1998 Playoff Contenders Leather John Elway #23

1998 Playoff Contenders Leather John Elway #23 value & prices

The 1998 Playoff Contenders Leather John Elway #23 is a Football card released in 1998. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $2.82.

An ungraded copy is worth around $2.82, a PSA 9 around $30.85, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $92.90 and a pristine BGS 10 around $121.00. That's roughly a 33× 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 $2.82 and top grades reaching $92.90, 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.