quick grading question 0

[Tigerwithglasses]

Does CGC give the final grade based off the average sub grade or the median of the sub grade?

I've seen cards with 9 9 9 8.5 and they get a final grade of a 9, but I had a card get 10 9.5 9.5 8 grab an 8.5.

 

 

Simeon.

[PaulS.]

CGC Trading Cards has developed a proprietary algorithm to determine a card’s final grade based on its sub-grades. While we can’t explain how we arrived at the grade and sub-grades for a specific card, we can share some guidelines. First, it is important to note that the final grade is not simply an average of the sub-grades. Rather, it is based on numerous rules built in to CGC Trading Cards’ proprietary systems and grading process. For example, the final grade can be no more than 1 point higher than the lowest sub-grade. In addition, if the two lowest sub-grades are the same, then that is the final grade for the card.  For more info on the CGC Trading Cards grading scale, including detailed explanations for each grade and sub-grade, visit www.cgccomics.com/grading/grading-scale/#trading-cards   

 

Paul

[Tigerwithglasses]

5 hours ago, PaulS. said:

CGC Trading Cards has developed a proprietary algorithm to determine a card’s final grade based on its sub-grades. While we can’t explain how we arrived at the grade and sub-grades for a specific card, we can share some guidelines. First, it is important to note that the final grade is not simply an average of the sub-grades. Rather, it is based on numerous rules built in to CGC Trading Cards’ proprietary systems and grading process. For example, the final grade can be no more than 1 point higher than the lowest sub-grade. In addition, if the two lowest sub-grades are the same, then that is the final grade for the card.  For more info on the CGC Trading Cards grading scale, including detailed explanations for each grade and sub-grade, visit www.cgccomics.com/grading/grading-scale/#trading-cards   

 

Paul

Thank you, Paul.