1948 Bowman Tommy Thompson #16

1948 Bowman Tommy Thompson #16 value & prices

The 1948 Bowman Tommy Thompson #16 is a Football card released in 1948. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $8.50.

An ungraded copy is worth around $8.50, a PSA 9 around $2,478.88, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $2,975.00, a pristine BGS 10 around $3 and868.00. That's roughly a 350× 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 $8.50 and top grades reaching $2,975.00, 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.