Read from CGC Cards’ grading scale page. Checked 2026-09-20. Official page.
“For sports and non-sports cards, centering must be 65/35 or better.”
Ratios that reach NM/Mint 8 but not the grade above, on the front line alone: 62/38 · 63/37 · 65/35.
| Grade | Front | Back |
|---|---|---|
| Pristine 10 | 50/50 | — |
| Gem Mint 10 | ~55/45 | 75/25 |
| Mint+ 9.5 | — | — |
| Mint 9 | 60/40 | 90/10 |
| NM/Mint+ 8.5 | — | — |
| NM/Mint 8 | 65/35 | — |
| Near Mint+ 7.5 | 65/35 | — |
| Near Mint 7 | 70/30 | — |
| Ex/NM+ 6.5 | — | — |
| Ex/NM 6 | 75/25 | — |
| Excellent+ 5.5 | — | — |
| Excellent 5 | — | — |
| VG/Ex+ 4.5 | 85/15 | — |
| VG/Ex 4 | — | — |
| Very Good+ 3.5 | 90/10 | — |
| Very Good 3 | — | — |
| Good 2 | — | — |
| Fair 1.5 | — | — |
| Poor 1 | — | — |
NM/Mint 8: 65/35 front. As published: "For sports and non-sports cards, centering must be 65/35 or better."
CGC publishes no centering figure for NM/Mint+ 8.5.
On the published front lines alone: 62/38, 63/37, 65/35 — better than the NM/Mint 8 line but not the NM/Mint+ 8.5 line. 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 measures both from a photo to a hundredth of a millimetre.
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