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 "id": "sports/baseball/1948-leaf-jackie-robinson-79",
 "url": "https://cardvolume.com/sports/baseball/1948-leaf-jackie-robinson-79/",
 "markdown_url": "https://cardvolume.com/sports/baseball/1948-leaf-jackie-robinson-79/index.md",
 "name": "Jackie Robinson",
 "title": "1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson #79",
 "category": "sports",
 "category_name": "Sports cards",
 "set": "1948 Leaf",
 "number": "#79",
 "year": 1948,
 "language": "English",
 "rarity": "Base",
 "artist": "Unknown",
 "publisher": "Leaf",
 "flagship": true,
 "updated": "2026-09-27",
 "as_of": "2026-09-27",
 "summary": "1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson #79 is one of the central postwar baseball cards and a widely searched Jackie Robinson rookie-card issue. Collectors search for it because Robinson's historical importance intersects with a difficult vintage condition profile and large grade premiums.",
 "key_facts": [
  "CardVolume lists 22 verified sales of the 1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson #79 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 $22,222 for a Base #79 PSA 3 on September 22, 2026 at eBay via PSA.",
  "The highest verified sale on record is $402,210 for a Base #79 PSA 7 on March 7, 2021 at Goldin Auctions via PSA Auction Prices Realized."
 ],
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  {
   "key": "base",
   "label": "Base #79",
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  }
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 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "How much is a 1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson PSA 8 worth?",
   "a": "The opened PSA record includes a PSA 8 sale at $324,000 on 2023-08-13, but current value depends on current comps, eye appeal, and qualifier status. Source: 1.",
   "source_ids": [
    1
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  },
  {
   "q": "How much did a PSA 9 1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson sell for?",
   "a": "PSA CardFacts lists a PSA 9 sale at $336,000 on 2018-11-20. Source: 1.",
   "source_ids": [
    1
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "How many PSA 8 copies exist?",
   "a": "PSA CardFacts showed 40 PSA 8 copies on the accessed 2026-09-26 record. Source: 1.",
   "source_ids": [
    1
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "How many PSA 9 copies exist?",
   "a": "PSA CardFacts showed 7 PSA 9 copies on the accessed 2026-09-26 record. Source: 1.",
   "source_ids": [
    1
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "Is every 1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson a rookie card?",
   "a": "The opened PSA record identifies 1948 Leaf #79 Jackie Robinson as the tracked issue here, but broader rookie-card debates should not be resolved without separate sources for each competing issue. Source: 1.",
   "source_ids": [
    1
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "Should a qualified PSA 8 OC sale be used for an unqualified PSA 8?",
   "a": "No, qualifiers such as OC should be separated because ch03 requires exact grade and qualifier matching. Source: 1.",
   "source_ids": [
    1
   ]
  }
 ],
 "sources": [
  {
   "title": "1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson #79",
   "url": "https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1948-leaf/jackie-robinson-79/21593",
   "publisher": "PSA CardFacts"
  }
 ],
 "methodology": "https://cardvolume.com/methodology/",
 "cite_as": "1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson #79. CardVolume, https://cardvolume.com/sports/baseball/1948-leaf-jackie-robinson-79/ (accessed 2026-09-27)."
}