Aaron Judge 2017 MLB Topps NOW card 654 record 50th rookie home runTHIS IS THE EXACT CARD

CARD RECORD · 2017

Aaron Judge

2017 MLB Topps NOW · #654 · Base · Raw

Hits home run 50 to set the major-league rookie record

The season’s earlier Judge cards are chapters; #654 is the record card. His 50th homer passed Mark McGwire’s rookie mark and gave Topps the cleanest summary of the chase. The 16,138-copy run is not scarce, yet eleven recent exact raw sales still produce a $20 median—twice the original price—because the sporting moment remains legible.

RESEARCH
01 / SUBJECTAaron JudgeBaseball
02 / COLLECTION2017 MLB Topps NOWMLB Topps NOW
03 / CARD#654 · BaseTopps
04 / FORMATRawIdentity resolved
LATEST EXACT SALE

$29.49

The most recent completed sale we could inspect.

SALE DATE
10 Aug 2026
MARKET
eBay US via SportsCardsPro
EXACT FORMAT
Raw base
PRICE TYPE
Completed sale

The latest sale is one observation. The median below uses only completed sales of one exact raw base card; it is not a guaranteed value.

Inspect sold evidence
RECENT MEDIAN · RAW BASE$20.00
VS. ISSUER LAUNCH PRICE2.0×

11 exact sales · 28 Jun–10 Aug 2026
Original price: $9.99 · checked 11 Aug 2026

Inspect history

A major career card

EDITORIAL READ · EVIDENCE FIRST
80/100 · 25%Era-defining championTier 4: Era-defining champion.+20.0 pts
100/100 · 40%Sport-history landmarkTier 5: Sport-history landmark.+40.0 pts
42/100 · 20%Verified scarcity16,138 exact-format copies; logarithmic print-run scale.+8.4 pts
75/100 · 15%Exact-market liquidity11 deduplicated exact completed sales; 0 normalized active offers.+11.3 pts
0.25A + 0.40M + 0.20S + 0.15L = 80

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THE NUMBERS WE HAVE

What we know
about this release.

FINAL PRINT RUN
16,138
ORIGINAL PRICE
$9.99
RECENT RAW MEDIAN
$20.00 · 2.0× launch · 11 exact sales
ORDER WINDOW
26 Sep 2017 · sold out
CHASE / VARIANTS
No verified variant detail in this record

WHAT THE MARKET SHOWS

Asking prices are easy.
Sales are harder.

Active listings tell us what is available. To discuss value, we look for completed sales of this exact card and format.

PARTIALEurope active supply

Exact-card European search route supplied; listing depth has not been normalized for this record.

Supply only; active asks are not comps.

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PARTIALUSA active supply

Exact-card search route supplied; current listings may change after publication.

Supply only; active asks are not comps.

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VERIFIEDRecent exact raw sales

$20.00 median across 11 exact raw single-card sales from 28 Jun–10 Aug 2026; checked 11 Aug 2026.

2.0× Topps' $9.99 single-card launch price. Historical evidence, not a guaranteed value.

Open evidence ↗
VERIFIEDCaptured completed sale

$29.49 for the exact Raw base on 10 Aug 2026 at eBay US via SportsCardsPro.

The latest sale is above the eleven-sale median. The median is used as the repeatable comparison to launch price.

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MISSINGOther completed results

No additional exact-card auction or marketplace result was captured.

No valuation conclusion.

No source captured

OUR TAKE

Hits home run 50 to set the major-league rookie record

The season’s earlier Judge cards are chapters; #654 is the record card. His 50th homer passed Mark McGwire’s rookie mark and gave Topps the cleanest summary of the chase. The 16,138-copy run is not scarce, yet eleven recent exact raw sales still produce a $20 median—twice the original price—because the sporting moment remains legible.

This one is worth more work. The moment and supply have our attention, but this is not a buy recommendation.

DIRECT ANSWERS

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Short answers drawn from the exact record and the evidence shown on this page.

What is the exact identity of the Aaron Judge card?

It is 2017 MLB Topps NOW #654, Base, in Raw format, published by Topps.

What is the print run of Aaron Judge MLB Topps NOW #654?

The published final print run is 16,138 copies.

What is the latest verified sale of this exact card?

The latest exact sale captured was $29.49 on 10 Aug 2026, at eBay US via SportsCardsPro, in Raw base format.

How much has this card appreciated from its original price?

Topps launched the single card at $9.99. The median of 11 completed sales of one exact raw base card was $20.00, or 2.0× the launch price, across the 28 Jun–10 Aug 2026 sample. This is historical evidence, not a guaranteed value.

How is this card's ICX Moment Score calculated?

The formula is 0.25A + 0.40M + 0.20S + 0.15L. This card receives A 80, M 100, S 42 and L 75; the confirmed result is 80/100, with data confidence of 85/100.