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Originally Posted by Hankphenom
Don't they grade "on the curve," though, according to the issue? I thought fragile cards like T-205s, subject to easy chipping, or cards like these released under treacherous circumstances, were granted leniency when it came to the numbers. No?
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No, not with any grader worth their salt anyway. Whether a card was made in 2025, 1925, or 1887 - all should be graded on the same scale and with the same scrutiny. Beckett with their BVG service grades obviously easier, and walked right up to the line of what you suggest with saying that they grade vintage with a nod to "how the cards were made" - suggesting without actually coming out and saying that they grade easier.
In practice you will see some cards that are given exemptions or passes on certain things (centering on the '54 Topps Banks, for example) as a matter of course, but this should be rare.