Iron Thorns #206 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Iron Thorns & chase cards
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Iron Thorns #206 comes from the Chinese CSV7C set, and it's the kind of card that quietly builds a following among collectors who like tracking down harder to find international prints. Right now a raw, ungraded copy sits around $3, which makes it an approachable card to chase whether you're grading or just building a collection. If you've been searching for a straight answer on Iron Thorns value, this is where the numbers actually live.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $1.82, down 34% over the past year, with an all-time high of $3.00 in July 2026.
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Iron Thorns price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population).
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $39 | - |
| PSA 9 | $12 | - |
| PSA 8 | - | - |
| PSA 7 | - | - |
| PSA 6 | - | - |
| PSA 5 | - | - |
| PSA 4 | - | - |
| PSA 3 | - | - |
| PSA 2 | - | - |
| PSA 1 | - | - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $1.82 | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company.
Where to pull Iron Thorns
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The collector's take on Iron Thorns
Is Iron Thorns worth grading?
So is Iron Thorns worth grading? Let's talk it through honestly. A raw copy runs about $3, a Grade 9 sits at $14, and a PSA 10 jumps up to $44, which works out to roughly 17.2 times the raw price. That's a real multiplier, no question, but gem mint is called gem mint for a reason: hitting a true PSA 10 means flawless centering, corners, and surface, and plenty of copies land at 9 instead. Grading fees, shipping, and the wait time all eat into your potential return, so if you're grading purely to flip for profit, do the math on what submission actually costs you before sending it in. If you just love the card and want it slabbed for protection and pride, that's a different, and honestly more fun, reason to do it.
How rare is Iron Thorns?
We don't have population figures for Iron Thorns yet, which itself tells you something: this card hasn't flooded the grading services the way mainstream chase cards do. That kind of quiet scarcity often means fewer copies floating around in any grade, and it's part of why the jump from raw to PSA 10 is so pronounced here. When a card isn't getting graded in bulk, gem mint copies stay genuinely hard to come by, and that scarcity is doing real work in the price.
Where can you pull Iron Thorns?
Here's the honest insider view: PackSpy hasn't recorded Iron Thorns being pulled on any of the pack sites we track yet. That doesn't mean it's impossible to open, but it does mean your realistic path to owning one right now is the secondary market rather than hoping for a rip. We track real pulls across pack opening sites specifically so collectors don't have to guess, and for this card, the data is telling you plainly: it's rare enough that buying, not opening, is the more reliable route. Worth remembering too, opening packs is always a gamble and most rips don't pay for themselves, so don't chase this one blind.
Questions people ask
How much is Iron Thorns worth?+
A raw, ungraded Iron Thorns #206 from the CSV7C set is valued at about $3. Graded copies are worth more, with a Grade 9 at $14 and a PSA 10 reaching $44, so condition makes a real difference here.
Is Iron Thorns worth grading?+
It depends on your goal. The PSA 10 price of $44 is about 17.2 times the raw value of $3, which sounds tempting, but gem mint copies are genuinely hard to hit and grading isn't free, so weigh the submission cost against the realistic outcome before you send it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Iron Thorns worth?+
A PSA 10 Iron Thorns is currently valued at $44, compared to $3 raw and $14 for a Grade 9. That gap reflects just how much gem mint condition matters for this card.
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