1997 Sports Illustrated Ken Griffey, Jr. / Frank Thomas #178
1997
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$6.02est. value (ungraded)
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Card number
#178
Year
1997
Price by month
Average price of the 1997 Sports Illustrated Ken Griffey, Jr. / Frank Thomas #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.
Recorded high
$6.02
Recorded low
$6.02
| Month | Source | Average | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | Market value | $6.02 | — |
Ken Griffey, Jr. / Frank Thomas prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $6.02 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $22.50 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $45.96 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $76.94 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $237.63 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $309.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $143.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $143.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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The 1997 Sports Illustrated Ken Griffey, Jr. / Frank Thomas #178 is a Baseball card released in 1997. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $6.02.
An ungraded copy is worth around $6.02, a PSA 9 around $45.96, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $237.63 and a pristine BGS 10 around $309.00. That's roughly a 39× 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 $6.02 and top grades reaching $237.63, 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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