Is Mac Jones [Black Gold Prizm] #104 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

PSA 10 copies of Mac Jones [Black Gold Prizm] #104 sell for $1,299, only $0.00 above the $1,680 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($349) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $1,680
PSA 10: $1,299
PSA 9: $349
Gem premium: 0.8×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Mac Jones [Black Gold Prizm] #104: 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	$1,299	−$406	−$431	−$531
PSA 9	$349	−$1,356	−$1,381	−$1,481
PSA 8	$317	−$1,388	−$1,413	−$1,513

Net = sale price − $1,680 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?

Mac Jones [Black Gold Prizm] #104: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$587	−$1,144
50%	$824	−$906
75%	$1,062	−$669

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

Which grader pays the most — and what a 10 takes

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Mac Jones [Black Gold Prizm] #104: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader	10 sells for	vs best	Front centering for a 10	Back
BGS 10	$1,689	best	55/45	70/30
PSA 10	$1,299	−$390	55/45	75/25
CGC 10	$779	−$910	55/45	75/25
SGC 10	$779	−$910	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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Mac Jones [Black Gold Prizm] #104 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	PSA	CGC	BGS	SGC	Graded
10	$1,299	$779	$1,689	$779	—
9.5	—	—	—	—	$384
9	—	—	—	—	$349
8	—	—	—	—	$317

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Grading Mac Jones [Black Gold Prizm] #104 — FAQ

Is Mac Jones [Black Gold Prizm] #104 worth grading?

How much is a PSA 10 Mac Jones [Black Gold Prizm] #104 worth compared with raw?

A PSA 10 Mac Jones [Black Gold Prizm] #104 (Football Cards 2021 Panini Prizm Draft Picks) sells for about $1,299 versus $1,680 for a raw near-mint copy — a 0.8× premium as of Sep 4, 2026.

Which grading company is best for Mac Jones [Black Gold Prizm] #104?

By resale value, BGS 10 leads at $1,689, ahead of PSA 10 at $1,299. Fees and turnaround differ, so the best-paying label is not always the best net.

What centering does Mac Jones [Black Gold Prizm] #104 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.

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