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Beckett (BGS) 8.5: centering requirements

Beckett’s site was in maintenance mode; figures taken from an August 2026 cross-check of the official scale and confirmed against a second independent summary. Checked 2026-09-20. Official page.

NM-MT+ 8.5: no published figure

Half-point: no separate figure.

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Beckett (BGS), every grade

GradeFrontBack
Pristine 10 / Black Label50/5055/45
Gem Mint 9.555/4560/40
Mint 955/4570/30
NM-MT+ 8.5
NM-MT 860/4080/20
NM+ 7.5
NM 765/3590/10
EX-MT+ 6.5
EX-MT 670/3095/5
EX+ 5.5
EX 575/2595/5
VG-EX+ 4.5
VG-EX 480/20100/0
VG+ 3.5
VG 385/15100/0
G+ 2.5
Good 290/10100/0
Poor 1100/0100/0

Questions

What centering does BGS require for a 8.5?

Beckett (BGS) publishes no centering figure for NM-MT+ 8.5. Half-point: no separate figure.

How much better does centering have to be for a BGS 9?

Mint 9 needs 55/45 front, 70/30 back, against no published figure for NM-MT+ 8.5.

How is the ratio measured?

Compare the two borders on each axis: a card whose left border is 57% of left plus right is 57/43. Services judge the worse axis, front and back separately. SlabbyPrep measures both from a photo to a hundredth of a millimetre.

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