Yet another 14 CJ thread. Question regarding staining and grading.

[btcarfagno]

I have seen 14 CJs with stains all over graded the same as an otherwise similar card with little or no staining. Is this common? I understand that the 14s only came in the CJ boxes and were often stained by the caramel, but do the TPGs take this into account when grading? I know with an issue like Caramelo Deportivos that were made to be glued into a book, the grading companies are merciless. Then I see a CJ 14 graded SGC 50 with SGC 50 corners and SGC 50 centering but it looks like it was taken from the bottom of a spittoon. Then I will see an SGC 50 with SGC 50 corners and SGC 50 centering with almost no staining at all graded the same.

Is this just luck of the draw with who grades the card? Is it unique to the CJ 14s because of how they were packaged? Are the companies any more or less lenient than they were in the past?

Sorry. The day wouldn't be complete without a new CJ 14 post.

Tom C