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Originally Posted by steve B
I read an article by a major coin dealer a few years ago about how grading standards had slid over the years even through the TPGs.
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I think the opposite is happening with cards - grades are slipping down and graders are becoming more strict. A few of us refer to this as
GRADE CREEP - the sliding of the scale toward a more strict interpretation and, thus, a lower grade.
i personally believe they focus more on technicalities than ever, and less on eye-appeal. Eye appeal was always an aspect in the first 20 years of card grading, and older cards produced with more archaic technology were graded ever so slightly less strict. Not anymore... they (SGC, PSA, and even CSG) are grading everything like its a 2022 pack pulled, sharp edged card.