Desk grade
7.5
6.5 – 8.0
Range from this photo. Not a PSA, BGS, or SGC cert.
- Centering
- 7.5
- Corners
- 7.5
- Edges
- 7.5
- Surface
- 7.5
Estimate from catalog averages, not a live surface check.
Glare, blur, and parallels get missed. The grading company still has the cert.
Value
Send it to slab
$380
Raw · $220 – $620
Desk book
Raw
$380
$220 – $620
PSA 10
$980
PSA 9 $420
Population suggests a real shot at a grade that clears raw plus fees. Liquidity also concentrates in holders at this level.
Grade yield
45% chance of PSA 9+. Net potential upside: +$25 after grading costs. Worth submitting.
PSA regular · $50 fee · $15 ship · $8 insurance · about 45 days. Shifted by this photo's 7.5 and 41,200 graded copies. Not a PSA yield.
Raw $380 · PSA 10 $980 · PSA 9 $420 · PSA 8 no book
- PSA 1014% · pop 9,200+$406 after fee
- PSA 931% · pop 18,400-$80 after fee
- PSA 811%
Net is the slab price minus a 13% take, ship pad, a $50 fee, and raw. A 10 is not the likely outcome of a 9 photo.
Hold or sell
Grade it before you sell
Liquidity 65
45% chance of PSA 9+. Net potential upside: +$25 after grading costs. Worth submitting. Baseball is in the postseason window. The book moves with the series, then cools. One census snapshot — not a live pop velocity.
Trust shield
Check these tells
A phone photo cannot measure font kerning or a rosette against a reference set. These are the known tells for this issue.
- Period cardboard has fiber and a warm tone — bright white stock is a reprint tell
- Check the exact green or yellow of the bio panel against a known copy
Liquidity
List this copy
Title, desk grade, and comps in one block. We do not submit it for you.
Authenticity
Likely authentic
Visual review, not a cert.
Census match on a well-documented issue. Still verify holograms, stamps, and stock in hand — photos miss texture.
- Print and type match known copies of this issue
- Stock and finish consistent with the set
- True Update RC. Confirm the US1 checklist and 2018 copyright — not a Series 1 base.
Census
How many exist
Graded
41,200
Gem mint
9,200
Gem rate
22.3%
Available now
186
- PSA 918,400 pop · 96 listed
- PSA 109,200 pop · 41 listed
Compiled census estimate (PSA/BGS public pops)
Last sale · PSA 10 · $910 · Sep 2026
Comps
Sales tape
Desk book until you pull a live market read.
PSA 10 · eBay
Aug 23, 2026
$997
PSA 10 · eBay
Jul 28, 2026
$1,038
PSA 10 · Goldin
Aug 8, 2026
$928
Raw · Heritage
Aug 11, 2026
$344
PSA 9 · Goldin
Jun 20, 2026
$419
Raw · Fanatics
Feb 24, 2026
$413
PSA 9 · PWCC
Jul 20, 2026
$433
On the market
Open a live search on the desks that actually print paper.
Desk
If you send it in
Set the grade you think you have and the service you would buy.
- At Raw
- $380
- Raw now
- $380
- Gem book
- $980
- Lift after fees
- -$50
Keep it raw · 45-day regular at $50.
Tells
How fakes fail
Stock, back quiz, and type are the whole game.
- Period cardboard has fiber and a warm tone — bright white stock is a reprint tell
- Check the exact green or yellow of the bio panel against a known copy
- Dot pattern under magnification should be era-correct, not inkjet
- Glossy modern coating on a 1950s card is almost always wrong
On this issue: True Update RC. Confirm the US1 checklist and 2018 copyright — not a Series 1 base.
Centering & surface
Meter L/R and T/B from this photo, then loupe the print. A hint at what PSA, BGS, or SGC might say — not a cert.
Scan a photo of this copy to measure borders.
Lot notes
The card that trades every hour. Gems are plentiful; centering still separates a 10.