PSA Grading Date?

ntlwhlr

Hello, I am new to adding some PSA graded cards to my collection. As I am learning about the grading process/cards/scale etc one thing I'm wondering if missing or if it is even a thing....

Is there a way to tell when PSA actually graded the card based on the certification #? Does PSA date the grading of it? Based on the case and some history of PSA cases I saw on the site can get some information that way, but just wondering if there is another place. I'm not sure it really matters, just curious I guess.

Thanks for any information.

miwlvrn

They don't have that info on psacard.com/cert but you can narrow it down relatively closely by comparing a cert number to other certs you know the grade dates for (i.e., your own subs)

ntlwhlr

Understood/Gotcha. Thank you for the info.

PaulMaul

If you have access to VCP you can look at Four Sharp Corners sales dating back to 2008 to get a good idea what cert numbers were current at any given time.

gemint

There was a thread on here that summarized the different label formats with the years they were used. That can give a general time frame since PSA has modified the label frequently over the years.

If anyone has the link handy to that thread, please post it here for our new PSA collector.

JakeR2234

I've always wondered why PSA does not date the grading on the website cert. look-up....

dictoresno

@gemint said:
There was a thread on here that summarized the different label formats with the years they were used. That can give a general time frame since PSA has modified the label frequently over the years.

If anyone has the link handy to that thread, please post it here for our new PSA collector.

https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/992291/psa-label-history-guide
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=184419

ntlwhlr

Thank you all for the reference points and information.