1974 O-Pee-Chee Scotty Bowman #261

1974 O-Pee-Chee Scotty Bowman #261 value & prices

The 1974 O-Pee-Chee Scotty Bowman #261 is a Hockey card released in 1974. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $27.93.

An ungraded copy is worth around $27.93, a PSA 9 around $397.15, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $2,567.83, a pristine BGS 10 around $3 and338.00. That's roughly a 92× 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 $27.93 and top grades reaching $2,567.83, 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.