Question regarding PSA Grading/Miscuts......

[mckinneyj]

PSA appears to have changed the language in the standards a bit over time - several years ago MC was defined as such

MC (Miscut):
Cards with a factory miscut, such as a diamond cut, or when another card's image is on the original card will be designated "MC."

The OC qualifier was more typically used for cards that contained the image and borders on the front along with a complete, though maybe not centered, reverse where the cut of the card was parallel to the intended borders. The degree of "off center" permissible for front and back is dependent upon the standards set for a cards of each grade (as noted above by savedfrommyspokes).

[team-of-rivals]

Originally Posted by savedfrommyspokes

When looking at the back of this Drysdale card, the miscut is on the back and not on the front. One portion of bottom border on the stat box is missing....likely the reason for the MC. The centering on the Williams is apparently in line with the qualities associated with a "5". For a 5, here are PSA's centering requirements: Centering must be 85/15 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the back.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1957-Topps-B...item23302b868c

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

I believe you can also request no qualifiers on a PSA card when submitting.

Originally Posted by mckinneyj

PSA appears to have changed the language in the standards a bit over time - several years ago MC was defined as such

MC (Miscut):
Cards with a factory miscut, such as a diamond cut, or when another card's image is on the original card will be designated "MC."

The OC qualifier was more typically used for cards that contained the image and borders on the front along with a complete, though maybe not centered, reverse where the cut of the card was parallel to the intended borders. The degree of "off center" permissible for front and back is dependent upon the standards set for a cards of each grade (as noted above by savedfrommyspokes).

Thank you to everyone for their input. That definitely helps clear some things up for me.