1996 Ken Griffey Jr. Cards: Values & Most Valuable

September 20, 2026 A PSA 10 of the 1996 Finest Mystery Finest Refractor #M16 sold for $4,163 after 34 bids, more than sixteen times the $254 its last PSA 8 brought. The 1996 Bowman's Best Refractor #71 PSA 9 climbed from $559 to $875 (up 57%) in a week when the base #71 PSA 9 drew 21 bids and sold for $67, up from $30. 1996 Metal Universe #107 was the busiest 1996 card again with 24 raw sales, firming from $73 to $79, while its Platinum Edition PSA 8 moved from $700 to $755.

September 13, 2026 1996 Flair Hot Gloves #4 PSA 8 sold for $900, up from $222 (up 305%), the same week its 1997 counterpart set the guide's Hot Gloves high-water mark; a PSA 10 of this one is still $5,555. The 1996 SP Special FX Holoview Die-Cut #10 PSA 10 drew 36 bids and went from $500 to $1,175 (up 135%). 1996 Metal Universe Base #107 was the busiest card of the week, 19 raw sales between $60 and $99, and held from $72 to $73.

September 8, 2026 The 1996 Ultra Prime Leather Gold Medallion #6 drew 64 bids and closed at $202, up from $103 (up 96%). 1996 Metal Universe #107 moved the other way on heavy volume, twenty-six ungraded sales between $56 and $114 pulling it from $98 to $72. 1996 Flair Diamond Cuts #5 raw climbed from $184 to $341 (up 85%), with its PSA 10 holding at $4,000.

September 6, 2026 The 1996 Finest Gold Intimidators Refractor #135 PSA 9 climbed from $2,002 to $3,000 (up 50%) — roughly ten times what a PSA 9 of the base #135 brings. 1996 Pinnacle Skylines #1, a 1:29 pull, nearly doubled in PSA 8 from $1,400 to $2,695, closing hard on its $5,400 PSA 9. 1996 Metal Universe #107 traded 33 raw copies this week and clustered at $105 — supply that keeps the base card well under the Platinum Edition's $285.

August 27, 2026 1996 Metal Universe Mother Lode #3 raw climbed from $87 to $194 this week (up 123%). A 1996 Pinnacle Skylines #1 PSA 9 sold for $5,400, up from $5,000. 1996 Ultra Thunderclap #11 PSA 8 jumped from $3,000 to $3,750.

August 20, 2026 The 1996 Leaf Limited Lumberjacks Black (/500) debuted in PSA 10 at $3,750 on a 29-bid auction — the priciest Lumberjacks tier in the guide. The 1996 Bowman's Best Preview Atomic Refractor #BBP30 PSA 10 pulled back from $3,850 to $2,800 (down 27%) on a 35-bid auction. 1996 Metal Universe Platinum Edition #107 PSA 8 climbed from $480 to $700, with raw copies also up sharply across a cluster of sales.

August 11, 2026 1996 Topps Chrome Star Power Refractor #90 PSA 9 jumped from $2,000 to $2,356 on a 25-bid auction. 1996 Metal Universe Base #107 climbed across the board — PSA 9 from $480 to $585, PSA 8 from $200 to $250, raw from $90 to $103. 1996 Starburst Artist's Proof #41 raw more than doubled, from $99 to $250.

August 9, 2026 1996 Metal Universe Base #107 raw settled at $90, down from $148, after more than a dozen sales this week clustered tightly in the $70-90 range. 1996 Fleer Update Base #U223 — the non-Tiffany parallel, previously untracked — joined the guide at $125 PSA 10. 1996 E-Motion XL D-Fense #4 got its first raw and PSA 8 prices, $104 and $90, after a run of sales under the insert's alternate name, 'Legion of Boom,' filled in the card's real market.

August 6, 2026 1996 Finest Refractor #135 PSA 9 nearly doubled from $975 to $1,926 (up 97%) on a 29-bid auction. 1996 Finest Gold Intimidators #135 raw climbed from $220 to $350 (up 59%). 1996 Metal Universe Platinum Edition #107 raw eased from $434 to $300.

