1954 Topps Curt Roberts #242

1954 Topps Curt Roberts #242 value & prices

The 1954 Topps Curt Roberts #242 is a Baseball card released in 1954. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $10.61.

An ungraded copy is worth around $10.61, a PSA 9 around $370.48, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $2,438.25, a pristine BGS 10 around $3 and170.00. That's roughly a 230× 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 $10.61 and top grades reaching $2,438.25, 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.