Abraham Lincoln on Topps Baseball Cards

Baseball cards aren't just for kids anymore, nor are the subjects related only to baseball. Topps, Upper Deck, and many other sport card manufacturers have created presidential cards. Here are some cards that honor Abraham Lincoln from Topps.

Look 'N' See (1952)
Scoop (1954)
US Presidents (1956)
Civil War News (1962)
Who Am I? (1967)
US Presidents (1972)
American Pie (2002) - Mt. Rushmore
American Treasures (2003)
Presidential Pastime (2004)
Presidential Plates (2009)
World Champions (2006)
Campaign (2008)
First Couples (2008)
Heritage (2009)
Heritage: Hero's Journey (2009)
Heritage: Hero's Journey Stamp Collection (2009)
Abe Lincoln Variants (2010)
Magic Historical Coins (2012)

Topps American Treasures Signature Cut Card (2003/2004)

AT-AL is the Topps American Treasures signature cut card with an Abraham Lincoln autograph (auto cut). From the 2004 Topps Baseball Series 1. The 1/1 short print (SP) was sold by wolverine24 for $12,277.77 on eBay, August 13, 2009.

Topps Abraham Lincoln American Treasures autograph baseball card

The card features a cut signature in the manner that Lincoln usually signed documents: A. Lincoln.

Topps Abraham Lincoln baseball card

The Topps series honors most presidents from the first George W. to the last George W., for a total of 37 cards.

	President	Card Number
	George Washington	AT-GW
	John Adams	AT-JA
	Thomas Jefferson	AT-TJ
	James Madison	AT-JM
	James Monroe	AT-JMO
	John Quincy Adams	AT-JQA
	Andrew Jackson	AT-AJ
	Martin Van Buren	AT-MV
	William Harrison	no card
	John Tyler	AT-JT
	James Polk	AT-JP
	Zachary Taylor	no card
	Millard Fillmore	AT-MF
	Franklin Pierce	AT-FP
	James Buchanan	AT-JB
	Abraham Lincoln	AT-AL
	Andrew Johnson	AT-AJO
	Ulyses Grant	AT-UG
	Rutherford Hayes	AT-RH
	James Garfield	AT-JG
	Chester Arthur	AT-CA
	Grover Cleveland	AT-GC
	Benjamin Harrison	AT-BH
	James McKinley	no card
	Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt	AT-TR
	William Taft	no card
	Woodrow Wilson	no card
	Warren Harding	AT-WH
	Calvin Coolidge	AT-CC
	Herbert Hoover	AT-HH
	Franklin Roosevelt	AT-FR
	Harry Truman	AT-HT
	Dwight Eisenhower	AT-DE
	John Kennedy	AT-JK
	Lyndon Johnson	AT-LJ
	Richard Nixon	AT-RN
	Gerald Ford	AT-GF
	James "Jimmy" Carter	AT-JC
	Ronald Reagan	AT-RR
	George H.W. Bush	AT-GHB
	William "Bill" Clinton	AT-BC
	George W. Bush	AT-GB

Topps First Couples (2008)

The Topps First Couples base set includes Mary and Abraham Lincoln, First Couple 1861-1865. The card indicates that they were married on November 4, 1842, and that their hometown was Springfield, Illinois.

Topps 2008 First Couples

Topps Magic Historical Coins (2012)

The Topps Magic Historical Coins set includes 48 cards. Two of them are Lincoln-related. They are serial numbered #/25.

The Lincoln Memorial card is HC-LM. It commemorates the Lincoln Memorial dedication in 1922.eBay seller bigj2696 listed the Lincoln Memorial card (10/25) in July 2013 at $50 or best offer. One offer was declined in July.

2012 Topps Magic Lincoln Memorial

The Mount Rushmore card is HC-MR, commemorating the dedication of the still-uncarved Mt. Rushmore in 1925. The 19/25 card sold in an eBay auction in May 2013, for $16.94. The 22/25 card sold in an eBay auction a month later for $22.20.

Topps Magic Mt Rushmore Topps Magic Coin back

The back of the card is standard for the series: "This is an authentic Buffalo nickel card from 2012 Topps Magic Football. Embedded in this card is a historical coin from 1913-1938." Wouldn't it be nice if Topps inserted a nickel minted in the year commemorated on the face of the card?