GRADING SCALE

 

At Golden Prestige, every cards are treated to the same way. The front and the back will be checked with our specific tools and techniques. Each parts of your card are important ( centering, surface, corners, edges ). 

 FRONT.

 

 

10 - PRISTINE (PRISTINE)
The quality of the card is exceptional. Possible to find one micro white point. A Pristine 10 with all four sub grades of 10 OR have at least three grades of 10 and the fourth to be no less than a 9.5.
 
9.5 - GEM MINT (GEM MINT)
The card appears near of perfect. Possible to see some micro white point.A Gem Mint 9.5 with all four sub grades of 9.5.
 
9 - MINT (MINT)
The card will appear close of new. Possible to find some defaults but acceptable. A Mint 9 with all four sub grades of 9.
 
8.5 - NEAR MINT - MINT + (NM-MT+)
This card have some imperfections. But the general condition stay strongly good. A Near Mint-Mint + 8.5 with all four sub grades of 8.5.
 
8 - NEAR MINT - MINT  (NM-MT))
The card have some imperfections, but still in a good shape. A Near Mint-Mint  8 with all four sub grades of 8.
 
7.5 - NEAR MINT + (NM+)
The card is in excellent condition but with some defaults like white points, scratches etc…A Near Mint-Mint + 7.5 with all four sub grades of 7.5.
 
7 - NEAR MINT (NM)
The card have a lot of defaults like white points, scratches etc… A Near Mint 7 with all four sub grades of 7.
 
6.5 - EXCELLENT – NEAR MINT + (EX-NM+) 
A Excellent-Near Mint + 6.5 with all four sub grades of 6.5.
  
6 - EXCELLENT – NEAR MINT (EX-NM)
A Excellent-Near Mint 6 with all four sub grades of 6.
 
5.5 - EXCELLENT +  (EX +) 
A Excellent 5.5 + with all four sub grades of 5.5. 
5 - EXCELLENT (EX)
A Excellent  5 with all four sub grades of 5 .
 
4.5 - VERY GOOD / EXCELLENT + (VG-EX+)
A Very Good-Excellent + 4.5 with all four sub grades of 4.5. 
4 - VERY GOOD / EXCELLENT (VG-EX)
A Very Good-Excellent 4 with all four sub grades of 4. 
3.5 - VERY GOOD +  (VG+)
A Very Good + 3.5 with all four sub grades of 3.5.
 
3 - VERY GOOD (VG)
A Very Good 3 with all four sub grades of 3. 
2.5 - GOOD + (G+)
A Good + 2.5 with all four sub grades of 2.5.
 
2 - POOR - GOOD (PR-GD)
A POOR - Good 2 with all four sub grades of 2. 
1.5 - POOR + (PR+)
A POOR + 1.5 with all four sub grades of 1.5.
 
1 - POOR (PR)
A Poor 1 with all four sub grades of 1.