Premier Card Grading - NZ Grading - Grading - PCG

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Premier Card Grading is an independent grading platform delivering modern and consistent service for select trading card games. Our teams are trained towards the same goal: producing high-quality service, cases and packaging for your cards.

Our mission is to deliver a world class grading service with quality, consistency and value you can trust.

Making grading accessible to all, by bringing quick turnaround times and high-quality, consistent grading standards to everyone around the world through our user friendly platform.

OUR GRADING SCALE

Our sleek, minimalist label (with sub grades on the back) puts the emphasis on your card, in a case and label designed to deliver you a true showpiece.

10 - Pristine Gold Label 10G - A PCG Pristine Gold Label 10 is flawless, with no imperfections and the highest level of eye appeal. The card’s attributes must include a grade of 10 in each sub category, maintaining sharp focus and the original gloss of the card. The centering of the card must be 50/50 on the front and back.

10 - A PCG Pristine 10 is nearly flawless, with only a slight visible imperfection across either of the sub grade categories, which doesn’t affect the overall high level of eye appeal. The card must maintain sharp focus and original gloss, with no stains and four sharp corners. The centering of the card must be within 50/50 one way to 55/45 the other way on the front and 60/40 or better on the back.

9.5 - A PCG Gem Mint 9.5 is a card marginally missing out on the eye appeal requirements of a Pristine 10. The centering of the card must be within 50/50 one way and 55/45 the other way on the front and 60/40 or better on the back.

9 - A PCG Mint 9 is a card in outstanding condition, with a few slight visible imperfections across each sub grade which doesn’t affect the overall high level of eye appeal. The card must maintain sharp focus and the original gloss, with no stains and four sharp corners. The centering of the card must be within 60/40 or better on the front and 70/30 or better on the back.

8.5 - A PCG NM-Mint+ 8.5 is a card that only marginally misses out on the requirements and eye appeal of a Mint 9. The centering of the card must be within 60/40 on the front and 75/25 on the back.

8 - A PCG NM-Mint 8 is a card in nearly outstanding condition, with additional slight imperfections affecting the overall high level of eye appeal. The card may exhibit slight wear on the corners and edges or visibly show minor wax stains and printing defects. The centering of the card must be within 60/40 on the front and 80/20 on the back.

7 - A PCG Near Mint 7 is a card in excellent condition with slight noticeable imperfections affecting the overall eye appeal of the card. The card may exhibit minor wear on the surface, corners and edges and show minor wax stains and printing defects. The centering of the card must be within 65/35 on the front and 85/15 on the back.

6 - A PCG EX-NM 6 is a card in nearly excellent condition with noticeable imperfections in multiple categories affecting the overall eye appeal of the card. The card may exhibit wear and light scratches on the surface, slight rounded corners, small amounts of whitening on the edges, noticeable small wax stains and printing defects. The centering of the card must be within 70/30 on the front and 90/10 on the back.

A PCG Excellent 5 is a card that showcases slight wear to the condition of the card. With noticeable imperfection in multiple categories which affects the overall eye appeal of the card. The card may exhibit wear, scratches and dents on the surface, with increased wear on the rounded corners and whitening on the edges, with noticeable wax stains and printing defects, with some of the cards original gloss being compromised. The centering of the card must be 80/20 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the back, while not exceeding those limits.