1997 Bowman's Best Mark McGwire Atomic Refractor #45
1997
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$19.49est. value (ungraded)
Prices updated 2026-10-22
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Average price of the 1997 Bowman's Best Mark McGwire Atomic Refractor #45 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 | $19.49 | — |
Mark McGwire prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $19.49 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $29.17 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $29.45 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $32.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $180.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $234.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $108.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $108.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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Affiliate — we may earn a commission1997 Bowman's Best Mark McGwire Atomic Refractor #45 value & prices
The 1997 Bowman's Best Mark McGwire Atomic Refractor #45 is a Baseball card (Atomic Refractor parallel) released in 1997. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $19.49.
An ungraded copy is worth around $19.49, a PSA 9 around $29.45, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $180.00 and a pristine BGS 10 around $234.00. That's roughly a 9.2× 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 $19.49 and top grades reaching $180.00, 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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