Joe Montana’s collectible market just got a fresh snapshot, and the numbers run high. Sports Illustrated published a list of his top 5 most valuable card sales of all time, led by a card that brought $68,100 on September 4, 2026 through ALT.
That price is the kind of result that keeps Montana in the conversation decades after he left the field. He helped Notre Dame win the National Championship in 1977 after coming off the bench during the season, then joined the NFL in 1979 and went on to win four Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers. Those achievements still give his cards a built-in audience, and the auction results show it.
The lower end of the ranked list still lands at serious money. A Joe Montana card sold for $38,000 on December 17, 2025 through eBay, while a Panini Absolute Kaboom! one-of-one card honoring Super Bowl XXIV fetched $49,200 on May 22, 2026 through Fanatics Premier Auction. The article also says the number three card features Montana in a celebratory pose against the shimmering green background of the 1/1 Kaboom! design, and that it was issued in honor of his becoming the first player in NFL history to be named Super Bowl MVP for a third time.
That is where the list gets tricky. The ranking is presented as a top 5, but the details made public stop at number three, leaving the final two entries out of view. What is clear is that the market is rewarding both the earliest chapters of Montana’s career and the later stops that added to his legend, including the Kansas City Chiefs years that produced the $68,100 sale.
So the unanswered part is not whether Joe Montana cards can command major money. It is which two cards sit just below the ones already disclosed, and whether they will push the total even higher when the full ranking is finally filled in.
