Grading criteria explained

The four central areas are:

• Centering: Alignment of the artwork and the relationship between the card borders.
• Corners: Wear, dents, rounding and damage on all four corners.
• Edges: Whitening, chips, wear and irregularities along the edges.
• Surface: Scratches, dents, stains, print defects and other surface characteristics.

Colour and print quality and other visible findings are also considered.