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Originally Posted by BillyC_KY
Travis you are spot on with your observation. I put the 1952 set together 8 years ago and had a grade average of 6.5. I am now putting the set together again and the difference in grades is shocking. PSA has tightened up the standards by about 1.5-2.0 on most cards. That is why I am putting this set together using only recently graded cards. My average grade for this set will be around 5.5 but it will be a far superior set to my first one. Is it just me or is the bulk of the grades now a 4??
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It's not just you. I think 4 likely is the mode of the distribution now for recently graded 1952 Topps cards. And yes, I agree. Cards are very often 2 full grades off now. The average delta is certainly greater than one full grade and likely less than two grades if resubmitted. Although you could certainly find no shortage of cards that would regrade 3 or more grades lower today.