1956 Topps Joe Black White Back #178
1956
See all Joe Black cards & values$13.50est. 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 White 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 | $13.50 | — |
Joe Black prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $13.50 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 7 | $120.68 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $171.66 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $444.80 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $812.28 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $2,931.75 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $3,811.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $1,173.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $1,759.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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Affiliate — we may earn a commission1956 Topps Joe Black White Back #178 value & prices
The 1956 Topps Joe Black White Back #178 is a Baseball card (White Back parallel) released in 1956. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $13.50.
An ungraded copy is worth around $13.50, a PSA 9 around $444.80, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $2,931.75, a pristine BGS 10 around $3 and811.00. That's roughly a 217× 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 $13.50 and top grades reaching $2,931.75, 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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