How to tell age of PSA graded cards, numbering system

[Exhibitman]

This one goes back about 20 years:

[Eric72]

I'm wondering how old this one is. Any ideas?

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by Eric72

I'm wondering how old this one is. Any ideas?

There are some cards graded a few hundred after this from 1997. So I would say around there.

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by swarmee

There are some cards graded a few hundred after this from 1997. So I would say around there.

Thank you.

The case was already scratched when I got it, 10 or so years ago. Otherwise, I'd have been able to get a better look at the card.

I'm wondering if a reholder with review and possible grade bump is possible. The difference between 8 and 8.5 is much more substantial than it used to be.

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by Eric72

I'm wondering if a reholder with review and possible grade bump is possible. The difference between 8 and 8.5 is much more substantial than it used to be.

PSA removed the option for Grade Reviews during the pandemic phase when they were raising their prices, and may not ever bring it back. Nat and Kevin have both discussed it saying that they are discouraging reviews of all cards that have already been graded, because they trust the accuracy of them already.
I think you'll have to break it out to have it given a higher grade.

[bobsbbcards]

This one was graded in 1877 during the height of reconstruction.

[steve B]

Is there a mark other that the autograph and number?

If not, that's sort of funny.

[Gr8Beldini]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

This one goes back about 20 years:

Mighty generous grade on that Ryan card. How is that a 7? Guessing a high roller submitted that one initially.

[aconte]

Originally Posted by Gr8Beldini

Mighty generous grade on that Ryan card. How is that a 7? Guessing a high roller submitted that one initially.

I'm thinking the grading standards wre much more relaxed back then, While
PSA pretty much got it right 20 years ago, there are a lot of overgraded cards
I see on ebay from that range of cert numbers.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Gr8Beldini

Mighty generous grade on that Ryan card. How is that a 7? Guessing a high roller submitted that one initially.

Nope, I did. Back in the day a near mint card was visibly not pack fresh.

[The-Cardfather]

This should help:

https://allvintagecards.com/history-of-psa-flips/