$Jerry Rice [Atomic Refractor] #50 (Football Cards 1997 Bowman's Best) — is it worth grading?$

Is Jerry Rice [Atomic Refractor] #50 worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 7.7× premium in PSA 10

A PSA 10 Jerry Rice [Atomic Refractor] #50 sells for $2,083 against $269 raw: a $1,814 spread, 7.7× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($205) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $269
PSA 10: $2,083
PSA 9: $205
Gem premium: 7.7×
As of: Oct 31, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Jerry Rice [Atomic Refractor] #50: net result of grading versus selling raw, by outcome and fee tier
If it comes back…	Sells for	Economy / bulk (~$25.00)	Standard (~$50.00)	Express (~$150)
Gem — PSA 10	$2,083	+$1,789	+$1,764	+$1,664
PSA 9	$205	−$88.91	−$114	−$214
PSA 8	$67.43	−$226	−$251	−$351

Net = sale price − $269 raw value − fee. Fee tiers are illustrative; plug your grader's current price into the calculator below.

Expected value — how often does it need to gem?

Jerry Rice [Atomic Refractor] #50: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$675	+$356
50%	$1,144	+$825
75%	$1,614	+$1,295

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 6%. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses — measure it before you decide.

Which grader pays the most — and what a 10 takes

All centering standards →

Jerry Rice [Atomic Refractor] #50: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader	10 sells for	vs best	Front centering for a 10	Back
BGS 10	$2,708	best	55/45	70/30
PSA 10	$2,083	−$625	55/45	75/25
SGC 10	$1,250	−$1,458	55/45	75/25
CGC 10	$833	−$1,875	55/45	75/25

Tolerances are each company's published centering standard for its top grade; surface, corners and edges must also be clean. Centering is the one you can measure yourself before you pay.

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Raw conditions & history →

Jerry Rice [Atomic Refractor] #50 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	PSA	CGC	BGS	SGC	Graded
10	$2,083	$833	$2,708	$1,250	—
9.5	—	—	—	—	$226
9	—	—	—	—	$205
8	—	—	—	—	$67.43

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Grading Jerry Rice [Atomic Refractor] #50 — FAQ

Is Jerry Rice [Atomic Refractor] #50 worth grading?

How much is a PSA 10 Jerry Rice [Atomic Refractor] #50 worth compared with raw?

A PSA 10 Jerry Rice [Atomic Refractor] #50 (Football Cards 1997 Bowman's Best) sells for about $2,083 versus $269 for a raw near-mint copy — a 7.7× premium as of Oct 31, 2026.

Which grading company is best for Jerry Rice [Atomic Refractor] #50?

By resale value, BGS 10 leads at $2,708, ahead of PSA 10 at $2,083. Fees and turnaround differ, so the best-paying label is not always the best net.

What centering does Jerry Rice [Atomic Refractor] #50 need for a BGS 10?

BGS publishes 55/45 front and 70/30 back centering as the tolerance for a 10 (Gem Mint). Off-center copies are capped below the top grade regardless of surface — measure yours before paying the fee.

What gem rate makes grading Jerry Rice [Atomic Refractor] #50 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Jerry Rice [Atomic Refractor] #50 breaks even when it gems about 6% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $205).

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