{
  "title": "Card grading scales: PSA, BGS, SGC and CGC compared",
  "url": "https://cardghost.com/grading-scales",
  "checkedOn": "2026-09-29",
  "publisher": "CardGhost",
  "license": "Free to reuse with attribution: cite CardGhost and link to https://cardghost.com/grading-scales. Each row links to the grading company's own scale, which is the authority.",
  "citation": "CardGhost, \"Card grading scales: PSA, BGS, SGC and CGC compared\", checked 2026-09-29, https://cardghost.com/grading-scales",
  "fields": {
    "grade": "Numeric grade as printed on the label",
    "label": "The grading company's own label text",
    "front": "Front centering tolerance as stated by the company, or null if not stated",
    "back": "Back centering tolerance as stated by the company, or null if not stated"
  },
  "graders": [
    {
      "id": "psa",
      "name": "PSA",
      "company": "Professional Sports Authenticator",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.psacard.com/gradingstandards",
      "sourceNote": "Read from psacard.com/gradingstandards (card grading tab).",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-29",
      "halfPoints": "Half-point grades are available between PSA 2 and PSA 9 for cards with high-end qualities within the grade, with a clear focus on centering.",
      "grades": [
        {
          "grade": "10",
          "label": "GEM-MT",
          "front": "55/45",
          "back": "75/25"
        },
        {
          "grade": "9",
          "label": "MINT",
          "front": "60/40",
          "back": "90/10"
        },
        {
          "grade": "8",
          "label": "NM-MT",
          "front": "65/35",
          "back": "90/10"
        },
        {
          "grade": "7",
          "label": "NM",
          "front": "70/30",
          "back": "90/10"
        },
        {
          "grade": "6",
          "label": "EX-MT",
          "front": "80/20",
          "back": "90/10"
        },
        {
          "grade": "5",
          "label": "EX",
          "front": "85/15",
          "back": "90/10"
        },
        {
          "grade": "4",
          "label": "VG-EX",
          "front": "85/15",
          "back": "90/10"
        },
        {
          "grade": "3",
          "label": "VG",
          "front": "90/10",
          "back": "90/10"
        },
        {
          "grade": "2",
          "label": "GOOD",
          "front": "90/10",
          "back": "90/10"
        },
        {
          "grade": "1.5",
          "label": "FR",
          "front": "90/10",
          "back": "90/10"
        },
        {
          "grade": "1",
          "label": "PR",
          "front": null,
          "back": null
        }
      ],
      "notes": [
        "Authentic (N0): PSA certifies the item is genuine without a numeric grade.",
        "Authentic Altered (AA): genuine, with evidence of trimming, recoloring, restoration, or cleaning.",
        "Qualifiers such as MK (marks) can be added to a numeric grade.",
        "PSA states that a small centering variance may be permitted at the grader's discretion based on eye appeal."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "bgs",
      "name": "BGS",
      "company": "Beckett Grading Services",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.beckett.com/grading/scale",
      "sourceNote": "Beckett's websites were offline on 2026-09-29, so the rows come from Beckett's own grading scale page as archived by the Internet Archive on 2026-05-03.",
      "checkedOn": "2026-05-03",
      "halfPoints": "Beckett issues final grades in half-point increments (10, 9.5, 9, 8.5 and so on).",
      "grades": [
        {
          "grade": "10",
          "label": "Pristine",
          "front": "50/50 all around",
          "back": "60/40"
        },
        {
          "grade": "9.5",
          "label": "Gem Mint",
          "front": "50/50 one way, 55/45 the other",
          "back": "60/40"
        },
        {
          "grade": "9",
          "label": "Mint",
          "front": "55/45 both ways",
          "back": "70/30"
        },
        {
          "grade": "8",
          "label": "Near Mint/Mint",
          "front": "60/40 both ways",
          "back": "80/20"
        },
        {
          "grade": "7",
          "label": "Near Mint",
          "front": "65/35 both ways",
          "back": "90/10"
        },
        {
          "grade": "6",
          "label": "Excellent Mint",
          "front": "70/30 both ways",
          "back": "95/5"
        },
        {
          "grade": "5",
          "label": "Excellent",
          "front": "75/25 both ways",
          "back": "95/5"
        },
        {
          "grade": "4",
          "label": "Very Good/Excellent",
          "front": "80/20 both ways",
          "back": "100/0"
        },
        {
          "grade": "3",
          "label": "Very Good",
          "front": "85/15 both ways",
          "back": "100/0"
        },
        {
          "grade": "2",
          "label": "Good",
          "front": "90/10 both ways",
          "back": "100/0 or offcut"
        },
        {
          "grade": "1",
          "label": "Poor",
          "front": "100/0 or offcut",
          "back": "100/0 or offcut"
        }
      ],
      "notes": [
        "BGS grades four subcategories (centering, corners, edges, surface) in addition to the final grade."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "sgc",
      "name": "SGC",
      "company": "SGC",
      "sourceUrl": "https://gosgc.com/card-grading/scale",
      "sourceNote": "Read from gosgc.com/card-grading/scale, one grade at a time.",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-29",
      "halfPoints": "SGC publishes half-point grades from 9.5 down to 1.5.",
