1997 Ken Griffey Jr. Cards: Values & Most Valuable

September 20, 2026 A PSA 9 of the 1997 SPx Die-Cut Gold #45 sold for $1,765, up from $451 (up 291%), about 40% of what the PSA 10 brought in July. 1997 Bowman Chrome International Refractor #12 PSA 9 climbed from $1,600 to $2,450 (up 53%), restoring a real premium over the raw copy that sold for $2,249 in August. The 1997 Finest Warriors Refractor #139 drew 31 and 25 bids in back-to-back raw auctions and moved from $305 to $760 (up 149%), above the $470 its last PSA 8 sold for.

September 13, 2026 A PSA 10 of the 1997 Flair Showcase Hot Gloves #4 sold for $16,256 after 64 bids, more than six times the $2,557 a PSA 9 brought five days earlier; a PSA 8 sold the same day for $2,500, up from $1,802. The 1997 Finest Gold Refractor #342 PSA 9 moved from $1,800 to $5,027 (up 179%) on two auctions at $5,400 and $4,653 that drew 44 and 16 bids. 1997 Metal Universe Blast Furnace #6 PSA 10 sold four times in four days between $1,234 and $1,500, three of them 31-to-41-bid auctions, and moved from $1,126 to $1,409 (up 25%).

September 8, 2026 The 1997 E-X 2000 #40 was the year's most heavily traded card, with eighteen ungraded sales lifting it from $114 to $128, while its PSA 9 climbed from $625 to $1,025 (up 64%) in a 38-bid auction. 1997 Metal Universe #145 went the other way, six sales between $40 and $43 pulling it from $151 to $41. A PSA 9 of the 1997 Flair Showcase Hot Gloves #4 sold for $2,557, up from $1,700 (up 50%), on 42 bids.

September 3, 2026 New to the guide: 1997 Topps Chrome Season's Best Refractor #SB8, which debuts at $1,299 in PSA 9 — a big step up from the non-Refractor version's $196. 1997 Stadium Club Patent Leather #PL4 PSA 10 jumped from $1,450 to $2,800, and 1997 Topps Gallery of Heroes #GH4 PSA 10 climbed from $2,500 to $3,500. 1997 Fleer Ultra Home Run Kings #4 PSA 10 also pushed higher, from $1,500 to $2,400.

September 2, 2026 1997 Skybox Metal Universe Base #145 raw more than doubled, from $65 to $151, and 1997 Topps Base #300 PSA 10 jumped from $110 to $227. 1997 Score Artist's Proof #193 PSA 9 gave back three-quarters of its value, from $720 to $180, and 1997 Finest Gold Embossed #342 PSA 8 pulled back too, from $350 to $152. 1997 Skybox E-X 2000 Base #40 raw settled at $114, and 1997 Donruss Limited Counterparts #1 PSA 10 climbed from $100 to $170.

August 25, 2026 The 1997 Topps Chrome Refractor #101 PSA 9 climbed from $2,358 to $3,800 (up 61%) on a 39-bid auction, its biggest sale yet. 1997 Bowman Chrome International Refractor #12 raw more than doubled, from $1,100 to $2,249 (up 104%), on a 40-bid auction. The 1997 All-Star Refractor #AS13 PSA 9 jumped from $825 to $1,450 (up 76%) on a 38-bid auction.

August 20, 2026 The 1997 Flair Showcase Legacy Collection Row 1 #24 (/100) climbed from $2,400 to $4,000 (up 67%), the priciest raw card in the set. The 1997 Bowman's Best International Refractor #BBI2 raw price climbed from $198 to $743 (up 275%) on a cluster of sales all trading well above its old level. 1997 Bowman Chrome Refractor #12 moved across every grade, with PSA 9 leading the way from $949 to $1,325 in a 37-bid auction.

August 16, 2026 1997 Flair Showcase Hot Gloves #4 PSA 8 jumped from $1,200 to $1,802 (up 50%) in a 48-bid auction, and 1997 Diamond Cuts #5 PSA 10 climbed from $1,400 to $2,000 (up 43%) — the whole Flair Showcase line moved together today. 1997 Ultra Home Run Kings #4 more than doubled, raw rising from $206 to $450 (up 118%).

August 11, 2026 1997 Bowman's Best International Refractor #BBI2 PSA 9 climbed from $700 to $1,825 (up 161%) on a 27-bid auction. 1997 Metal Universe Mother Lode raw pulled back from $2,500 to $2,250, and 1997 Circa Rave Reviews #4 raw jumped from $175 to $300.

