1953 Red Man Tobacco Roy Campanella #5

1953 Red Man Tobacco Roy Campanella #5 value & prices

The 1953 Red Man Tobacco Roy Campanella #5 is a Baseball card released in 1953. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $25.00.

An ungraded copy is worth around $25.00, a PSA 9 around $1,348.00, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $5,910.40, a pristine BGS 10 around $7 and684.00. That's roughly a 236× 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 $25.00 and top grades reaching $5,910.40, 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.