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Grading Scale

OCE Grading uses a highly accurate 10 point grading scale (1-10). Cards which exhibit high-end qualities within each particular grade may receive a half-point grade increase (eg. 9.5). To determine the final grade of a card we assign it four subgrades: surface, centering, corners and edges. These four subgrades are then used in our algorithm to calculate a cards final grade. 

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OCE Grading uses 3 different labels to distinguish between overall grades. Gold (for cards graded 10), Silver (for cards graded between 7.5 and 9.5) and Ivory (for cards graded between 1 and 7).

 

Below are OCE Gradings standards for each subgrade:

SUBGRADE: 10 PRISTINE

SUBGRADE: 9 MINT

SUBGRADE: 8 NEAR MINT - MINT

SUBGRADE: 7 NEAR MINT

SUBGRADE: 6 EXCELLENT - NEAR MINT

SUBGRADE: 5 EXCELLENT

SUBGRADE: 4 VERY GOOD - EXCELLENT

SUBGRADE: 3 VERY GOOD

SUBGRADE: 2 GOOD

SUBGRADE: 1 POOR

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