Midwest Cards Holiday Single Cards Gift Guide
Posted by Midwest Cards on Dec 23rd 2022
Midwest Cards Holiday Single Cards Gift Guide
With Christmas fast approaching, now is the time to find the perfect gift for the hobby card collectors in your life. We at Midwest Cards are thrilled to share our favorite cards from what's hot right now! Trust us, any collector would love to find these in their stocking come Christmas morning." From top NFL stars to rare Pokemon cards, there is something for all types of hobbyists.
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While we do not sell single cards online and may only have some of these cards in our shop, as an industry leader, we want to equip our readers with detailed information about popular cards to gift your loved ones.
Football Cards
2017 Panini Patrick Mahomes Silver Prizm #269
The Patrick Mahomes rookie is the most sought-after card in 2017 Prizm football. While this card is identified as a "Prizm" parallel because of its refractor finish, it is also understood as Mahomes' Prizm "Base" rookie card.
2021 Donruss Optic Justin Fields Downtown Velocity
The Justin Fields rookie card in 2021 Optic football is poised to become a collector's item. This Downton insert is a popular case hit and continues with a juxtaposition of a player against a cartoon backdrop of local landmarks and features that offer their city flavor.
2022 Panini Black Brock Purdy Silver Auto RC
The Brock Purdy rookie card in 2022 Black football has skyrocketed in value since the Iowa State product became the 49ers' starting quarterback. This card has a standard photo, and a close-up of the player's face on the front and the Silver parallels are limited to 75 copies.
Basketball Cards
2019-20 Panini Silver Zion Williamson Prizm Rookie RC
The Zion Williamson rookie card in 2019 Prizm basketball is the most valuable non-numbered Williamson parallel card in the set. A shield was added to the upper right-hand corner of this rookie card, and the borders have the patented reflective finish of Prizm Silvers.
2021 Select Evan Mobley Rookie Signatures Gold
The Evan Mobley rookie card in 2021 Select basketball is a tough card to pull. Showcasing a chromium design, this card has a hard-signed autograph and is a Gold parallel with just ten copies each.
2017-18 Panini Prizm Jayson Tatum Silver Prizm
The Jayson Tatum rookie card in 2017 Prizm is the most popular Prizm rookie parallel of the talented Boston Celtics playmaker. The Silver Prizm is second-to-none when it comes to unnumbered Prizm parallels, and it should continue to cement its place within the market.
Baseball Cards
2016 Bowman Fernando Tatis 1st Prospects Yellow
The Fernando Tatis rookie card in 2016 Bowman Chrome is a must-have for serious collectors. This Prospects card is identical to the autographed version but comes with a much lower price and will likely be more important than the flagship rookie in the future.
2022 Bowman Chrome Jackson Merrill True Red Refractor
The Jackson Merrill rookie card in 2022 Bowman Chrome has the potential to become a future jewel. Although Merrill has already had his first Bowman card released in 2021 Bowman Draft, this will be the high-upside prospect's first autographed card.
2019 Bowman Chrome Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Blue Refractor
The Vladimir Guerrero Jr. rookie card in 2019 Bowman Chrome is popular with collectors who prefer chrome cards. This Blue Refractor parallel has an on-card autograph and is a more affordable option than Guerrero's 2016 Bowman Chrome Prospects card.
Soccer Cards
2004-05 Panini Sports Lionel Messi Megacracks #71 BIS Barcelona RC
The 2004-05 Mega Cracks card for Lionel Messi is one of the most valuable rookie cards for the Barca forward. This Mega Cracks release has seen a tremendous increase in attention since the 2022 World Cup, and high grades command huge sums. Among collectors, this is the preferred rookie card for Messi.
2022 Panini Prizm World Cup Neymar Jr. Silver Prizm Auto
The Neymar Jr. card in 2022 Prizm World Cup is another sought-after card of one of the world's most recognizable soccer standouts. This Silver Prizm parallel card is part of the veteran Signatures inserts and is limited to 199 copies or less.
2021-22 Topps Museum Collection Jude Bellingham UCL Ruby Parallel
The Jude Bellingham card in 2021-22 Museum Collection UCL will become a hot item after his breakout campaign at the World Cup. This Ruby parallel card has just 25 copies, and collectors will like the premium approach that includes thicker card stock.
Mixed Sports (UFC, Racing, etc.)
2022 Panini UFC Khamzat Chimaev Kaboom
The Khamzat Chimaev Kaboom! card in 2022 Panini UFC will surely become an important card for the rising MMA star. The Kaboom! cards have become the most desirable modern cards for collectors, and in some instances, Kaboom! cards have lorded over some of the Rookie Patch Auto relic cards that have been issued.
2020 Topps Chrome F1 Max Verstappen Sapphire
The Max Verstappen card in 2020 F1 Chrome Sapphire is a favorite among racing collectors. This card is a distinct Sapphire blue version of the 200-card 2020 Topps Chrome Formula 1 Racing base set. The F1 Chrome Sapphire edition sold out almost immediately after briefly appearing on the U.S. website.
2015-16 Upper Deck Connor McDavid Young Guns RC
The Connor McDavid rookie card in 2015-16 Series 1 hockey may not be his most valuable card, but it is probably his most collected. This card is so popular that fans who don't usually collect hockey cards still chased the Connor McDavid Young Guns card down.
Pokemon Cards
2022 Pokemon Lost Abyss Giratina V Alt Art
The alternate-art version of Giratina V is the most valuable Pokémon card in Lost Origin, no contest. Shinji Kanda's illustration puts Giratina in its natural habitat, the Distortion World, an alternate dimension outside of normal space and time.
2022 Pokemon Silver Tempest Lugia V Alt Art
Alt-art Lugia V is the most expensive card in Silver Tempest by an order of magnitude. Silver Tempest is a top-heavy set dominated by the one alt-art Legendary Pokémon card that both players and collectors are chasing.
Pokemon Crystal Lugia Holo Secret Rare Aquapolis
This Lugia card is incredibly gorgeous with its art, sparkly nature, and e-Reader capabilities, but the perfect mint versions of the card have sold for thousands of dollars. It's one of those cards that any collector can show off with pride due to its beauty.
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