GEM MINT
Exceptional eye appeal.
A virtually flawless card with sharp corners, clean edges, a pristine surface, and excellent centering. Only minute manufacturing characteristics may be present.
THE FLUX GRADING SCALE
Every detail contributes to the final grade.
Computerized inspection captures the card’s measurable condition. A trained grader then reviews the evidence and assigns the final grade.
CenteringCornersEdgesSurface
MINT
Outstanding condition.
A high-end card with strong centering and only a very minor imperfection visible under close inspection.
NEAR MINT–MINT
Clean with slight wear.
Strong overall presentation with one or two small flaws, such as light edge wear, a minor corner touch, or a subtle surface mark.
NEAR MINT
Well preserved.
Minor wear is visible on closer review, but the card remains attractive with good structural integrity.
EXCELLENT–MINT
Noticeable, limited wear.
A sound card with modest corner, edge, surface, or centering issues that do not dominate its appearance.
EXCELLENT
Moderate handling wear.
Several visible condition issues may be present, including softened corners, edge wear, scratches, or print defects.
VERY GOOD–EXCELLENT
Clear wear, solid card.
Multiple flaws are easy to see, though the card remains complete and structurally stable.
VERY GOOD
Heavy wear.
Rounded corners, stronger edge wear, scuffing, staining, or creasing may affect the card’s overall presentation.
GOOD
Severe condition issues.
Major wear or damage is present, but the card remains identifiable and substantially intact.
POOR
Extensive damage.
Extreme wear, major creasing, paper loss, staining, or other serious defects significantly affect the card.
FOUR INSPECTION ZONES
Subgrades show where the final grade comes from.
The final grade reflects the card as a whole. It is not guaranteed to equal a simple mathematical average of the four subgrades; a significant defect can limit the final result.
- Centering
- Border balance and alignment on the front and back.
- Corners
- Sharpness, wear, bends, fraying, and structural damage.
- Edges
- Chipping, whitening, dents, rough cuts, and edge integrity.
- Surface
- Scratches, print lines, stains, indentations, gloss, and other visible defects.
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