1952 Topps Roy Smalley Gray Back #173
1952
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$12.50est. value (ungraded)
Prices updated 2026-10-26
Based on recorded sold prices how we price cards
Set
1952 ToppsCard number
#173
Year
1952
Parallel / variant
Gray Back
Roy Smalley price history
$3,669▲ 2.7%
Oct 20 · $3,573 low$3,669 high · Oct 26
PSA 10 market value, one reading a day. One-day spikes that reverse the next day are left out.
Price by month
Average price of the 1952 Topps Roy Smalley Gray Back #173 each month, from 3 recorded price readings. 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
$14.94
Recorded low
$12.50
| Month | Source | Average | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | Market value | $14.59 | $12.50–$14.94 |
Roy Smalley prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $12.50 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 7 | $170.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $212.24 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $554.17 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $1,015.76 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $3,668.92 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $4,770.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $1,468.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $2,201.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
Other versions of this Roy Smalley card
1 version, each priced on its own. Most valuable first.
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Affiliate — we may earn a commission1952 Topps Roy Smalley Gray Back #173 value & prices
The 1952 Topps Roy Smalley Gray Back #173 is a Baseball card (Gray Back parallel) released in 1952. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $12.50.
An ungraded copy is worth around $12.50, a PSA 9 around $554.17, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $3,668.92, a pristine BGS 10 around $4 and770.00. That's roughly a 294× 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 $12.50 and top grades reaching $3,668.92, 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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