Pope Leo XIV card sets Topps NOW record with 133k sales
Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected Thursday as the first pope from the United States. (Credit: Topps)
The Topps NOW card celebrating Pope Leo XIV's election as the first American pontiff sold 133,535 copies, a record for any non-sports card from the instant-release program.
First released Thursday, the card had an open print run during a limited-release window that lasted until Sunday.
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In addition to the base card parallels included with the release — Gold Foil /50, Orange Foil /25, Black Foil /10, Red Foil /5 and the 1/1 FoilFractor — the card's historic print run unlocked a number of parallels new for the 2025 Topps NOW season.
By reaching a print run of 100,000 or more, the card will receive additional chrome parallels numbered to 99, 50, 25, 10, 5 and the 1/1 Superfractor. New Opal Chrome parallels would have been unlocked had the card reached print run thresholds of 250,000 and 500,000.
Topps NOW's print-to-demand program, which first launched in 2016, has experienced significant interest in recent months behind a number of high-end chases included with select releases.
A then-record 588,035 base cards were purchased by collectors chasing the Olympic triple autograph card of LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant in 2024. That card has yet to surface publicly months later.
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The Topps NOW print run record was broken soon after by the card celebrating Shohei Ohtani's 50-50 season, which sold a record 653,737 copies.
Ben Burrows is a reporter and editor for cllct, the premier company for collectible culture. He was previously the Collectibles Editor at Sports Illustrated. You can follow him on X and Instagram @benmburrows.
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