Are grading companies giving out 8 grades or higher on cards pre 1960 anymore?

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by Lorewalker

To combat it they need to do more than using half grades. They need to keep a few sets of eyes off of the shiny garbage that pays their bills. The 6 to 8 grade on postwar is now 4 to 6 across the board.

Yes, exactly my observation as well. I primarily collect postwar vintage mid grade cards. I'm a very active set collector as well, so I see a lot of examples on a daily basis of both recently graded cards and older serial numbered cards. 6s to 8s are indeed now 4s to 6s. Dead mint cards are coming back in 7 holders. And the majority of cards that make their way into 9 holders nowadays, at least from that post war vintage cohort, are cards that have been trimmed. Occasionally, you can still get lucky with a submission, but those days are few and far between now. SGC has also moved the goalposts, but just not by quite as much. 6s to 8s are now 5s to 7s there.