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 "id": "sports/baseball/1933-goudey-babe-ruth-53",
 "url": "https://cardvolume.com/sports/baseball/1933-goudey-babe-ruth-53/",
 "markdown_url": "https://cardvolume.com/sports/baseball/1933-goudey-babe-ruth-53/index.md",
 "name": "Babe Ruth",
 "title": "1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #53",
 "category": "sports",
 "category_name": "Sports cards",
 "set": "1933 Goudey",
 "number": "#53",
 "year": 1933,
 "language": "English",
 "rarity": "base card; key Ruth subject",
 "artist": "Unknown",
 "publisher": "Goudey Gum Company",
 "flagship": true,
 "updated": "2026-09-27",
 "as_of": "2026-09-27",
 "summary": "The 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #53 is one of four Ruth cards in the 1933 Goudey baseball set. Collectors search for it because #53 has its own yellow-background image and its own grade-specific market separate from the other Ruth numbers.",
 "key_facts": [
  "CardVolume lists 20 verified sales of the 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #53 as of September 27, 2026.",
  "No grade has the 5 verified sales in 90 days needed for a market price; the most recent verified sale was $9,760 for a Base yellow-background #53 PSA 1 on August 24, 2026 at Heritage Auctions.",
  "The highest verified sale on record is $942,000 for a Base yellow-background #53 PSA 8 on May 22, 2022 at Memory Lane, Inc.."
 ],
 "versions": [
  {
   "key": "base-yellow-background",
   "label": "Base yellow-background #53",
   "how_to_identify": "Card #53 shows Ruth batting against a yellow background; keep separate from Ruth #144, #149, and #181 in the same 1933 Goudey set."
  }
 ],
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  {
   "version": "Base yellow-background #53",
   "version_key": "base-yellow-background",
   "grader": "PSA",
   "grade": "8",
   "label": "PSA 8",
   "market_price_usd": null,
   "market_sales_n": 0,
   "market_window": null,
   "verified_sales": 2,
   "last_verified_sale": {
    "date": "2022-05-22",
    "price_usd": 942000,
    "venue": "Memory Lane, Inc.",
    "buyer_premium_included": null,
    "source_url": "https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1933-goudey/babe-ruth-53/20283"
   },
   "record_sale": {
    "date": "2022-05-22",
    "price_usd": 942000,
    "venue": "Memory Lane, Inc.",
    "buyer_premium_included": null,
    "source_url": "https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1933-goudey/babe-ruth-53/20283"
   },
   "population": null,
   "graded_market_value_usd": null
  },
  {
   "version": "Base yellow-background #53",
   "version_key": "base-yellow-background",
   "grader": "PSA",
   "grade": "2.5",
   "label": "PSA 2.5",
   "market_price_usd": null,
   "market_sales_n": 0,
   "market_window": null,
   "verified_sales": 1,
   "last_verified_sale": {
    "date": "2025-07-22",
    "price_usd": 15600,
    "venue": "eBay",
    "buyer_premium_included": null,
    "source_url": "https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1933-goudey/babe-ruth-53/20283"
   },
   "record_sale": {
    "date": "2025-07-22",
    "price_usd": 15600,
    "venue": "eBay",
    "buyer_premium_included": null,
    "source_url": "https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1933-goudey/babe-ruth-53/20283"
   },
   "population": null,
   "graded_market_value_usd": null
  },
  {
   "version": "Base yellow-background #53",
   "version_key": "base-yellow-background",
   "grader": "PSA",
   "grade": "2",
   "label": "PSA 2",
   "market_price_usd": null,
   "market_sales_n": 0,
   "market_window": null,
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   "last_verified_sale": {
    "date": "2025-08-31",
    "price_usd": 10999,
    "venue": "eBay",
    "buyer_premium_included": false,
    "source_url": "https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1933-goudey/babe-ruth-53/20283"
   },
   "record_sale": {
    "date": "2025-03-12",
    "price_usd": 13570,
    "venue": "eBay",
    "buyer_premium_included": null,
    "source_url": "https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1933-goudey/babe-ruth-53/20283"
   },
   "population": null,
   "graded_market_value_usd": null
  },
  {
   "version": "Base yellow-background #53",
   "version_key": "base-yellow-background",
   "grader": "PSA",
   "grade": "1",
   "label": "PSA 1",
   "market_price_usd": null,
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   "market_window": null,
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   "last_verified_sale": {
    "date": "2026-08-24",
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    "venue": "Heritage Auctions",
    "buyer_premium_included": null,
    "source_url": "https://www.psacard.com/cert/23317219/psa"
   },
   "record_sale": {
    "date": "2026-08-17",
    "price_usd": 14145,
    "venue": "Robert Edward Auctions",
    "buyer_premium_included": null,
    "source_url": "https://www.psacard.com/cert/23317219/psa"
   },
   "population": {
    "count": 318,
    "as_of": "2026-09-26",
    "source_url": "https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1933-goudey/babe-ruth-53/20283"
   },
   "graded_market_value_usd": null
  },
  {
   "version": "Base yellow-background #53",
   "version_key": "base-yellow-background",
   "grader": "PSA",
   "grade": "Authentic",
   "label": "PSA Authentic",
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   "last_verified_sale": {
    "date": "2025-07-14",
    "price_usd": 5206,
    "venue": "eBay",
    "buyer_premium_included": null,
    "source_url": "https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1933-goudey/babe-ruth-53/20283"
   },
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    "date": "2025-07-14",
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   },
