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Card centering standards compared, grade by grade

Every published centering line at PSA, BGS, CGC, SGC, TAG and ACE, front and back, side by side. "~" is the company’s own "approximately"; "unpublished" means the company gives no figure for that grade. Each cell links to the grade’s page with the line quoted from the official standard.

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GradePSABGSCGCSGCTAGACE
10~55/45 front, 75/25 back50/50 front, 55/45 backPristine: 50/50 front
Gem Mint: ~55/45 front, 75/25 back
Pristine: 50/50 front
Gem: 55/45 front
Pristine: ~51/49 front, 52/48 back
Gem Mint: ~55/45 front, 65/35 back
60/40 front, 60/40 back
9.555/45 front, 60/40 backunpublishedunpublished
9~60/40 front, 90/10 back55/45 front, 70/30 back60/40 front, 90/10 back60/40 front~60/40 front, 75/25 back65/35 front, 70/30 back
8.5unpublishedunpublished65/35 front~62.5/37.5 front, 85/15 back
8~65/35 front, 90/10 back60/40 front, 80/20 back65/35 front65/35 front~65/35 front, 95/5 back70/30 front, 75/25 back
7.5unpublished65/35 front70/30 front~67.5/32.5 front
7~70/30 front, 90/10 back65/35 front, 90/10 back70/30 front70/30 front~70/30 front75/25 front, 80/20 back
680/20 front, 90/10 back70/30 front, 95/5 back75/25 front75/25 front~75/25 front80/20 front, 80/20 back
585/15 front, 90/10 back75/25 front, 95/5 backunpublished80/20 front~80/20 front80/20 front, 80/20 back

PSA: checked 2026-09-20 · BGS: checked 2026-09-20 · CGC: checked 2026-09-20 · SGC: checked 2026-08-22 · TAG: checked 2026-08-22 · ACE: checked 2026-08-22.

By measurement

The ceiling at every service for a given ratio: 50/50 · 52/48 · 53/47 · 55/45 · 57/43 · 58/42 · 60/40 · 62/38 · 63/37 · 65/35 · 67/33 · 68/32 · 70/30 · 72/28 · 75/25 · 78/22 · 80/20 · 85/15 · 90/10.

Questions

Which grading company is strictest on centering?

For the top grade on published front lines: BGS 50/50, CGC 50/50, SGC 50/50, TAG ~51/49, PSA ~55/45, ACE 60/40. Lower grades and back requirements differ too; the table shows every published figure.

How off-centre is too off-centre?

It depends on the grade you want and the company. On the published front lines, 55/45 is the PSA 10 line, 60/40 is a PSA 9, 65/35 a PSA 8 and 70/30 a PSA 7; the ratio pages show the ceiling at all six services for any measurement.

Are these lines guarantees?

No. They are the figures each company publishes, quoted with the date read; PSA and CGC say "approximately", and graders apply discretion. Corners, edges and surface can only hold or lower the grade.

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