1971 O-Pee-Chee Ed Johnston #172

1971 O-Pee-Chee Ed Johnston #172 value & prices

The 1971 O-Pee-Chee Ed Johnston #172 is a Hockey card released in 1971. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $3.27.

An ungraded copy is worth around $3.27, a PSA 9 around $210.00, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $334.59 and a pristine BGS 10 around $435.00. That's roughly a 102× 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 $3.27 and top grades reaching $334.59, 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.