CG CARD GRADING SCALE

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• Centering: 50/50 FRONT AND BACK
• Corners: Perfect under magnification. 
• Edges: Perfect to the naked eye and free of flaws under magnification.
• Surface: No print spots. Flawless color, free from registration or focus imperfections. Perfect gloss, free of scratches and metallic print lines. 

• A Pristine 10 is a card that has received a 10 grade overall, with (3) 10 sub-grades and one 9.5 sub-grade. 
• Centering MUST BE  55/45 - 60/40 to receive a CG Pristine

• The card will appear flawless to the naked eye however upon closer inspection the card may exhibit a MINOR flaw or two that keep it from grading a CG Flawless 10.

A Gem Mint 10 is a card that has received a 10 grade overall; however, two of the sub grades do not meet the requirements of a Pristine 10. Corners will appear perfect to the naked eye and Mint+ under 5x magnification. minor surface flaws may be present under magnification. 60/40 front and back centering is not to exceed 70/30. 

65/35 or better centering, sharp focus and four sharp corners. A minor flaw may exist upon close examination .

Centering: must be 70/30 or better,

A few very minor flaws may exist upon close examination. 

Centering must be 70/30 or better.

Corners are sharp to the naked eye but may exhibit slight wear under closer examination.

A few small flaws may exist upon close examination. 

Centering: 70/30 or better both ways on front and back  

75/25 or better centering, slight fuzzing of corners may be evident, skewed cut may be more evident, focus or register may be off, and slight notching of edges may exist. 

80/20 or better centering, minor rounding or fuzzing of corners, roughness or chipping along edge (no layering), one VERY slight surface or "spider" crease may exist on one side of the card, gloss may be lost from surface with some scratching that does not detract from the aesthetics of the card. 

85/15 or better centering, corners are slightly rounded with modest surface wear. Light hairline crease may show on one or both sides. A light tear or surface break may exist. 

90/10 or better centering, corners more rounded--but not excessive, stronger creasing may exist. Poorer focus, registration, and discoloration, and staining are more noticeable. . 

• Centered 90/10 or better. This card usually exhibits one or more of these characteristics heavy print spots, heavy crease(s), pinhole(s), color or focus imperfections or discoloration, surface scuffing or tear, rounded and/or fraying corners, ink or pencil marking(s), and lack of all or some original gloss. 

 A beautiful boldly signed autograph that appears near perfect to the naked eye. Under normal viewing, it looks like an aesthetically-pleasing autograph. 

 This is a signature that is also very pleasing but has slight imperfections that barely detract from the autograph. Very light bubbling or micro scratching is allowable, but no yellowing, fading or smearing. Positioning should be nearly perfect - with just the very tips of a letter or two cut off or hidden. 

The signature is still solid and pleasing but might be somewhat bubbled throughout, or have areas of minor scuffing/scratching that detract from the aesthetic beauty of the signature. Only lightly visible yellowing or fading or smearing is allowed. A cut signature may only have 10% of the signature hidden (or missing, when referring to a sticker autograph). Only a very small tip of the signature may run off or bleed onto the edge. 

 Flaws are evident, including heavy bubbling throughout, noticeable scratching, minor but noticeable yellowing or fading, small but obvious portions of smeared ink. Up to 20% of a cut autograph may be hidden, or 20% of a sticker auto may be missing. A portion of the signature may run off the card or may bleed onto the edge. 

 Heavy flaws are easily visible and highly distracting, including bubbling to the point of portions of the autograph being essentially invisible, extremely distracting scratching, yellowing or fading, or significantly smeared ink on multiple areas of the autograph. Up to 35% of a cut autograph/sticker may be hidden/missing. Several letters of the signature may run off the card, bleeding onto the edge or opposite side of the card. 

 Very heavy flaws that highly distract from the autograph, including portions of the autograph being completely removed or invisible, catastrophic scratching throughout the entire autograph, extremely heavy yellowing, massive fading of the entire signature, smeared ink throughout the entire autograph. Over 50% of a cut autograph/sticker may be hidden/missing.