62/38 centering

A 62/38 card is noticeably off-center. On the front it falls inside PSA's range for a 9, where a card can land on either a 9 or an 8.

Drawn to scale. The left border takes 62% of the combined left and right borders.

How 62/38 grades

The best grade each company allows when 62/38 is the card's worse axis.

Company	On the front	On the back
PSA	PSA 9 (inside the range)	PSA 10
BGS subgrade	8	9
CGC	CGC 8	CGC Gem Mint 10

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.

Measure your card

62/38 in millimeters

On a card whose left and right borders add up to 6 mm, 62/38 centering means a 3.7 mm border on one side and 2.3 mm on the other, a difference of 1.4 mm. That's easy to see at arm's length.

Questions

Can a 62/38 card get a PSA 10?

Not with a 62/38 front. PSA's Gem Mint 10 needs about 55/45 or better on the front. On the back, 62/38 still allows a 10, since the back limit is 75/25.

Is 62/38 good centering?

62/38 is noticeably off-center. On the front it falls inside PSA's range for a 9, where a card can land on either a 9 or an 8.

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