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Card Grading Scale
English Scarlet & Violet
Grading Scale Update
A PG 10 may now be awarded for English Pokémon Scarlet & Violet & XY series cards with one minor imperfection to one single corner such as whitening. Non perfectly rounded corners for this era are also acceptable. Standards below remain the same for other era sets within the Pokémon franchise. Sub-Grades & a grading report will also soon be made available Free of charge with every grade upon visiting www.pokegradeuk.co.uk/card-lookup for cards after serial number 82000.
GEM MINT
10
A perfect card to the eye with no defects upon magnification. Artwork positioning on both the front and reverse of the Pokemon/Sports card must not exceed 60/40. Alternate cards such as LOTR, CBK, DC, MARVEL etc providing all other areas meet a GM-MT standard, may still be awarded a 10 if front or back centering exceeds this.
MINT
9.5
At a quick glance, these cards appear to be without defect. Upon inspection, a PG 9.5 may exhibit one minor flaw such as whitening to an edge or corner. Artwork positioning must also not approximately exceed 60/40 on the front and 70/30 on the reverse.
MINT
9
At a quick glance, these cards appear to be without defect. Upon inspection, a PG 9 may exhibit one minor flaw such as whitening to an edge or corner or micro spec printing imperfections. Artwork positioning must also not approximately exceed 65/35 on the front and 90/10 on the reverse.
NEAR MINT
8.5
At a quick glance, these cards appear to be in great condition. Upon inspection, a PG 8 may exhibit the following; Minimal whitening to more than one edge (side) or corner or/and a micro spec printing imperfection. If the card only has neither one printing imperfection or whitening marks, a minor scratch or minor print line is allowed. Artwork centering must not approximately exceed 65/35 on the front and 70/30 on the reverse.
NEAR MINT
8
At a quick glance, these cards appear to be in great condition. Upon inspection, a PG 8 may exhibit the following; Minimal whitening to more than one edge (side) or corner or/and a micro spec printing imperfection. If the card only has neither one printing imperfection or whitening marks, a minor scratch or print line is allowed. Artwork centering must not approximately exceed 65/35 on the front and 90/10 on the reverse. All corners must be consistently rounded.
NEAR MINT
7
These cards may exhibit slight surface / minor edge wear on one side . Minor whitening on up to 4 edges (sides) or corners or micro spec printing imperfections is acceptable. Centering may not approximately exceed 75/25 on the front and 90/10 on the reverse. If the card has none of the above issues a small scratch or print line / imperfection is acceptable. One corner may have slight wear affecting the shape of its curve.
EXCELLENT MINT
6
May exhibit a fair bit of surface wear on both sides / minor edge wear on two sides. Minor whitening on all 4 edges and corners is acceptable. Centering must not approximately exceed 80/20 on the front and and 90/10 on the reverse. A few micro specs are acceptable. Two corners may have slight wear affecting the shape of its curve.
EXCELLENT
5
These graded cards may exhibit a major flaw such as a major scratch or a small crease or singular / multiple printing lines. Major damage to a corner or edge. Whitening is acceptable to the reverse as well as minor printing specs on the front and a small amount of surface wear. Centering must not approximately exceed 85/15 on the front and 90/10 on the reverse. Three corners may have slight wear affecting the shape of its curve.
VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
4
These graded cards may exhibit two major flaws such as 2 major scratches or 2 small creases or 2 printing lines or Major edge or corner wear a combination of one of each. Slight surface wear is accepted and whitening up to 4 edges / sides. Centering must not approximately exceed 85/15 on the front and 90/10 on the reverse. The shape of all four corners may be affected.
VERY GOOD
3
These graded cards may exhibit multiple major flaws such as major scratches and small creases; plus substantial whitening on up to 4 edges (sides) and corners. Major surface wear is accepted. Centering must not exceed 90/10 on both the front and the reverse.
GOODGEM MINT
2
These cards may have an unlimited combination of minor & major flaws providing the card is still completely intact.
POOR
1
This card has been confirmed to be real. It may be missing small pieces but the for the majority is 90% intact