1.26 ungraded. Graded gem-mint copies jump to roughly $21.99 — a 17.5× premium that rewards pristine examples. Vintage condition sensitivity means sharp copies are genuinely scarce.
Market snapshot
The top 4 Wade Boggs cards are worth a combined $253.05 in raw condition, and where graded data exists, PSA 10 copies average about 22.0× the raw price — condition is doing real work in this market. 1 of the top 4 clear the $100.00 mark. Values move with the market — each card page above tracks current prices and live listings.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the most valuable Wade Boggs rookie card?
- The 1986 Donruss Highlights Wade Boggs #13 tops the list at around $249.00 ungraded — graded copies sell for more.
- Are Wade Boggs cards worth money?
- Yes — the top 4 Wade Boggs cards alone are worth about $253.05 combined in raw condition, and gem-mint graded copies average roughly 22.0× the raw price.
- Where can I sell Wade Boggs cards?
- eBay is the most liquid market — each card above links to live listings. You can also scan your cards with Ripbin to track values and receive bids from collectors.