PSA "VG 4"?

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Posted By: Mark Evans

Not intended as criticism...merely an inquiry. EBay item # 5218263970 appears to be slabbed "VG 4." Did PSA at one time apply the "VG" designation to both 3's and 4's, or is the label in error? Thanks.

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Posted By: Josh K.

I would guess a labeling error. However, it looks like an early label and its possible that the designation assigned to each numerical grade has changed over the years. I checked the cert number on psa's website and its a legit number.

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Posted By: jay behrens

If you d a serach on this subject, it should turn up something. I seem to remember this beingbrought up before

Jay

My place is full of valuable, worthless junk.

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Posted By: andy becker

....but here's the link
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5218263970
the label is from psa's very early days. i can't comment on a psa 4 being vg...that is weird.
but i will say i have seen cards with that label that have had major "issues".

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Posted By: Peter_Spaeth

VERY early on PSA had a different grading system and VG was a 4. I had a Gehrig with this designation back in 91-92 maybe. They crossed it over to a VG-EX 4. They used to have some intermediate lower grade instead of a VG-EX.

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Posted By: Glenn

Was it:

1 = Poor
2 = Fair
3 = Good
4 = Very Good?

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Posted By: Hal Lewis

Yes, and a PSA 5 back then was a "RRVGWSOT"

(Really really very good with sugar on top)

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Posted By: Mark Evans

Thanks a million, guys. Mark

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Posted By: warshawlaw

has the funky "0" with the / thing going. I hadn't realized that they initially split poor and fair and only later threw them together to open space for vg-ex. I guess the jump from vg to ex was too big a gap.