Would that not make it a high end and a low end card at the same time?
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Cards that exhibit high-end qualities within each particular grade, between PSA Good 2 and PSA Mint 9, may achieve a half-point increase. While PSA graders will evaluate all of the attributes possessed by a card in order to determine if the card may be eligible, there will be a clear focus on centering.
Generally speaking, a card must exhibit centering that is 5-10% better, at minimum, than the lowest % allowed within a particular grade. It is important to note that there may be cases where the overall strength of the card, such as the quality of the corners and print, will give the card the edge it needs despite the fact that it may exhibit only marginal centering for the grade. This is especially true for cards that find themselves within the bottom half of the PSA 1-10 scale.
Finally, keep in mind that qualifiers will not apply to grades that achieve the half-point increase since, by definition; these cards have to exhibit high-end qualities within the grade in order to warrant consideration. For example, there will not be cards graded PSA NM-MT-Plus 8.5 OC or PSA EX-MT-Plus 6.5 PD since the half-point is reserved for high-end cards within each grade.
At this time, only cards qualify for half-point grades. Coins, pins, tickets, and packs will not receive half-point grades.
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It appears that PSA 1.5 is the only "half-grade" that can have a qualifier.
If you look at the PSA Grading Standards HERE, you'll notice that the 1.5 is the only half-grade listed. There is a paragraph at the bottom (the one Storm888) posted, that indicates half-grades apply to PSA grades 2 through 9. These half-grades cannot have a qualifier.
Since 1.5 is not between 2 and 9, the "no qualifier" rule, doesn't apply.
Perhaps I'm wrong but under the new configuration, 1.5 is "fair" - it is a stand-alone grade, as opposed to "fair+". Since it technically isn't a half grade, it can have a qualifier. A grade of 2.5 (Good+) on the other hand, couldn't have a qualifier.
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Would that not make it a high end and a low end card at the same time?
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Half-Point Grades:
Cards that exhibit high-end qualities within each particular grade, between PSA Good 2 and PSA Mint 9, may achieve a half-point increase. While PSA graders will evaluate all of the attributes possessed by a card in order to determine if the card may be eligible, there will be a clear focus on centering.
Generally speaking, a card must exhibit centering that is 5-10% better, at minimum, than the lowest % allowed within a particular grade. It is important to note that there may be cases where the overall strength of the card, such as the quality of the corners and print, will give the card the edge it needs despite the fact that it may exhibit only marginal centering for the grade. This is especially true for cards that find themselves within the bottom half of the PSA 1-10 scale.
Finally, keep in mind that qualifiers will not apply to grades that achieve the half-point increase since, by definition; these cards have to exhibit high-end qualities within the grade in order to warrant consideration. For example, there will not be cards graded PSA NM-MT-Plus 8.5 OC or PSA EX-MT-Plus 6.5 PD since the half-point is reserved for high-end cards within each grade.
At this time, only cards qualify for half-point grades. Coins, pins, tickets, and packs will not receive half-point grades.
There are also plenty of PSA 1.5s on the market . . .
Maybe the parameters around "half-point" grades have changed.
Always plenty of PSA-graded cards in my ebay store -- https://ebay.com/str/thelumbercompanysportscards
If you look at the PSA Grading Standards HERE, you'll notice that the 1.5 is the only half-grade listed. There is a paragraph at the bottom (the one Storm888) posted, that indicates half-grades apply to PSA grades 2 through 9. These half-grades cannot have a qualifier.
Since 1.5 is not between 2 and 9, the "no qualifier" rule, doesn't apply.
Steve
A grade of 2.5 (Good+) on the other hand, couldn't have a qualifier.
Edited to say ditto what Steve said
<< <i>A grade of 2.5 (Good+) on the other hand, couldn't have a qualifier. >>
That would be gooder.