SGC Grading System

[MattyFan]

How does the SGC Grading System work when they are actually grading the card. When you look up your invoice and check each individual card there is a score 10 - 100 and A. What can you tell from that before they actually give it a grade?

Thanks

Tom

[Bosox Blair]

Those numbers are the grades. If you don't know what the numbers mean, check SGC's website for an interpretation of their grading scale. Here it is: http://www.sgccard.com/grading_scale.htm

"A" means "Authentic", but for some reason, the card could not grade numerically (could be altered, hand-cut, or a couple other things).

Cheers,
Blair

[MattyFan]

Sorry I probably wasn't clear. Each card has a scorecard. I am taking a stab in the dark but I think as each grader looks at a card and gives it a grade for each specific attribute, it is scored and tallied. I was wondering if anyone knew how to interpret this before the card was graded which way it would go.

Thank

Tom

[glynparson]

There is no score tabulation. if you are seeing numbers in the grade column those are the grades of your cards. SGC uses a A-100 point system. They do not have each number, and an 84 is not equal to an 8.4 but a 7. What Bosox said to you was correct. Those are the grades you are seeing.

[MattyFan]

If you look up the invoice number for cards you have submitted to SGC on their website, it lists each card. If you click on the players name (it's a hyperlink) it takes you to a page with cards information and what looks like a tally sheet for scoring of the card. If you have never submitted to SGC you won't understand what I am talking about.

Tom

[glynparson]

I believe you are referring to the population report. I worked at SGC so I am more than a little familiar with the process.

[MattyFan]

That makes sense now.