August 9, 2026 1997 Ultra RBI King #7 joined the guide at $3,900 PSA 10 — one of the pricier debuts of the year. 1997 Stadium Club Patent Leather #PL4 got its first PSA 10 sale at $1,450, while the rarer Members Only parallel holds its own separate tier. 1997 Ultra Starring Role #2 PSA 10 climbed from $1,900 to $2,600 (up 37%), and 1997 Metal Universe Mother Lode jumped from $1,400 to $2,500 raw.

August 6, 2026 1997 Topps Gallery of Heroes #GH4 PSA 10 jumped from $1,375 to $2,500 (up 82%) at auction. 1997 Finest Masters #238 PSA 10 climbed from $171 to $248, and 1997 Fleer Night and Day PSA 9 rose from $400 to $525. 1997 Score Platinum Team Parallel (/2,000) debuted at $750 in PSA 9.

August 3, 2026 1997 Topps Sweet Strokes #SS6 PSA 10 jumped from $1,050 to $1,861 (up 77%) in an 18-bid auction. A raw 1997 Topps Chrome Refractor #101 climbed from $1,100 to $1,900 (up 73%). 1997 Leaf Knot-Hole Gang #2 PSA 10 rose from $440 to $641 (up 46%).

July 29, 2026 A PSA 9 1997 Metal Universe Mother Lode #4 sold for $3,875, up from $1,667 (up 132%). 1997 Donruss Elite Series #7 raw more than doubled from $100 to $190 (up 90%), and the 1997 Metal Universe Blast Furnace #6 PSA 10 moved from $630 to $727 (up 15%).

July 22, 2026 The 1997 Ultra Platinum Medallion #P121 PSA 8 climbed from $1,600 to $2,656 (up 66%) in a 45-bid auction. The 1997 Metal Universe Magnetic Field #4 PSA 8 jumped from $95 to $170 and a raw 1997 Ultra Thunder Clap #8 firmed from $400 to $435. On the downside, the 1997 Ultra Baseball Rules! #2 raw fell from $325 to $109 and the 1997 Patent Leather Members Only #PL4 from $355 to $150.

July 19, 2026 The 1997 Score Showcase Series Artist's Proof #156 PSA 10 pushed from $1,500 to $1,775, and the 1997 Topps Hobby Masters #HM1 PSA 10 from $550 to $715 (up 30%). The 1997 Flair Showcase Diamond Cuts #5 raw eased from $475 to $395 in a 42-bid auction.

July 18, 2026 Inserts led the day. 1997 Ultra Baseball Rules! #2 raw jumped from $120 to $325 (up 171%) in a 28-bid auction, and 1997 Studio Hard Hats #3 PSA 9 from $149 to $300 (up 101%). The 1997 Leaf Statistical Standouts #3 PSA 10 rose from $1,300 to $1,648 (up 27%) with 38 bids, with raw copies moving from $399 to $450. 1997 Metal Universe Blast Furnace PSA 10 climbed from $385 to $630 (up 64%) on two same-day sales, 1997 Topps Gallery of Heroes #GH4 raw from $480 to $750 (up 56%), and 1997 Flair Showcase Row 0 #24 raw from $425 to $650 (up 53%). 1997 Topps Chrome All-Star Refractor #AS13 PSA 9 moved from $641 to $825, 1997 Donruss Update Power Alley PSA 9 from $550 to $722 in a 29-bid auction, 1997 E-X 2000 Credentials /299 raw from $1,050 to $1,200, and 1997 Hall or Nothing #2 raw from $183 to $250. An 1997 E-X 2000 base #40 PSA 9 sold for $321, a 1997 Bowman's Best International Refractor PSA 8 for $350, a 1997 Mirror Image Atomic Refractor PSA 8 for $300, a 1997 Metal Universe Platinum Portraits raw for $152 with 32 bids, and 1997 Ultra Diamond Producers #3 raw copies for $180 and $130. The 1997 Bowman's Best Refractor Preview #BBP2 sold twice — a PSA 9 for $360 and a PSA 8 for $175 in a 10-bid auction. 1997 Topps Sweet Strokes #SS6 traded six raw copies between $115 and $335, holding at $160, and the 1997 Mother Lode raw sold at exactly $1,400 again. Cooling: 1997 Ultra Thunder Clap #8 raw from $700 to $400 (down 43%), 1997 Finest Refractor #238 PSA 9 from $533 to $275 (down 48%), 1997 Bowman's Best Atomic Refractor Preview #BBP2 raw from $300 to $163 at auction, 1997 International Refractor raw from $411 to $163, and 1997 E-X 2000 base PSA 8 from $175 to $155.

