1956 Topps Joe Black Gray Back #178
1956
See all Joe Black cards & values$6.42est. value (ungraded)
Prices updated 2026-10-23
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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 1956 Topps Joe Black Gray Back #178 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 | $6.42 | — |
Joe Black prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $6.42 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 7 | $50.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $149.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $1,586.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $1,745.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $1,903.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $2,474.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $761.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $1,142.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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Affiliate — we may earn a commission1956 Topps Joe Black Gray Back #178 value & prices
The 1956 Topps Joe Black Gray Back #178 is a Baseball card (Gray Back parallel) released in 1956. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $6.42.
An ungraded copy is worth around $6.42, a PSA 9 around $1,586.00, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $1,903.00, a pristine BGS 10 around $2 and474.00. That's roughly a 296× 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 $6.42 and top grades reaching $1,903.00, 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.
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