1959 Topps Bobby Shantz #222

1959 Topps Bobby Shantz #222 value & prices

The 1959 Topps Bobby Shantz #222 is a Baseball card released in 1959. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $5.69.

An ungraded copy is worth around $5.69, a PSA 9 around $197.00, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $957.56, a pristine BGS 10 around $1 and245.00. That's roughly a 168× 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 $5.69 and top grades reaching $957.56, 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.