2016 Topps Archives Base Set Nolan Ryan Operation Desert Shield #273
2016
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$325.00est. value (ungraded)
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Card number
#273
Year
2016
Parallel / variant
Operation Desert Shield
Price by month
Average price of the 2016 Topps Archives Base Set Nolan Ryan Operation Desert Shield #273 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
$325.00
Recorded low
$325.00
| Month | Source | Average | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | Market value | $325.00 | — |
Nolan Ryan prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $325.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $449.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $2,400.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $3,120.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $960.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $1,440.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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Affiliate — we may earn a commission2016 Topps Archives Base Set Nolan Ryan Operation Desert Shield #273 value & prices
The 2016 Topps Archives Base Set Nolan Ryan Operation Desert Shield #273 is a Baseball card (Operation Desert Shield parallel) released in 2016. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $325.00.
An ungraded copy is worth around $325.00, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $2,400.00, a pristine BGS 10 around $3 and120.00. That's roughly a 7.4× 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 $325.00 and top grades reaching $2,400.00, 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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