85/15 centering

A 85/15 card is well off-center. On the front it limits the card to middle or low grades, and on the back it's past the 75/25 a PSA 10 allows.

Drawn to scale. The left border takes 85% of the combined left and right borders.

How 85/15 grades

The best grade each company allows when 85/15 is the card's worse axis.

Company	On the front	On the back
PSA	PSA 5	PSA 9
BGS subgrade	Below 7	8
CGC	CGC 4.5	CGC 9

BGS front subgrades here assume the other axis is well centered, since BGS judges both axes together. CGC doesn't publish back limits below a 9.

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85/15 in millimeters

On a card whose left and right borders add up to 6 mm, 85/15 centering means a 5.1 mm border on one side and 0.9 mm on the other, a difference of 4.2 mm. That's easy to see at arm's length.

Questions

Can a 85/15 card get a PSA 10?

Not with a 85/15 front. PSA's Gem Mint 10 needs about 55/45 or better on the front. On the back, 85/15 is also past the 75/25 back limit.

Is 85/15 good centering?

85/15 is well off-center. On the front it limits the card to middle or low grades, and on the back it's past the 75/25 a PSA 10 allows.

See every ratio on the centering chart, or read the full centering requirements.