1953 Bowman Color Carl Erskine #12
1953
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$18.64est. value (ungraded)
Prices updated 2026-10-23
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Carl Erskine price history
PSA 10 market value, one reading a day. One-day spikes that reverse the next day are left out.
Price by month
Average price of the 1953 Bowman Color Carl Erskine #12 each month, from 1 recorded price reading. Prices are re-checked regularly; a month's average counts each day from that month's first reading at the price that held that day.
| Month | Source | Average | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | Market value | $18.64 | — |
Carl Erskine prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $18.64 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 7 | $125.89 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $508.95 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $569.08 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $1,042.01 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $3,766.87 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $4,897.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $1,507.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $2,260.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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The 1953 Bowman Color Carl Erskine #12 is a Baseball card released in 1953. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $18.64.
An ungraded copy is worth around $18.64, a PSA 9 around $569.08, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $3,766.87, a pristine BGS 10 around $4 and897.00. That's roughly a 202× 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 $18.64 and top grades reaching $3,766.87, 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.
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