July 14, 2026 The 1997 Bowman's Best Atomic Refractor Preview #BBP2 PSA 10 jumped from $1,100 to $2,550 (up 132%) at auction with 42 bids. The 1997 E-X 2000 A Cut Above #2 PSA 8 climbed from $3,252 to $4,600 (up 41%), and the 1997 Metal Universe Mother Lode raw jumped from $925 to $1,400 (up 51%). 1997 Fleer Diamond Tributes #4 raw rose from $436 to $740 (up 70%) in a 43-bid auction, and 1997 Topps Gallery of Heroes #GH4 PSA 9 moved from $525 to $721 (up 37%). Raw prices firmed across the year: 1997 Metal Universe Titanium from $81 to $124, 1997 Ultra Baseball Rules! #2 from $80 to $120, 1997 Topps Sweet Strokes #SS6 from $125 to $160, 1997 Gallery Peter Max #PM5 from $59 to $90, 1997 E-X 2000 base #40 back from $65 to $85, and 1997 Bowman's Best International Atomic Refractor #BBI2 from $610 to $650. A raw 1997 Finest Gold Embossed #342 sold for $90. Pulling back: 1997 Ultra Thunder Clap #8 raw from $800 to $700 and 1997 Fleer Night and Day raw from $108 to $89.

July 12, 2026 The 1997 E-X 2000 A Cut Above #2 raw jumped from $1,250 to $1,800, one of the toughest pulls in the year at 1:288. The 1997 Ultra Thunder Clap #8 moved at both ends — PSA 8 from $1,500 to $1,700 and raw from $400 to $800 — and the 1997 Flair Showcase Hot Gloves #4 PSA 9 climbed from $1,250 to $1,700. 1997 Fleer Bleacher Blasters #4 raw rose from $186 to $217, 1997 Ultra Fame Game #1 raw from $33 to $49, and 1997 Collector's Choice Big Shots Gold Signature raw from $29 to $40. A 1997 Fleer Zone #7 raw sold for $236, a 1997 Totally Certified Platinum Blue #136 at $80 in PSA 8, and a 1997 Topps base #300 at $22 in PSA 9. 1997 E-X 2000 base #40 raw eased from $85 to $65.

July 10, 2026 The 1997 Finest Gold Refractor #342 got its first PSA 8 price: $1,050. The rest of Finest moved with it — 1997 Refractor #139 PSA 9 from $725 to $795, base 1997 #139 PSA 10 from $202 to $225. A raw 1997 Metal Universe Magnetic Field sold for $400, up from $79 — PSA 9 money for an ungraded copy. 1997 Fleer Bleacher Blasters raw climbed from $155 to $186 in a 21-bid auction, 1997 Stadium Club Firebrand #FB5 raw from $115 to $160 with first PSA 8 data at $125, 1997 Studio Hard Hats raw from $80 to $123, and 1997 Leaf Dress for Success raw from $72 to $90. First prices also landed on 1997 Topps Hobby Masters #HM1 PSA 9 at $190 and the 1997 Leaf Fractal Matrix Z-Axis Die-Cut /100 raw at $176. The other direction: 1997 Ultra Baseball Rules! #2 raw from $136 to $80, 1997 Donruss Preferred X-Ponential Power raw from $150 to $99, 1997 Studio Press Proof Gold #16 raw from $147 to $93, and 1997 SPx Cornerstones of the Game raw from $198 to $172.

July 8, 2026 1997 Bowman Chrome Refractor #12 PSA 9 jumped from $536 to $949. 1997 Flair Showcase Diamond Cuts #5 climbed in two grades — PSA 8 to $510 and PSA 9 from $525 to $750, both at auction. 1997 Bowman's Best International Atomic Refractor PSA 8 rose to $609 with 27 bids. On the downside, 1997 Flair Showcase Row 0 raw fell from $640 to $425 and 1997 Goudey Greats PSA 9 dropped from $495 to $340. 1997 Leaf Dress for Success /3,500 split: PSA 9 up to $200, PSA 10 down to $675.

