From Beckett’s own grading page as archived on 2026-07-14 (beckett.com blocks automated reading; it was offline from 2026-09-09 until its online submission center was restored, by 2026-10-15). Checked 2026-07-14. Official page.
“55/45 both ways on front. 60/40 or better on back.”
On the front line alone, a worst axis worse than 50/50 and up to 55/45 meets the Gem Mint 9.5 line but not the Pristine 10 / Black Label line. Ratio pages: 55/45.
| Grade | Front | Back |
|---|---|---|
| Pristine 10 / Black Label | 50/50 | 55/45 |
| Gem Mint 9.5 | 55/45 | 60/40 |
| Mint 9 | 55/45 | 70/30 |
| NM-MT+ 8.5 | — | — |
| NM-MT 8 | 60/40 | 80/20 |
| NM+ 7.5 | — | — |
| NM 7 | 65/35 | 90/10 |
| EX-MT+ 6.5 | — | — |
| EX-MT 6 | 70/30 | 95/5 |
| EX+ 5.5 | — | — |
| EX 5 | 75/25 | 95/5 |
| VG-EX+ 4.5 | — | — |
| VG-EX 4 | 80/20 | 100/0 |
| VG+ 3.5 | — | — |
| VG 3 | 85/15 | 100/0 |
| G+ 2.5 | — | — |
| Good 2 | 90/10 | 100/0 |
| Poor 1 | 100/0 | 100/0 |
Gem Mint 9.5: 55/45 front, 60/40 back. As published: "55/45 both ways on front. 60/40 or better on back."
Pristine 10 / Black Label needs 50/50 front, 55/45 back, against 55/45 front, 60/40 back for Gem Mint 9.5.
On the published front lines alone, a worst axis worse than 50/50 and up to 55/45 meets the Gem Mint 9.5 line but not the Pristine 10 / Black Label line. Of the ratios with their own page: 55/45. Corners, edges and surface can only hold or lower the grade.
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 reads both from a photo and shows each border to a hundredth of a millimetre; on synthetic test photos, 97% of the readings it shows without a warning are within 1 percentage point (the methodology page has the full results).
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