1951 Topps Red Back Maurice McDermott #43

1951 Topps Red Back Maurice McDermott #43 value & prices

The 1951 Topps Red Back Maurice McDermott #43 is a Baseball card released in 1951. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $14.20.

An ungraded copy is worth around $14.20, a PSA 9 around $111.18, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $3,145.90, a pristine BGS 10 around $4 and090.00. That's roughly a 222× 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 $14.20 and top grades reaching $3,145.90, 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.