What year is Colson Montgomery's rookie card?

Colson Montgomery's rookie season was 2025, so the rookie cards carry that year.

How many rookie cards does Colson Montgomery have?

Our checklist lists 6 Colson Montgomery rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.

Does Colson Montgomery have a licensed rookie autograph?

Yes. Our checklist lists 2: 2026 Topps Chrome Rookie Autographs #RA-CM; 2026 Bowman Chrome Rookie Autographs #CRA-CMO.

How much is a Colson Montgomery rookie card worth?

Parlae does not print card values. Find the year, set, card number, parallel and grade on your card, then check eBay sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.

Are collectors watching Colson Montgomery right now?

Collector attention is cooling: Wikipedia lookups of Colson Montgomery are down 18% this week. That is attention, not a price.

Colson Montgomery rookie card: key RCs, checklist and collector interest

Colson Montgomery's first licensed base rookie card is the 2026 Topps Series 1 #157. The first chromium rookie card is the 2026 Topps Chrome #259. Before it came the first prospect card, the 2022 Bowman Chrome Prospects #BCP-71, which is not a rookie card. Colson Montgomery's rookie season was 2025.

Colson MontgomeryCWS SS

1st round, 22nd overall pick in the 2021 MLB draft by the Chicago White Sox.

Cooling

Colson Montgomery card market

Collector attention: down 18% this week, up 153% over 30 days

Attention measures how much people are looking up this player, a leading indicator collectors watch. It is not a price. Source: Wikipedia pageviews through 2026-10-14.

Colson Montgomery's key rookie cards, by our criteria

First licensed base RC: The licensed base rookie card from the earliest year in the player's checklist. Where an Upper Deck Young Guns card exists, that card.
First chromium RC: The licensed chromium (Chrome, Prizm, Optic and the like) rookie card from the earliest year in the player's checklist.
Scarcest licensed RC autograph: Among licensed rookie-card autographs in the player's checklist, the one with the lowest stated print run.
First prospect card: For a player whose rookie cards are not out yet, or a baseball player's Bowman 1st: the earliest prospect card in the player's checklist. Not a rookie card.

First licensed base RC
2026 Topps Series 1 #157
Topps, base. Sources [1][2]
First chromium RC
2026 Topps Chrome #259
Topps, chromium. Sources [1][2]
First prospect card
2022 Bowman Chrome Prospects #BCP-71
Bowman, prospect, Bowman 1st (Chrome). Sources [1][2]

Which Colson Montgomery card is the real rookie card

He debuted with the White Sox on July 4, 2025, but his RC-logo cards arrived in 2026 Topps and Bowman products: 2026 Topps Series 1 #157, 2026 Topps Chrome #259 and 2026 Bowman Chrome #70, each with a rookie autograph. Topps and its Bowman brand hold the MLB license. His Bowman 1st is the 2022 Bowman Chrome Prospects card BCP-71, a prospect card without the RC logo.

Sources [1][2][3][4]

Colson Montgomery rookie card checklist with card numbers

6 rookie cards and 1 earlier or related card, each confirmed on the linked pages. Not every parallel is listed.

Colson Montgomery card checklist
Card	Type	Print run	RC	Source
2026 Topps Series 1 #157	Base	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]
2026 Topps Chrome #259	Chromium	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]
2026 Topps Chrome Rookie Autographs #RA-CM	Autograph	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]
2026 Bowman Chrome #70	Chromium	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]
2026 Bowman Chrome Rookie Autographs #CRA-CMO	Autograph	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]
2026 Topps Update Series #US125Rookie Debut subset (RD); the second checklist shows the RC tag on it	Base	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]
2022 Bowman Chrome Prospects #BCP-71Bowman 1st (Chrome)	Prospect	Not numbered	No	[1][2]

Colson Montgomery's career, in brief

Drafted by the White Sox in 2021 out of Southridge High School in Indiana, where he was also the school's all-time leading basketball scorer.
Debuted July 4, 2025 and hit 21 home runs in 71 games, finishing fifth in American League Rookie of the Year voting.
In 2026 he hit 31 home runs with 87 RBI in 153 games and set a single-season record with 227 strikeouts.

Career facts: [1]

Grading Colson Montgomery cards

A PSA 10 (Gem Mint) or BGS 9.5 is the top grade most collectors look for; it means sharp corners, clean edges, centered printing and an unmarked surface. A graded card and a raw one are different cards to look up.

How PSA, CGC and Beckett grade

PSA

Top grades:: Gem Mint 10, then Mint 9 and NM-MT 8.
Half grades:: 1.5 through 8.5 since February 2008; there is no PSA 9.5.

One overall grade on the label. Centering weighs heavily in it.

Source: Sports Collectors Digest on PSA's half grades

CGC

Top grades:: Pristine 10 (virtually flawless, 50/50 centering), then Gem Mint 10 and Mint+ 9.5.
Half grades:: Yes, from Fair 1.5 up to Mint+ 9.5.

Authentic (AU) for a genuine card that cannot take a number; Authentic Altered (AA) for one that was altered.

Source: CGC grading scale

Beckett (BGS)

Top grades:: Pristine 10; a Black Label Pristine 10 has a 10 in all four subgrades.
Half grades:: Yes, 1 to 10 in half points.

Four subgrades on the label: centering, corners, edges and surface.

Source: Beckett grading

Grading scales as each grader describes them, checked Oct 16, 2026.

Population by grade

A population report counts how many copies of a card a grader has graded at each grade. Search 2026 Topps Series 1 #157 on PSA Population Report or CGC Cards Population Report.

How to identify your Colson Montgomery card and check what it sold for

Find the year and maker on the back of your Colson Montgomery card, and the card number, usually top or bottom on the back.
Check the front and back for a serial number (for example 23/99) and for a colored or patterned finish: those mark a parallel, which is a different card from the base version.
Look for the RC logo or the word Rookie. A card from before the first pro season, such as a Bowman 1st or a college card, is a prospect card, not a rookie card.
Note any grade on the slab label (PSA, BGS, SGC, CGC). A raw card and a graded one are different listings.
Search sold listings for that exact year, set, number, parallel and grade. What a card sold for is a better guide than any asking price.

Check Colson Montgomery rookie cards in eBay's sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.

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Colson Montgomery card questions

What is Colson Montgomery's rookie card?: Colson Montgomery's first licensed base rookie card is the 2026 Topps Series 1 #157. The first chromium rookie card is the 2026 Topps Chrome #259. Before it came the first prospect card, the 2022 Bowman Chrome Prospects #BCP-71, which is not a rookie card. Colson Montgomery's rookie season was 2025.
What year is Colson Montgomery's rookie card?: Colson Montgomery's rookie season was 2025, so the rookie cards carry that year.
How many rookie cards does Colson Montgomery have?: Our checklist lists 6 Colson Montgomery rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.
Does Colson Montgomery have a licensed rookie autograph?: Yes. Our checklist lists 2: 2026 Topps Chrome Rookie Autographs #RA-CM; 2026 Bowman Chrome Rookie Autographs #CRA-CMO.
How much is a Colson Montgomery rookie card worth?: Parlae does not print card values. Find the year, set, card number, parallel and grade on your card, then check eBay sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.
Are collectors watching Colson Montgomery right now?: Collector attention is cooling: Wikipedia lookups of Colson Montgomery are down 18% this week. That is attention, not a price.

Card facts checked 2026-10-16. Parlae prints no card values. Set and brand names belong to their makers; Parlae is not affiliated with them.

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