Best Cards to Grade in the McDonald's Collection Era
The 4 best McDonald's Collection cards to grade across 12 sets, ranked by PSA 10 ROI. Pikachu 025 leads at 6.5x ($25.51 raw vs $377.50 in PSA 10).
ROI is the PSA 10 price against the raw price plus grading cost and PSA's value-tier upcharge, from live market prices and PSA population data. Cards are ranked highest ROI first.
| Rank | Card | Raw | PSA 10 | Gem rate | PSA 10 pop | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pikachu 025 | $25.51 | $377.50 | 43.6% | 1,139 | 6.5x |
| 2 | Pikachu 025 | $4.11 | $200.00 | 43.6% | 1,139 | 5.4x |
| 3 | Charmander 009 | $4.87 | $195.75 | 31.8% | 985 | 5.2x |
| 4 | Charmander 009 | $0.96 | $100.67 | 31.8% | 985 | 3.0x |