CGC Grading Guidelines Over the Years 0

[Skunkboy]

Hi all,

Have CGC's grading guidelines changed at all over the years?  I have a few slabs that have the original/1st gen labels which appear to have been graded rather strictly.  Of course I'm far from being a professional grader and have no knowledge of the interior or these books, but figured it was worth an ask.  Thanks!

[oldmilwaukee6er]

CGCs grading standards are not really published. But collectors have honed their own to adapt Overstreet's published standards. Generally, CGC strictness has ebbed and flowed through the years. And generally I consider old blue and red labels to have come from a relatively strict period. Lately, I have observed CGC as being a little more lax, especially when they are swamped with SS submissions or summer con season (and stricter when they are not). 

[theCapraAegagrus]

7 hours ago, oldmilwaukee6er said:

CGCs grading standards are not really published. But collectors have honed their own to adapt Overstreet's published standards. Generally, CGC strictness has ebbed and flowed through the years. And generally I consider old blue and red labels to have come from a relatively strict period. Lately, I have observed CGC as being a little more lax, especially when they are swamped with SS submissions or summer con season (and stricter when they are not). 

[ablue]

On 6/29/2020 at 11:01 PM, oldmilwaukee6er said:

CGCs grading standards are not really published. But collectors have honed their own to adapt Overstreet's published standards. Generally, CGC strictness has ebbed and flowed through the years. And generally I consider old blue and red labels to have come from a relatively strict period. Lately, I have observed CGC as being a little more lax, especially when they are swamped with SS submissions or summer con season (and stricter when they are