      "grades": [
        {
          "grade": "10",
          "label": "PRI (Pristine)",
          "front": "50/50",
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "10",
          "label": "GM (Gem)",
          "front": "55/45",
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "9.5",
          "label": "MINT+",
          "front": null,
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "9",
          "label": "MINT",
          "front": "60/40",
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "8.5",
          "label": "NM/MT+",
          "front": "65/35",
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "8",
          "label": "NM/MT",
          "front": "65/35",
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "7.5",
          "label": "NM+",
          "front": "70/30",
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "7",
          "label": "NRMT",
          "front": "70/30",
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "6.5",
          "label": "EX/NM+",
          "front": null,
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "6",
          "label": "EX/NM",
          "front": "75/25",
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "5.5",
          "label": "EX+",
          "front": null,
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "5",
          "label": "EX",
          "front": "80/20",
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "4.5",
          "label": "VG/EX+",
          "front": null,
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "4",
          "label": "VG/EX",
          "front": "85/15",
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "3.5",
          "label": "VG+",
          "front": null,
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "3",
          "label": "VG",
          "front": "90/10",
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "2.5",
          "label": "GOOD+",
          "front": null,
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "2",
          "label": "GOOD",
          "front": "90/10",
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "1.5",
          "label": "FAIR",
          "front": "90/10",
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "1",
          "label": "POOR",
          "front": null,
          "back": null
        }
      ],
      "notes": [
        "SGC separates two 10s: 10 PRI (Pristine, described as virtually flawless) and 10 GM (Gem).",
        "SGC's centering figures are stated without a front/back split; they are listed here in the front column."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "cgc",
      "name": "CGC",
      "company": "CGC Cards",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.cgccards.com/card-grading/grading-scale/",
      "sourceNote": "Read from cgccards.com/card-grading/grading-scale (standard card scale).",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-29",
      "halfPoints": "CGC publishes half-point grades from 9.5 down to 1.5.",
      "grades": [
        {
          "grade": "10",
          "label": "Pristine",
          "front": "50/50",
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "10",
          "label": "Gem Mint",
          "front": "55/45",
          "back": "75/25"
        },
        {
          "grade": "9.5",
          "label": "Mint+",
          "front": null,
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "9",
          "label": "Mint",
          "front": "60/40",
          "back": "90/10"
        },
        {
          "grade": "8.5",
          "label": "NM/Mint+",
          "front": null,
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "8",
          "label": "NM/Mint",
          "front": "65/35",
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "7.5",
          "label": "Near Mint+",
          "front": "65/35",
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "7",
          "label": "Near Mint",
          "front": "70/30",
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "6.5",
          "label": "Ex/NM+",
          "front": null,
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "6",
          "label": "Ex/NM",
          "front": "75/25",
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "5.5",
          "label": "Excellent+",
          "front": null,
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "5",
          "label": "Excellent",
          "front": null,
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "4.5",
          "label": "VG/Ex+",
          "front": "85/15",
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "4",
          "label": "VG/Ex",
          "front": null,
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "3.5",
          "label": "Very Good+",
          "front": "90/10",
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "3",
          "label": "Very Good",
          "front": null,
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "2.5",
          "label": "Good+",
          "front": null,
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "2",
          "label": "Good",
          "front": null,
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "1.5",
          "label": "Fair",
          "front": null,
          "back": null
        },
        {
          "grade": "1",
          "label": "Poor",
          "front": null,
          "back": null
        }
      ],
      "notes": [
        "CGC separates Pristine 10 (flawless under 10x magnification, special label) from Gem Mint 10.",
        "CGC's centering figures apply to sports and non-sports cards; TCG cards are described by handling and manufacturing defects instead.",
        "Designations include Authentic (AU) and Authentic Altered (AA)."
      ]
    }
  ]
}