Is Rollie Fingers [Hand Cut] #52 worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 129× premium in PSA 10

A PSA 10 Rollie Fingers [Hand Cut] #52 sells for $320 against $2.49 raw: a $318 spread, 129× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($22.70) only about breaks even after fees, so the case rests on gemming. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $2.49
PSA 10: $320
PSA 9: $22.70
Gem premium: 129×
As of: Jul 11, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Rollie Fingers [Hand Cut] #52: 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	$320	+$293	+$268	+$168
PSA 9	$22.70	−$4.79	−$29.79	−$130

Net = sale price − $2.49 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?

Rollie Fingers [Hand Cut] #52: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$97.15	+$44.66
50%	$172	+$119
75%	$246	+$194

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 10%. 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 →

Rollie Fingers [Hand Cut] #52: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader	10 sells for	vs best	Front centering for a 10	Back
BGS 10	$417	best	55/45	70/30
PSA 10	$320	−$96.51	55/45	75/25
CGC 10	$192	−$225	55/45	75/25
SGC 10	$192	−$225	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 →

Rollie Fingers [Hand Cut] #52 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	PSA	CGC	BGS	SGC	Graded
10	$320	$192	$417	$192	—
9.5	—	—	—	—	$25.00
9	—	—	—	—	$22.70

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Grading Rollie Fingers [Hand Cut] #52 — FAQ

Is Rollie Fingers [Hand Cut] #52 worth grading?

How much is a PSA 10 Rollie Fingers [Hand Cut] #52 worth compared with raw?

A PSA 10 Rollie Fingers [Hand Cut] #52 (Baseball Cards 1975 Hostess) sells for about $320 versus $2.49 for a raw near-mint copy — a 129× premium as of Jul 11, 2026.

Which grading company is best for Rollie Fingers [Hand Cut] #52?

By resale value, BGS 10 leads at $417, ahead of PSA 10 at $320. Fees and turnaround differ, so the best-paying label is not always the best net.

What centering does Rollie Fingers [Hand Cut] #52 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 Rollie Fingers [Hand Cut] #52 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Rollie Fingers [Hand Cut] #52 breaks even when it gems about 10% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $22.70).

Is your baseball card centered well enough to grade?

Centering makes or breaks a PSA 10. Scan any card with Midpoint to measure its exact centering, get a grade estimate, and see what your copy is actually worth.

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