What’s New
Fanatics Collect has brokered a private sale of the 2013 Bowman Chrome Draft Picks Autographs Superfractor Aaron Judge card for $5.2 million. This transaction sets a new record for the highest sale price of a modern-day baseball card. The Judge Superfractor surpasses the previous record, which was held by the Mike Trout 2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Autographs Superfractor that sold for $3.936 million in August 2020.
The card in question is a one-of-one Superfractor featuring a hard-signed Aaron Judge autograph. It has been graded by Beckett Grading Services (BGS) and received a GEM MINT 9.5 grade, with two subgrades of 10 for surface and centering. The autograph itself was graded a perfect 10.
Aaron Judge, a three-time MVP and the American League’s single-season home run record holder, continues to be one of the most collected players in the hobby. The sale highlights Judge’s significant impact on the modern card market during his decade-long career with the New York Yankees.
Configuration at a Glance
- Card: 2013 Bowman Chrome Draft Picks Autographs Superfractor Aaron Judge
- Serial Number: 1/1 (one-of-one)
- Autograph: Hard-signed by Aaron Judge
- Grading: BGS 9.5 GEM MINT (surface and centering graded 10), autograph graded 10
- Product: Bowman Chrome Draft Picks (2013 release)
Key Inserts & Parallels
- Superfractor parallel: 1/1 gold spiral pattern unique to Bowman Chrome Superfractors
- Autograph parallel: Hard-signed autograph directly on card
Autographs & Relics
- Contains a hard-signed Aaron Judge autograph
- Autograph received a Beckett grade of 10 (pristine)
Collector Notes
- This Aaron Judge Superfractor is the highest-selling modern baseball card to date at $5.2 million.
- Graded BGS 9.5 GEM MINT with two subgrades of 10 for surface and centering, and a 10 for the autograph.
- Superfractor cards are recognized for their distinctive gold spiral pattern and extreme rarity (1/1).
- The card features a hard-signed signature by Aaron Judge, not a sticker auto.
- Aaron Judge is a three-time MVP and the all-time single-season home run leader in the American League.
- Another high-profile Judge card, the 2025 Topps Chrome Dual Gold Logoman Autograph Relics Aaron Judge/Shohei Ohtani 1/1, is currently at auction with Fanatics Collect, with bidding at $1 million as of this writing.
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