The published centering lines from 10 down to 5 at PSA, BGS, CGC, SGC, TAG and ACE, front and back, side by side. “~” is the company’s own “approximately”; “under” marks ACE’s lines, which exclude the boundary (“less than” or “greater than” a split), so a card exactly on the figure does not meet them. A cell reading “unpublished” means the company awards the grade but gives no figure for it; “—” means it has no such grade. Cells with a published figure for grades 7 and up link to that grade’s page; each column head links to the company’s full table.
Measure a card against all of them →PSA: checked 2026-10-28 · BGS: checked 2026-07-14 · CGC: checked 2026-10-28 · SGC: checked 2026-09-17 · TAG: checked 2026-10-28 · ACE: checked 2026-10-28.
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The ceiling at every service for a given ratio: 50/50 · 55/45 · 60/40 · 65/35 · 70/30 · 75/25 · 80/20 · 85/15 · 90/10.
For each company’s top grade, on the published front lines, strictest first: BGS Pristine 10 / Black Label, CGC Pristine 10 and SGC 10 Pristine are level at 50/50, then TAG Pristine 10 at ~51/49, PSA GEM-MT 10 at ~55/45 and ACE Gem Mint 10 at under 60/40. Lower grades and back lines differ too; the table shows each published figure from 10 down to 5, and each company’s page has the rest.
It depends on the grade you want and the company. At PSA, on the published front lines, ~55/45 is the GEM-MT 10 line, ~60/40 is the MINT 9 line, ~65/35 is the NM-MT 8 line and ~70/30 is the NM 7 line. The ratio pages show the ceiling at all six services from 50/50 to 90/10 in 5-point steps.
No. They are the figures each company publishes, quoted with the date read; PSA, CGC and TAG say "approximately", and graders apply discretion. PSA adds: "A 5% leeway is given to the front centering minimum standards for cards which grade PSA 7 or better." A card inside the published figure meets it; up to 5 points beyond may still pass on strong eye appeal. Corners, edges and surface can hold or lower the grade.
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