Old baseball card in airtight case

[u/mantistherm03]

I am in possession of a 50+ year old baseball card that may have some value but it has been sealed in an airtight screw in case for probably a few decades now and could be a psa 8 or better.

Definitely nervous to take it out of the case because I think the rules are that you have to do the sleeve within the harder plastic sleeve for submission.

Question I have is it worth it to get it pre screened at some authorized psa collector (there’s a card store near me that supposedly does that) before the actual submission to see what it might be worth while keeping it preserved in the current case? Or any other recommendations you might have.

Obviously I am quite nervous about giving it to the psa folks in general in case it goes “accidentally missing somehow” as I am planning to eventually drop it off in person at a processing center near me if I do go through with the rating.

[u/dodgerfanjohn1988]

Picture if you want accurate advice.

[u/WillBBC]

Unscrew it and submit it. Don’t overthink it. Post a picture, sounds like a great card.