CGC Grading

CGC Grading Scale

CGC Grade	Description
Gem Mint: 10	The highest grade assigned. The collectible must have no evidence of any manufacturing or handling defects.
Mint: 9.9	The collectible is nearly indistinguishable from a 10.0 but will have a very minor manufacturing defect. It will not have any evidence of handling defects.
Near Mint/Mint: 9.8	A nearly perfect collectible with negligible handling or manufacturing defects.
Near Mint+: 9.6	A very well-preserved collectible with several minor manufacturing or handling defects
Near Mint: 9.4	A very well-preserved collectible with minor wear and small manufacturing or handling defects.
Near Mint-: 9.2	A very well-preserved collectible with some wear and small manufacturing or handling defects.
Very Fine/Near Mint: 9.0	A very well-preserved collectible with good eye appeal. There will be a number of minor handling and/or manufacturing defects.
Very Fine+: 8.5	An attractive collectible with a moderate defect or a number of small defects.
Very Fine: 8.0	An attractive collectible with a moderate defect or an accumulation of small defects.
Very Fine-: 7.5	An above-average collectible with a moderate defect or an accumulation of small defects.
Fine/Very Fine: 7.0	An above-average collectible with a major defect or an accumulation of small defects.
Fine+: 6.5	An above-average collectible with a major defect and some smaller defects, or a significant accumulation of small defects
Fine: 6.0	A slightly above-average collectible with a major defect and some smaller defects, or a significant accumulation of small defects.
Fine-: 5.5	A slightly above-average collectible with several moderate defects.
Very Good/Fine: 5.0	An average collectible with several moderate defects.
Very Good+: 4.5	A slightly below-average collectible with multiple moderate defects
Very Good: 4.0	A below-average collectible with multiple moderate defects.
Very Good-: 3.5	A below-average collectible with several major defects or an accumulation of multiple moderate defects.
Good/Very Good: 3.0	A collectible that shows significant evidence of handling with several moderate-to-major defects.
Good: 2.5	A collectible that shows extensive evidence of handling with multiple moderate-to-major defects.
Good: 2.0	A collectible that shows extensive evidence of handling with numerous moderate-to-major defects.
Good-: 1.8	A collectible that shows extensive evidence of handling with numerous major defects.
Fair/Good: 1.5	A collectible that shows extensive evidence of handling with a heavy accumulation of major defects.
Fair: 1.0	A very poorly handled collectible with a heavy accumulation of major defects.
Poor: .5	A heavily defaced collectible with a number major defects. Some pieces will also be missing.