Best Ancient Origins Cards to Grade

The Ancient Origins cards where grading adds the most — ranked by net profit from raw to PSA 10 after real grading costs, with each card's estimated gem rate and risk-adjusted return. Top pick: M Rayquaza-EX at +$10,423 best-case net.

Best cards to grade, ranked by risk-adjusted grading profit
#	Card	Raw	PSA 10	Cost	Net (best)	Risk-adj.
1	M Rayquaza-EXAncient Origins #98	$972	$11,935	$539	+$10,423	—
2	Lugia-EXAncient Origins #94 · 16% gem rate	$212	$4,374	$239	+$3,924	+$628
3	Primal Kyogre-EXAncient Origins #96	$188	$3,980	$235	+$3,557	—
4	Primal Groudon-EXAncient Origins #97	$306	$3,287	$228	+$2,753	—
5	Hex ManiacAncient Origins #75a	$120	$2,413	$129	+$2,163	—
6	GyaradosAncient Origins #21 · 6% gem rate	$67	$2,210	$127	+$2,016	+$46
7	Giratina-EXAncient Origins #93 · 23.5% gem rate	$133	$1,871	$124	+$1,614	+$352
8	Ampharos-EXAncient Origins #87 · 18.3% gem rate	$35	$1,706	$122	+$1,549	+$205
9	Tyranitar-EXAncient Origins #91 · 20% gem rate	$106	$1,632	$121	+$1,405	+$235
10	M Sceptile-EXAncient Origins #85 · 22.3% gem rate	$121	$1,643	$121	+$1,401	+$247
11	Sceptile-EXAncient Origins #84 · 21.5% gem rate	$59	$1,214	$117	+$1,037	+$182
12	Kyurem-EXAncient Origins #86 · 22.3% gem rate	$37	$850	$88	+$724	+$119
13	M Tyranitar-EXAncient Origins #92 · 26.6% gem rate	$119	$866	$89	+$659	+$132
14	M Ampharos-EXAncient Origins #88 · 22% gem rate	$78	$819	$88	+$653	+$86
15	Machamp-EXAncient Origins #90 · 20.8% gem rate	$27	$679	$87	+$565	+$141
16	Hoopa-EXAncient Origins #89 · 29.7% gem rate	$52	$556	$86	+$418	+$88
17	Lugia-EXAncient Origins #68 · 24.7% gem rate	$6	$424	$74	+$343	+$44
18	MetagrossAncient Origins #50 · 15.9% gem rate	$9	$354	$74	+$272	+$41
19	Giratina-EXAncient Origins #57	$26	$349	$73	+$249	—
20	M Tyranitar-EXAncient Origins #43	$31	$331	$73	+$227	—
21	Tyranitar-EXAncient Origins #42 · 22.7% gem rate	$16	$268	$73	+$180	+$0
22	StevenAncient Origins #95 · 26.9% gem rate	$37	$248	$72	+$139	−$5
23	Sceptile-EXAncient Origins #7 · 41.1% gem rate	$8	$210	$72	+$130	+$16
24	M Sceptile-EXAncient Origins #8 · 24.4% gem rate	$20	$205	$72	+$113	−$17
25	M Ampharos-EXAncient Origins #28 · 41.5% gem rate	$18	$190	$72	+$101	+$10
26	Energy RetrievalAncient Origins #99 · 17.7% gem rate	$21	$177	$72	+$85	−$29
27	Machamp-EXAncient Origins #37 · 32.6% gem rate	$5	$111	$71	+$35	−$26
28	Trainers' MailAncient Origins #100 · 19.6% gem rate	$7	$98	$71	+$20	−$51

Net (best) = PSA 10 value − raw value − grading cost (PSA fees as of 2026-06-28). Risk-adjusted weights every grade by its estimated likelihood from PSA population (cumulative and biased toward nicer copies — a guide, not a guarantee).

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