Japanese Mystery of the Fossils — every card, ranked by upside
Every Japanese Mystery of the Fossils card, all printing ranked together — 48 cards in total, priced raw and at PSA 7, 8, 9 and 10, and sorted by what a raw copy could be worth in a PSA 10 once you pay to grade it. The printing is named on every row, because on these sets it is most of what a card is worth. 48 carry a rank.
Prices: PriceCharting sold-comp data, October 29, 2026 — refreshed monthly. The cost basis includes $59.99 to grade (PSA Standard, the cheapest tier you can buy). Populations are PSA-graded copies only — CGC is excluded so every share has one denominator.
Raw copies cost $130.00 and a PSA 10 has sold for $9,000.00 — +$8,810 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. A PSA 7 already clears the fee (+$86), so the downside is limited to what the raw copy cost. 77.8% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 7.2% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 7,508 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $95.80 and a PSA 10 has sold for $6,552.50 — +$6,397 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. A PSA 7 loses money (−$1); the 9 is where it turns (+$428). 79.8% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 8.5% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 6,837 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $61.52 and a PSA 10 has sold for $4,310.00 — +$4,188 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. A PSA 7 already clears the fee (+$21), so the downside is limited to what the raw copy cost. 79.3% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 8.1% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 6,940 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $21.80 and a PSA 10 has sold for $2,000.00 — +$1,918 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. The 9 clears the fee (+$92) but the 8 does not. 86.8% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 12.2% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 2,537 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $23.46 and a PSA 10 has sold for $1,799.99 — +$1,717 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. The 9 clears the fee (+$89) but the 8 does not. 86.0% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 11.3% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 3,459 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $20.00 and a PSA 10 has sold for $1,762.37 — +$1,682 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. A PSA 7 loses money (−$22); the 9 is where it turns (+$98). 84.2% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 10.0% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 3,801 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $30.70 and a PSA 10 has sold for $1,593.48 — +$1,503 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. A PSA 7 loses money (−$24); the 9 is where it turns (+$92). 86.3% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 12.9% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 2,994 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $25.80 and a PSA 10 has sold for $1,250.77 — +$1,165 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. The 9 clears the fee (+$62) but the 8 does not. 87.4% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 11.4% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 3,495 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $23.49 and a PSA 10 has sold for $1,225.00 — +$1,142 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. A PSA 7 loses money (−$39); the 9 is where it turns (+$79). 84.8% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 14.5% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 3,674 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $2.75 and a PSA 10 has sold for $926.00 — +$863 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$46 at a 7, −$28 at an 8, −$1 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 91.1% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 25.4% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 685 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $19.99 and a PSA 10 has sold for $871.72 — +$792 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. A PSA 7 loses money (−$37); the 9 is where it turns (+$77). 85.6% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 17.7% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 3,625 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $2.89 and a PSA 10 has sold for $821.25 — +$758 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$54 at a 7, −$50 at an 8, −$31 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 93.0% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 21.7% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 157 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $19.99 and a PSA 10 has sold for $785.00 — +$705 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. The 9 clears the fee (+$26) but the 8 does not. 85.5% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 12.6% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 3,125 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $16.37 and a PSA 10 has sold for $730.00 — +$654 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. The 9 clears the fee (+$24) but the 8 does not. 87.6% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 14.7% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 2,735 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $15.00 and a PSA 10 has sold for $713.58 — +$639 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. The 9 clears the fee (+$31) but the 8 does not. 86.9% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 11.8% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 2,525 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $3.26 and a PSA 10 has sold for $650.78 — +$588 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. The 9 clears the fee (+$12) but the 8 does not. 89.0% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 22.0% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 282 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $2.57 and a PSA 10 has sold for $518.00 — +$455 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$50 at a 7, −$43 at an 8, −$12 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 93.1% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 28.7% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 522 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $2.65 and a PSA 10 has sold for $518.00 — +$455 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$45 at a 7, −$41 at an 8, −$39 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 89.0% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 22.6% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 146 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $9.11 and a PSA 10 has sold for $482.87 — +$414 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. The 9 clears the fee (+$3) but the 8 does not. 86.8% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 14.8% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 1,895 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $11.24 and a PSA 10 has sold for $427.47 — +$356 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. The 9 clears the fee (+$21) but the 8 does not. 87.9% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 17.9% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 2,571 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $2.74 and a PSA 10 has sold for $400.00 — +$337 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$47 at a 7, −$41 at an 8, −$18 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 93.1% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 28.0% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 332 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $2.73 and a PSA 10 has sold for $385.00 — +$322 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$48 at a 7, −$44 at an 8, −$37 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 94.4% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 25.9% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 143 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $1.91 and a PSA 10 has sold for $381.97 — +$320 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$49 at a 7, −$46 at an 8, −$39 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 88.1% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 23.7% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 236 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $2.00 