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  }
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  {
   "date": "2026-08-24",
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   "currency": "USD",
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  },
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   "currency": "USD",
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  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-08",
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   "currency": "USD",
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   "date": "2026-04-27",
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   "price": 8553,
   "currency": "USD",
   "buyer_premium_included": false,
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   "sale_type": "auction",
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   "date": "2025-10-27",
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   "price": 13570,
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   "date": "2025-03-05",
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   "price": 3050,
   "currency": "USD",
   "buyer_premium_included": null,
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   "sale_type": "auction",
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   "status": "verified"
  },
  {
   "date": "2025-01-21",
   "version": "Base yellow-background #53",
   "grader": "PSA",
   "grade": "1",
   "price_usd": 3300,
   "price": 3300,
   "currency": "USD",
   "buyer_premium_included": null,
   "venue": "eBay",
   "sale_type": "auction",
   "cert": "42473284",
   "source_url": "https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1933-goudey/babe-ruth-53/20283",
   "status": "verified"
  },
  {
   "date": "2025-01-19",
   "version": "Base yellow-background #53",
   "grader": "PSA",
   "grade": "2",
   "price_usd": 12521,
   "price": 12521,
   "currency": "USD",
   "buyer_premium_included": null,
   "venue": "eBay",
   "sale_type": "auction",
   "cert": "64980510",
   "source_url": "https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1933-goudey/babe-ruth-53/20283",
   "status": "verified"
  },
  {
   "date": "2022-05-22",
   "version": "Base yellow-background #53",
   "grader": "PSA",
   "grade": "8",
   "price_usd": 942000,
   "price": 942000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "buyer_premium_included": null,
   "venue": "Memory Lane, Inc.",
   "sale_type": "auction",
   "cert": "15847823",
   "source_url": "https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1933-goudey/babe-ruth-53/20283",
   "status": "verified"
  },
  {
   "date": "2016-11-17",
   "version": "Base yellow-background #53",
   "grader": "PSA",
   "grade": "8",
   "price_usd": 203150,
   "price": 203150,
   "currency": "USD",
   "buyer_premium_included": true,
   "venue": "Heritage Auctions",
   "sale_type": "auction",
   "cert": null,
   "source_url": "https://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball/1933-goudey-babe-ruth-53-psa-nm-mt-8/a/7165-50501.s",
   "status": "cross_checked"
  }
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 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "How much is a PSA 1 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #53 worth from recent sales?",
   "a": "PSA CardFacts showed a PSA 1 auction sale of $8,553 on 2026-04-27, as opened on 2026-09-26 [1].",
   "source_ids": [
    1
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "How much did a PSA 8 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #53 sell for at Heritage?",
   "a": "A PSA NM-MT 8 sold at Heritage for $203,150 on 2016-11-17, with Heritage showing the sold price and lot page [2].",
   "source_ids": [
    2
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "How many PSA 9 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #53 cards exist?",
   "a": "PSA CardFacts displayed a PSA 9 population of 1 as opened on 2026-09-26, but the page did not expose a separate population snapshot date [1].",
   "source_ids": [
    1
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "Is #53 the same as the red Goudey Ruth?",
   "a": "No; #53 is the yellow-background Ruth and should be kept separate from the other 1933 Goudey Ruth cards [2].",
   "source_ids": [
    2
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "Should I use eBay PSA 1 sales to price a raw copy?",
   "a": "Not directly; PSA 1 sales can inform low-grade demand, but raw condition and authenticity must be assessed separately [1,3].",
   "source_ids": [
    1,
    3
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "Are qualifiers important on 1933 Goudey Ruth #53?",
   "a": "Yes; qualifiers such as OC or MK change the comparable pool and should be recorded with the grade [3].",
   "source_ids": [
    3
   ]
  }
 ],
 "sources": [
  {
   "title": "1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #53",
   "url": "https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1933-goudey/babe-ruth-53/20283",
   "publisher": "PSA CardFacts"
  },
  {
   "title": "1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #53 PSA NM-MT 8",
   "url": "https://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball/1933-goudey-babe-ruth-53-psa-nm-mt-8/a/7165-50501.s",
   "publisher": "Heritage Auctions"
  },
  {
   "title": "PSA Grading Standards",
   "url": "https://www.psacard.com/gradingstandards",
   "publisher": "PSA"
  },
  {
   "title": "PSA Cert Verification",
   "url": "https://www.psacard.com/cert",
   "publisher": "PSA"
  }
 ],
 "methodology": "https://cardvolume.com/methodology/",
 "cite_as": "1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #53. CardVolume, https://cardvolume.com/sports/baseball/1933-goudey-babe-ruth-53/ (accessed 2026-09-27)."
}