1979 Topps Alvan Adams #52

1979 Topps Alvan Adams #52 value & prices

The 1979 Topps Alvan Adams #52 is a Basketball card released in 1979. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $1.56.

An ungraded copy is worth around $1.56, a PSA 9 around $16.00, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $270.00 and a pristine BGS 10 around $351.00. That's roughly a 173× premium for a gem-mint copy over raw — one of the clearest signals that condition-sensitive buyers dominate this card's market.

Is it worth grading?

With raw copies near $1.56 and top grades reaching $270.00, grading a sharp copy of this card can clearly pay for itself — the spread comfortably covers a typical ~$25.00 grading fee. The catch: only submit copies with strong centering, clean corners, and unmarked surfaces, because anything below a 9 usually erases the math.