August 3, 2026 A 1996 Pinnacle Skylines #1 PSA 9 sold for $5,000, well above the card's PSA 8 mark of $1,400. The 1996 Bowman's Best Preview Atomic Refractor #BBP30 PSA 10 jumped from $2,124 to $3,850 (up 81%). 1996 Fleer Metal Universe Platinum Edition #107 PSA 9 climbed from $900 to $1,500 (up 67%).

July 29, 2026 A PSA 10 1996 Flair Base #160 sold for $2,500. The 1996 Stadium Club Extreme Winners Silver #EW8 PSA 10 climbed from $281 to $830 (up 195%), and a 1996 Bowman Base #79 PSA 10 jumped from $75 to $205 (up 173%).

July 22, 2026 Fleer Ultra's Gold Medallion parallels led — the 1996 Thunder Clap Gold Medallion #11 brought $4,425 in a 36-bid auction (PSA 7) and the 1996 Hitting Machines Gold Medallion #4 a first PSA 9 at $3,833. The 1996 Metal Universe Platinum #107 PSA 8 jumped from $150 to $600 and a raw 1996 Pinnacle Skylines #1 sold for $1,700, up from $1,200. The base 1996 Thunder Clap #11 raw firmed from $1,200 to $1,250, while the 1996 Bowman's Best Preview Refractor #BBP30 raw fell from $196 to $101.

July 17, 2026 Refractors led the day. The 1996 Bowman's Best Preview Atomic Refractor #BBP30 PSA 10 jumped from $1,450 to $2,124 (up 46%) on two same-day sales at $2,124 and $2,100, and the 1996 Preview Refractor #BBP30 raw went from $95 to $196 (up 106%) in a 31-bid auction. The 1996 Topps Chrome Star Power Refractor #90 PSA 9 rose from $1,580 to $2,000 (up 27%), and the 1996 Finest Refractor #305 PSA 9 from $550 to $950 (up 73%). 1996 Ultra Hitting Machines #4 raw climbed from $425 to $559 on two sales, a 1996 Metal Universe #107 PSA 9 sold for $399, and the 1996 Metal Universe Platinum #107 raw moved from $140 to $188 in a 28-bid auction. Mid-tier inserts kept pace: 1996 Collector's Choice #310 Gold Signature raw from $50 to $144 (up 188%) with 24 bids, 1996 Fleer Zone #3 raw from $75 to $100, 1996 Mystery Finest Refractor #M25 raw from $50 to $85, 1996 Finest Sterling #24 PSA 9 from $42 to $70, 1996 Studio Stained Glass Stars #2 raw from $164 to $190 on two sales, 1996 Ultra Gold Medallion #126 PSA 8 from $335 to $350, and 1996 Leaf Hats Off #5 raw from $60 to $70. A 1996 Call to the Hall #2 PSA 10 sold for $300, a day after another brought $250. Cooling: 1996 Ultra Thunder Clap #11 raw from $1,725 to $1,200 (down 30%), 1996 Score Titanic Taters #4 PSA 10 from $609 to $550 in a 42-bid auction, 1996 Ultra Gold Medallion #126 raw from $120 to $91, and 1996 Pinnacle Starburst #41 raw from $82 to $75 on three sales. 1996 Topps Sweet Strokes raw ticked up from $130 to $135.

July 14, 2026 A raw 1996 Pinnacle Skylines #1 sold for $1,200. The 1996 Bowman's Best Preview Refractor #BBP30 PSA 9 climbed from $225 to $450 (up 100%) at auction, while the 1996 Preview Atomic Refractor #BBP30 eased from $645 to $475 (down 26%). 1996 Stadium Club Extreme Winners Gold #EW8 raw climbed from $676 to $850 (up 26%). Metal Universe was mixed — 1996 Platinum Edition #107 raw rebounded from $70 to $140 (up 100%), 1996 Base #107 raw from $33 to $48, and 1996 Heavy Metal #4 from $47 to $52, but 1996 Base #107 PSA 8 slipped from $150 to $125 and 1996 Mother Lode #3 PSA 8 from $64 to $46. 1996 Select En Fuego #1 raw moved from $265 to $290 and 1996 Leaf Hats Off #5 raw from $50 to $60. On the downside, 1996 Topps Sweet Strokes raw gave back its recent gain from $160 to $130, 1996 Ultra Diamond Producers Gold Medallion #3 raw from $100 to $80, and 1996 Extreme Winners Silver #EW8 raw from $55 to $43.