and a PSA 10 has sold for $372.07 — +$310 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$53 at a 7, −$51 at an 8, −$39 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 93.0% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 29.6% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 142 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $9.99 and a PSA 10 has sold for $330.00 — +$260 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. The 9 clears the fee (+$0) but the 8 does not. 88.9% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 20.0% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 2,241 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $2.19 and a PSA 10 has sold for $321.55 — +$259 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$51 at a 7, −$49 at an 8, −$19 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 88.0% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 26.6% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 158 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $2.76 and a PSA 10 has sold for $305.00 — +$242 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$41 at a 7, −$35 at an 8, −$33 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 90.7% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 23.6% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 161 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $2.50 and a PSA 10 has sold for $285.00 — +$223 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$53 at a 7, −$48 at an 8, −$19 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 91.4% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 25.2% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 139 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $3.22 and a PSA 10 has sold for $270.10 — +$207 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$43 at a 7, −$39 at an 8, −$15 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 90.9% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 31.5% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 406 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $1.90 and a PSA 10 has sold for $248.57 — +$187 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$49 at a 7, −$46 at an 8, −$32 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 91.8% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 28.5% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 256 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $1.85 and a PSA 10 has sold for $243.87 — +$182 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$52 at a 7, −$41 at an 8, −$38 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 92.7% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 27.5% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 247 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $2.54 and a PSA 10 has sold for $244.08 — +$182 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$41 at a 7, −$38 at an 8, −$27 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 91.8% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 27.0% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 159 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $1.99 and a PSA 10 has sold for $229.72 — +$168 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (+$0 at a 7, −$48 at an 8, −$17 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 92.7% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 37.3% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 150 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $1.98 and a PSA 10 has sold for $212.10 — +$150 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$55 at a 7, −$50 at an 8, −$12 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 88.8% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 22.2% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 482 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $2.49 and a PSA 10 has sold for $205.18 — +$143 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$52 at a 7, −$46 at an 8, −$13 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 90.4% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 28.0% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 218 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $2.16 and a PSA 10 has sold for $194.31 — +$132 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$52 at a 7, −$44 at an 8, −$23 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 92.4% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 27.9% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 262 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $2.47 and a PSA 10 has sold for $190.42 — +$128 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$54 at a 7, −$53 at an 8, −$28 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 92.9% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 33.6% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 140 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $2.00 and a PSA 10 has sold for $175.00 — +$113 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (+$0 at a 7, −$53 at an 8, −$37 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 89.0% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 33.5% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 164 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $2.67 and a PSA 10 has sold for $171.19 — +$109 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (+$0 at a 7, −$42 at an 8, −$39 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 91.8% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 31.5% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 146 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $2.30 and a PSA 10 has sold for $167.50 — +$105 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$45 at a 7, −$22 at an 8, −$18 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 93.7% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 31.6% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 174 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $1.99 and a PSA 10 has sold for $166.24 — +$104 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$53 at a 7, −$50 at an 8, −$40 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 94.3% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 32.4% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 404 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $2.16 and a PSA 10 has sold for $166.25 — +$104 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$55 at a 7, −$38 at an 8, −$34 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 93.9% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 30.5% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 344 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $1.27 and a PSA 10 has sold for $157.64 — +$96 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$51 at a 7, −$48 at an 8, −$37 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 95.0% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 24.9% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 378 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $1.36 and a PSA 10 has sold for $157.44 — +$96 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$51 at a 7, −$49 at an 8, −$31 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 92.7% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 29.9% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 234 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $2.00 and a PSA 10 has sold for $122.50 — +$61 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$54 at a 7, −$46 at an 8, −$36 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 94.0% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 40.2% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 251 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $2.38 and a PSA 10 has sold for $118.50 — +$56 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$51 at a 7, −$48 at an 8, −$38 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 93.8% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 32.2% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 289 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $1.75 and a PSA 10 has sold for $102.75 — +$41 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$48 at a 7, −$44 at an 8, −$39 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 93.7% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 28.7% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 223 copies of this printing.