July 4, 2026 The 1997 Stadium Club Patent Leather Members Only PSA 10 just did something violent — $875 to $2,449 in one auction, 38 bids deep. The regular Patent Leather confirmed around $204 raw the very next day, which means the Members Only premium isn't drifting higher, it's detonating. Die-cut, low-pop, and now a four-figure card in gem. The 1997 Finest with Coating #139 also got its first PSA 10 on the books at $202, and 1997 Flair Showcase Row 0 raw pushed to $640 — that card refuses to cool off. The correction of the day was brutal but overdue: 1997 Collector's Choice Crash the Game Instant Winner had been sitting at $800 raw on stale data, and a real 10-bid auction just reset it to $178. That's not a crash, that's a price finally telling the truth. 1997 X-Ponential Power /3,000 quietly climbed from $110 to $150 — the Donruss Preferred serial-numbered cards keep finding new buyers.

June 26, 2026 Mixed signals today. 1997 Ultra Home Run Kings PSA 10 climbed from $1,375 to $1,500. 1997 Finest Refractor #139 PSA 9 jumped from $600 to $725. 1997 Leaf Statistical Standouts PSA 9 ticked up to $690. But corrections hit hard elsewhere: 1997 Donruss Press Proofs Gold PSA 10 cratered from $898 to $550, 1997 Sweet Strokes raw dropped from $355 to $148, and 1997 Magnetic Field raw sank to $40. The 1997 market is repricing in both directions.

June 27, 2026 Correction day for 1997 Ultra raws. 1997 Thunder Clap raw dropped from $548 to $365 at auction with 47 bids. 1997 Home Run Kings raw fell from $385 to $206 at auction with 34 bids. 1997 Sweet Strokes raw continued sliding to $125. 1997 Peter Max raw dropped from $100 to $59 at auction. But blanks are filling fast — 1997 Knot-Hole Gang raw landed at $266, 1997 Baseball Rules raw at $136, 1997 Best Cuts Refractor BC6 raw at $175, and 1997 Magnetic Field bounced from $40 back to $47. The raw market is repricing hard while graded holds steady.

June 25, 2026 1997 Flair Showcase Row 0 PSA 9 dropped from $810 to $679. 1997 Blast Furnace PSA 10 gave back gains, falling from $585 to $530. 1997 Magnetic Field raw collapsed from $153 to $79. On the flip side, 1997 Flair Showcase Diamond Cuts raw climbed from $375 to $475. Correction day for Metal Universe, but Flair Showcase inserts are holding strong.

June 24, 2026 Sales confirmed existing prices across the board. Yesterday's Blast Furnace and Power Plus moves still settling. Nothing notable today.

June 23, 2026 1997 Metal Universe Blast Furnace PSA 10 jumped from $350 to $585 — a 67% move at 1:48 Hobby odds. Metal Universe inserts across '97 are heating up fast. 1997 Ultra Power Plus PSA 9 sold for $1,009 at auction (29 bids, POP 3) — a card we hadn't even been tracking. The depth of demand in '97 keeps surprising.

June 29, 2026 The 1997 market is running on a different engine right now. 1997 Flair Showcase Row 0 raw jumped from $355 to $599 — when ungraded copies of a card start approaching $600, the graded population is getting very thin and very competitive. The 1997 Metal Universe Magnetic Field had two separate auctions hit $103 raw on the same day, 34 bids combined — the holographic refractor design on this card catches light differently than anything else in the set and collectors are waking up to it. PSA 9 confirmed at $400. The 1997 Upper Deck Star Attractions Gold PSA 8 more than doubled from $166 to $350, which is the kind of move that happens when a card has been sitting under the radar for years and one auction triggers the discovery. The 1997 Atomic Refractor Preview #BBP2 raw doubled to $300. 1997 is producing more $300-plus raw cards than any other year in the guide right now.

June 22, 2026 1997 E-X 2000 Hall or Nothing PSA 9 surged from $375 to $605 at auction with 29 bids — a 61% jump. The die-cut design on this card is iconic and demand is clearly accelerating. 1997 SPx Cornerstones of the Game (w/ Bonds) PSA 8 softened from $350 to $300.

June 21, 2026 Two monster moves. 1997 Finest Refractor #139 raw exploded from $368 to $2,750 at auction — a Silver Embossed Refractor variant that went for 7x the previous price with 17 bids. 1997 Metal Universe Mother Lode PSA 8 more than doubled from $870 to $1,943 at auction with 23 bids. The 1:288 odds on Mother Lode are starting to get priced in.