July 12, 2026 The 1996 Ultra Thunder Clap #11 led the day — the PSA 8 climbed from $2,500 to $3,000 and a raw copy hit $1,725 at auction with 36 bids, up from $900. 1996 Donruss Power Alley #10 traded across three grades — PSA 9 up from $199 to $245, PSA 8 from $295 to $118 in a 17-bid auction, and raw from $234 to $100. 1996 Ultra Power Plus #3 PSA 9 moved from $130 to $165, 1996 Topps Sweet Strokes raw from $135 to $160, and the 1996 Ultra 22 Karat Gold Leaf raw from $55 to $79. An 1996 Ultra Respect Gold Medallion sold at $75 in PSA 8 and a 1996 Leaf Preferred Steel #52 at $60 in PSA 9. On the downside, 1996 Finest Refractor #305 raw eased from $366 to $255, 1996 SPx Commemorative #KG1 PSA 10 fell from $404 to $335, and a group of Metal Universe raws softened — 1996 Platinum Edition from $108 to $70, 1996 Heavy Metal from $66 to $47, and 1996 Mother Lode from $86 to $75.

July 10, 2026 A 41-bid auction sent the 1996 Finest Refractor #135 PSA 8 from $560 to $1,250 — more than PSA 9 copies have been bringing. First PSA 10 data on the 1996 You Make the Play Gold Signature #16 landed at $1,335, and the 1996 Stadium Club Extreme Winners Silver #EW8 PSA 9 debuted at $195. The raw insert market was broadly up: 1996 Finest Refractor #305 from $250 to $366, 1996 Ultra Diamond Producers Gold Medallion doubled from $50 to $100, 1996 Metal Universe Platinum #107 from $81 to $108, 1996 Mystery Finest Refractor #M16 from $45 to $73, and the 1996 Leaf Limited Pennant Craze and 1996 Lumberjacks from $42 to $72 and $70, with Mother Lode, Stained Glass, Select Certified Red and Fleer Zone all up behind them. Graded strength too: 1996 Sterling Refractor #24 PSA 9 from $536 to $625, 1996 Starburst Artist's Proof PSA 9 from $220 to $333, and 1996 Metal Universe #107 PSA 8 from $90 to $150. Two gave back: 1996 Ultra Thunder Clap #11 raw from $1,000 to $900 and 1996 Fleer Update Diamond Tribute #3 raw from $159 to $104.

July 8, 2026 1996 Metal Universe Platinum Edition raw dropped hard — four sales in four days between $74 and $150 brought it from $330 to $81, and PSA 8 followed from $400 to $150. Elsewhere prices climbed: 1996 Flair Diamond Cuts #5 PSA 10 sold for $2,127 at auction, 1996 Leaf Limited Lumberjacks #1 PSA 10 jumped from $325 to $500, and 1996 Finest Sterling Refractor #24 raw doubled from $200 to $400 on back-to-back sales. 1996 Topps Chrome #70 PSA 9 hit $100 for the first time.

July 4, 2026 The rarest cards in 1996 don't trade often — but when they do, they rewrite the record book. The 1996 Select Certified Mirror Blue /45 finally showed its hand: a raw copy went to $4,496 at auction with 41 bids, the first ungraded data point ever on a card where only 45 exist. Twenty minutes of bidding told us more about that card than two years of guessing. Same story with the 1996 Topps Chrome Refractor #70 — the original '96 Chrome refractor had never shown a PSA 9 price until one hammered at $3,905 with 36 bids. And the 1996 Ultra Hitting Machines die-cut, already one of the toughest pulls of the year at 1:288, landed its first PSA 9 at $1,259. Underneath the fireworks, the serial-numbered Donruss stuff keeps waking up: 1996 Power Alley /5,000 raw jumped from $95 to $234 and the 1996 Summit Big Bang /600 more than tripled from $70 to $232. Not everything cooperated — 1996 Studio Stained Glass Stars raw slid from $150 to $114 on back-to-back sales. But the theme of the day was discovery: three cards that never had a market price before now have serious ones.

