Pinholes & Grading Co's

[usernamealreadytaken]

Can anyone offer insight on how PSA and/or SGC grades are impacted by pinholes? By way of example, a card that is a solid Very Good ("3") which has a small, unobstrusive pin hole. Do they knock it down a grade, half a grade or any pinhole is an automatic Poor. Any insight would be appreciated!

[cozmokramer]

My experience shows that pinholes are always POOR (1) and can make it to FAIR (1.5) if the other aspects of a card are good appearance wise.

[Robextend]

I am pretty sure SGC wouldn't give anything higher than a 20 (1.5) no matter how beautiful the card was.

[pete zouras]

My guess is it could receive no better than a poor, if it gets a number grade at all. They might give it an AUT if they think somehow the pinhole was filled in, like the following

[thegashousegang]

SGC is pretty tough on all pinholes - but on the bright side, that let me get this nice Walter Johnson for a good price.

[Matthew H]

Originally Posted by thegashousegang

SGC is pretty tough on all pinholes - but on the bright side, that let me get this nice Walter Johnson for a good price.

That is a beauty!

[Bosox Blair]

Here's my example...this Fred Clarke has a miniscule pin hole in the top border (looks like a tiny white fleck until held to the light). Got a 1.5...rest of the card is very nice!

[JamesGallo]

I have a card with pun holes that is an Sgc 30 more often then not Sgc will not go higher then a 20. I had them review this card and they kept it a 30.

James G

[pclpads]

Last year, I sent two '34 Gold Medals of the Dean Bros. to SGC. Both cards were easy Ex+, close to Ex-Mt, w/o each having a pinhole. Both came back as SGC 20. Disappointing, but I was satisfied, as my intent was to protect and preserve them.