| Poor (PR) |
1 |
Card is similar to Fair condition but wear is even more advanced. Card may be missing small pieces, show extreme discoloration, or have major creases. |
| Fair (FR) |
1.5 |
Card has extremely worn corners and advanced wear, with scuffs, scratches, stains, chips, and/or pitting. Card may be dirty and have extreme printing defects. |
| Good (GOOD) |
2 |
Card has accelerated rounding at corners and considerable surface wear. Card may also have scuffs, scratches, light stains, creases, or chips. |
| Very Good (VG) |
3 |
Card has slightly rounded corners, very apparent surface and edge wear, scuffing, a light crease, and/or light scratches. |
| Very Good-Excellent (VG-EX) |
4 |
Card has slightly rounded corners, more visible surface wear, and heavy loss of original gloss. |
| Excellent (EX) |
5 |
Card has minor rounding at the corners, slightly visible surface wear, and slightly chipped edges. |
| Excellent-Mint (EX-MT) |
6 |
Card has visible surface wear, very light scratches and slightly frayed corners. Card may also have some loss of original gloss or slight printing defects. |
| Near Mint (NM) |
7 |
Card has slight surface wear that is only visible with close inspection. Card may also have slightly frayed corners or minor printing imperfections. |
| Near Mint+ (NM+) |
7.5 |
Somewhere between Near Mint and Near Mint-Mint |
| Near Mint-Mint (NM-MT) |
8 |
Card would be a superb-condition Mint 9; however, it exhibits slight corner fraying or minor printing imperfections. |
| Near Mint-Mint+ (NM-MT+) |
8.5 |
Somewhere between Near Mint-Mint and Mint |
| Mint (MINT) |
9 |
Card is in superb condition. Slight wax stains on the back of the card and slightly off-white borders are permitted. |
| Gem Mint (GEM-MT) |
10 |
Card is almost perfect, with four sharp corners, perfect centering, full gloss, and no staining. |