Is Ken Boyer [Hand Cut] #14 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Ken Boyer [Hand Cut] #14 sells for $177 against $40.00 raw: a $137 spread, 4.4× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($161) clears the raw price after an economy-tier ~$25 fee, so a near-miss still comes out ahead. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $40.00
Grade 9.5: $177
PSA 9: $161
Gem premium: 4.4×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Ken Boyer [Hand Cut] #14: 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 — Grade 9.5	$177	+$112	+$87.00	−$13.00
PSA 9	$161	+$96.05	+$71.05	−$28.95
PSA 8	$109	+$43.50	+$18.50	−$81.50

Net = sale price − $40.00 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?

Ken Boyer [Hand Cut] #14: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$165	+$75.04
50%	$169	+$79.03
75%	$173	+$83.01

Even a miss (a 9) beats selling raw after the standard fee — the gem rate only decides how much you win by.

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Ken Boyer [Hand Cut] #14 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$177
9	$161
8	$109
7	$59.55

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