June 29, 2026 1996 Studio Press Proof Silver #116 wasn't even in this guide 24 hours ago. Then it sold for $2,828 with 16 bids. That's what happens when a low-pop parallel from a forgotten set suddenly gets discovered — a card that doesn't even show up in most price searches just repriced the whole Studio category overnight. Meanwhile the refractor market stayed hot: 1996 Finest Refractor #305 PSA 8 pushed through $400 for the first time, and the 1996 Wrecking Crew Refractor PSA 8 jumped $87 to $350 — two Topps Chrome refractors from '96 that have been quietly gaining for months. The 1996 Metal Universe Platinum Edition raw doubled from $150 to $330, which tells you something about what serious collectors think that card is worth ungraded. Not everything went up — 1996 Power Alley PSA 9 dropped hard from $500 to $199, erasing months of gains in one sale. The 1996 market is full of these extremes right now: underappreciated cards exploding, overpriced cards resetting. The Studio Press Proof Silver is exactly why you watch the sold listings every day.

June 25, 2026 1996 Flair Hot Gloves raw climbed from $200 to $265. 1996 Bowman's Best Cuts Atomic Refractor raw surged from $400 to $600 — a 50% jump on one of the most sought-after die-cuts in '96. 1996 Stadium Club Extreme Winners Gold landed at raw $676 — first data on that card. Metal Universe cooled: 1996 Mother Lode raw dipped to $85 and 1996 Platinum Edition raw eased to $120.

June 27, 2026 1996 Bowman's Best Cuts Atomic Refractor PSA 8 more than doubled from $400 to $925 at auction with 17 bids. 1996 Hitting Machines raw surged from $200 to $429 at auction with 37 bids — that die-cut is getting chased hard. 1996 Best Cuts Refractor raw climbed from $125 to $165. 1996 Platinum Edition raw up to $150. 1996 Summit Above and Beyond filled in raw at $93 and PSA 9 jumped from $100 to $130. On the other side, 1996 Titanium raw corrected from $44 to $30 with multiple lower sales, and 1996 Ultra Call to the Hall raw dropped from $13 to $6. The Bowman's Best die-cuts are the hottest cards in 1996 right now.

June 24, 2026 1996 Bowman's Best Cuts Atomic Refractor #1 PSA 9 more than doubled from $500 to $1,150. 1996 Leaf Limited Lumberjacks Black (/500) landed at PSA 9 $700 — first graded data on that card. 1996 Call to the Hall Gold Medallion PSA 8 jumped from $89 to $140. 1996 E-Motion XL D-Fense filled in PSA 10 at $150. The 1996 insert market is running hot.

June 23, 2026 1996 Metal Universe Platinum Edition PSA 8 more than doubled from $130 to $300 — the parallel premium on this card is real. 1996 Finest Gold Intimidators PSA 9 climbed from $355 to $400. 1996 Flair Diamond Cuts PSA 9 surged from $210 to $300. The high-end 1996 inserts are on fire right now — anything with scarcity is being chased hard.

June 22, 2026 1996 Finest Sterling Refractor #24 climbing — PSA 9 moved from $490 to $536 at auction with 38 bids, and PSA 8 jumped from $250 to $370. On the other side, 1996 Metal Universe Mother Lode PSA 9 pulled back from $191 to $165, and 1996 Ultra Call to the Hall Gold Medallion PSA 9 dropped from $337 to $285. 1996 Mystery Finest Refractor #M25 PSA 8 also cooled from $152 to $100.

June 21, 2026 Big movers today. 1996 Summit Above & Beyond PSA 10 nearly doubled from $460 to $800. 1996 Score Titanic Taters PSA 10 jumped from $440 to $609 at auction with 29 bids. 1996 Collector's Choice #370 PSA 10 surged from $46 to $70. 1996 Metal Universe Mother Lode PSA 9 confirmed at $191. 1996 Flair Diamond Cuts raw moved from $90 to $115.