Is Amos Otis [Hand Cut] #50 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Amos Otis [Hand Cut] #50 sell for $26.00, only $24.25 above the $1.75 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($24.00) only about breaks even after fees, so the case rests on gemming. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $1.75
Grade 9.5: $26.00
PSA 9: $24.00
Gem premium: 15×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Amos Otis [Hand Cut] #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 — Grade 9.5	$26.00	−$0.75	−$25.75	−$126
PSA 9	$24.00	−$2.75	−$27.75	−$128
PSA 8	$22.06	−$4.69	−$29.69	−$130

Net = sale price − $1.75 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?

Amos Otis [Hand Cut] #50: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$24.50	−$27.25
50%	$25.00	−$26.75
75%	$25.50	−$26.25

At the standard fee this submission does not break even at any realistic gem rate unless the miss lands above the 9 price.

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Amos Otis [Hand Cut] #50 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$26.00
9	$24.00
8	$22.06
7	$6.00

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