Prices By Date

The left column lists the earliest known date for the price in the right column. Sources of prices are catalogs, newspaper ads, dust jackets, and reports from collectors.

This table supersedes the one in 2000 Toledano catalog.

If you have information contradicting the pricing information listed in these tables, please let me know.


Regulars

Date

Price

1917 (original price) $ .60
1918 (November ad) $ .70
1919 (August ad) $ .75
1919 (November ad) $ .85
1921 (October ad) $ .95
1947 (Spring catalog, January ad) $1.10 (Nov 1946 - Apr 1947)
1947 (Fall catalog, sticker "April 15") $1.25
1954 (Fall catalog) $1.45
1957 (Spring catalog) $1.65
1960 (Spring catalog) $1.95
1965 (Spring catalog) $1.95 and $2.45
1967 (Spring catalog) $2.45 (all titles)
1970 (collector report) $2.95
1974 (Fall catalog) $3.95 (no firsts published)


Giants

Date

Price

1931 (original price) $1.00
1936 (Fall catalog) $1.10
1937 (Fall catalog) $1.25
1942 (Spring catalog) $1.45
1946 (Fall catalog) $1.75
1947 (Spring catalog) $1.95
1948 (Spring catalog) $2.45
1957 (Spring catalog) $2.95
1965 (Spring catalog) $2.95 and $3.95
1967 (Spring catalog) $3.95 (all titles)
1969 (collector report) $4.95
1974 (Fall catalog) $5.95 (no firsts published)