Why is the 1909 Honus Wagner baseball card so valuable? The earliest baseball cards were produced and distributed by tobacco companies, and according to legend, the Honus Wagner card was pulled from the American Tobacco Company's 1909 set due to Wagner's objection to the use of his image for the promotion of tobacco products. It is estimated that only 50 to 100 of these cards exist today, and one was sold in 2007 for a record $2.8 million.
You'll see a Honus Wagner card among the baseball cards exhibited on the second floor of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
