Grading Standards of Sports Cards Grading

ADVANCED GRADING STANDARDS OF SPORTS CARDS
10.0 GEM MINT Grading
A perfect card with four perfectly sharp corners, sharp focus and full original gloss. No staining of any kind, only slight print spots allowed under magnification. Centering must be within 60/40 or better on front and 75/25 on the back.

9.5 MINT+ Grading
A card that looks perfect to the naked eye with sharp corners, sharp focus and full original gloss but may show subtle wear under magnifications. Centering must be within 60/40 or better on front and 75/25 on the back.

9.0 MINT Grading
A near perfect card with only the slightest wear visible, corners must still be sharp with no surface wear. Original color and gloss with only minor print imperfections. Centering must be within 60/40 to 65/35 or better on front and 80/20 or better on back.

8.0 NM-MT Grading
A sports card with a slight touch of wear, barely noticeable, on one or two corners. May show minor color and print imperfections, slight wax staining allowed on back. Centering must be within 65/35 to 70/30 or better on front and 90/10 or better on back.

7.0 NM Grading
A sports card upon close inspection shows one fuzzy corner or two or more corners with slight touching. May have minor print spots, slightly rough edges or minor surface wear. Wax staining allowed on back. Centering must be 70/30 to 75/25 or better on front and 90/10 or better on back.

6.0 EX-MT Grading
A sports card that shows a few minor flaws, some corner wear visible with slight surface and edge wear. printing imperfections may be found but must still have overall appeal with nice color and gloss. Centering must be 80/20 or better on front.

5.0 EX Grading
A sports card that shows several minor flaws with noticeable corner wear. Will show some surface wear and printing imperfections. May show slight loss of color and gloss. Centering must be 85/15 or better on front.

4.0 VG-EX Grading
A card with frayed, layered or slightly rounded corners. A small crease may be detected upon close inspection with surface wear and edge wear noticeable, but modest. Centering must be 85/15 or better on front.

3.0 VG Grading
A sports card that shows noticeable wear on corners, edges and surface. May have a crease or surface scratching but nothing extreme. Will show loss of color and gloss. Centering must be 90/10 or better on front and back.

2.0 GOOD Grading
Sports cards with considerable wear. Will have creases, surface scuffing and overall noticeable flaws.

1.0 PR-FR Grading
A sports card with severe wear. Will have badly rounded corners, creasing and show noticeable abuse.

Minor print imperfections and minor flaws may consist of the
following: surface impressions, defective foil stamping,
bubbles in surface, light surface scratch in gloss.

Advanced Grading Specialists, Inc.

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