[the 'stache]

I'd grade this card a 9. There are too many issues for this to be a 9.5. First of all, this card has nowhere near 9.5 centering. Not only is there an obvious tilt left to right (thinner to the top left), the top to bottom centering alone should disqualify it from a 9.5. The corners and edges are not bad, but the top left corner, and what looks like some very minor chipping on the middle-right edge should bring both to a 9. That leaves the surface sub grade. I wish I could see a pre-slab picture of the card to get a better idea of just how clean it is. But if the surface is as nice as it appears, it could hold a 9.5, in which case, an 8.5 from centering (which is the sub I'd assign) would be enough to keep the overall score at a 9.

One thing I often see when cards similar to this one are critiqued is that, while it's a modern card, it's still an older modern card, and production standards were not the same as they are now. A very, very small allowance for flaws like these is made. The touches on the corners, the white seen on the right edge-these could be typical of the set, and not a sign of wear or damage.