Is Don Hood #516 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Don Hood #516 sells for $62.00 against $1.03 raw: a $60.97 spread, 60× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($56.60) 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): $1.03
Grade 9.5: $62.00
PSA 9: $56.60
Gem premium: 60×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Don Hood #516: 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	$62.00	+$35.97	+$10.97	−$89.03
PSA 9	$56.60	+$30.57	+$5.57	−$94.43

Net = sale price − $1.03 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?

Don Hood #516: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$57.95	+$6.92
50%	$59.30	+$8.27
75%	$60.65	+$9.62

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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Don Hood #516 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$62.00
9	$56.60

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