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Baseball & Hockey Card Grading Click Your Back Button To Return To The Page You Were On Or Return To - Home Index Page Note - All Card Scans Are Oversized
NM as per 70 / 71 OPC # 33 Amadio example above Corners - All sharp, may or may not have very slight fraying on 1 or 2 corners & if so they still come to a point Centering - The odd time 75 / 25 but mainly 70 / 30 or better otherwise graded lower regardless of how good other aspects of the card may be Surface - With original Gloss - Absolutely no visible wear or Crease or Wrinkle - Clean Back NM - (Minus) Very close to NM but better than EX NM, e.g. if Centering is 80 / 20 w/ NM or better corners & surface
EX NM as per 70 / 71 OPC # 12 Angotti example above Corners - All pointed at normal viewing, may or may not have very slight wear on 1 or 2 corners Centering - Minimum 80 / 20 or better otherwise graded lower regardless of how good other aspects of the card may be Surface - Absolutely no visible wear at normal viewing - No Crease or Surface Wrinkle - May have a minor print defect which does not detract from it's overall appeal - Clean Back
EX as per 70 / 71 OPC # 70 Vadnais example above Corners - May or may not have very slight wear on all corners but still pointed at normal viewing or 1 corner may have the beginning of slight rounding Centering - Minimum 85 / 15 or better otherwise graded lower regardless of how good other aspects of the card may be Surface - May or may not have a very tiny amount of visible wear. No Crease or Surface Wrinkle regardless of how good other aspects of the card may be - Clean Back EX - (Minus) Very close to EX but better than VG EX, e.g. if Centering is 90 / 10 w/ EX or better corners & surface
VG EX Example 1 - as per 70 / 71 OPC # 128 Fleming above This has a Light Surface Wrinkle (not a crease) at the BL Corner on the Back Only o/w it Grades higher Corners - May or may not have very slight or increased wear or slight rounding on 1 or all corners & or may still be pointed depending on centering & or surface Centering - Anything less than 85 / 15 is VG EX at best however it also could up to 50 / 50 regardless of how good other aspects of the card may be & depending on corners & or surface Surface - May or may not have a small amount of visible wear - Generally No Crease, although if the the card is superior in all other aspects & the crease is small, faint, unbroken & depending on it's location, it's possible - may have 1 Faint to Light Surface Wrinkle on the Front which does not affect the player on the card or 1 Wrinkle on the back which does not appear on the front - Clean Back
VG EX Example 2 - as per 70 / 71 OPC # 161 Flett above This has a Small Light Vertical Surface Wrinkle at the Bottom Border from the edge & extending thru the letter "K", not noticeable in the scan & on the front only. You will notice the Corners & Centering are better than the VG EX Grade placed on the card Grading - See Example 1 Above
VG as per 70 / 71 OPC # 44 Burns example above The T/B centering is 15 / 85 which would be EX at best however there are 2 Hairline Surface Wrinkles running diagonally from the Top Edge extending thru the forehead to the Right Edge, not noticeable in the scan & on the front only Corners - May or may not have very slight or increased wear or noticeable rounding at normal viewing on 1 or all corners & or may still be pointed depending on centering & or surface Centering - Any less than 85 / 15 however could up to 50 / 50 depending on corners & or surface Surface - May or may not have a modest amount of visible wear - May or may not have 1 Crease or 1 or 2 Faint to Light Surface Wrinkles on the Front which does or does not affect the player on the card & or 1 or more Wrinkles on the back - Clean Back
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