Raw copies cost $1.48 and a PSA 10 has sold for $38.14 — −$23 over the cost of buying one raw and grading it. Every grade below a 10 loses money at today's prices (−$53 at a 7, −$52 at an 8, −$36 at a 9), so the whole case rests on the gem. 90.6% of graded copies reach a PSA 7 or better and 30.0% come back a 10. PSA has recorded 180 copies of this printing.
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How to read this list — and why I built it this way
The ranking is by potential value — a card’s PSA 10 price minus what it costs to buy it raw and grade it. That is the size of the best-case prize, and it is deliberately simple. Set a price range and the list re-reads for your budget, so you are comparing the cards you could actually buy against each other instead of against the biggest card in the era.
Then read the odds. Every card shows its real chance of each grade, drawn from its own population rather than a rule of thumb, beside the profit at that grade. They will not sum to 100%: the rest of a card’s graded population sits at grade 6 or below, and that line is shown too, because a card that often lands there is a different proposition from one that does not. Read the two together — a large prize with poor odds is a lottery ticket, a smaller prize with good odds is a decision. Judging population and price side by side, on the cards your budget actually reaches, is how you work out what is worth chasing and what you want to collect.
ⓘ The method, stated plainly
Cost basis = raw NM price + $59.99 PSA fee. That is PSA's Standard tier, currently the lowest you can actually buy — the cheaper Value and Value Bulk tiers are paused as of September 2026. Shipping and insurance are excluded so the comparison stays consistent card to card; add your own for a specific copy. The ladder is PSA only: raw plus PSA 7, 8, 9 and 10. PSA does not issue half grades, so any 9.5 figure is BGS or CGC data and is left out. Population and grade odds are PSA population only — CGC copies are excluded, so every share on the page uses one denominator. Figures are occasionally rounded and may not total exactly.
Why potential value, and not a single blended return figure. A blended number hides both the size of the prize and the risk in it, so every card shows the odds of each grade right beside the profit at that grade, and you weigh the prize against the likelihood yourself. The population basis is PSA only for the same reason: one denominator, measured the same way on every card. CGC and BGS figures are real, but mixing three grading companies into one share makes the odds mean less. Shipping and insurance are excluded from the cost basis on purpose — they vary by where you live and how many cards you send, and consistency matters more here than completeness.
There is one catch, and it is the whole game: condition. To use this list well you have to be able to look at a raw card and estimate, roughly, what it would grade — and understand why graders penalize what they penalize. A card bought at a PSA 9 price in PSA 6 condition is a loss no matter how good its rank looks here. If that skill is new to you, the grading ROI guide covers the cost math and the pre-screen check; a dedicated condition guide is coming.
This is my perspective as a collector, not a promise of returns. Every figure on the page is a decision input, not a forecast.
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