10 - Perfect
Awarded to cards that are a 10.
There are two kinds of cards.
10 - Perfect
Awarded to cards that are a 10.
CERT 00064480 · NOT A TEN
NAT - Everything Else
Awarded to all other cards.
We don’t do nines.
STANDARD 1.0 · IN FORCERegister for updates
§1GRADES · 2 OUTCOMES
Two possible outcomes.
NO SUB-GRADES. NO HALF-POINTS. NO REASON GIVEN.
PEARL FOIL
NAT - Everything Else
Awarded to all other cards.
§2STANDARD · 1 CLAUSE
The complete grading criteria.
NAT Grading Standard v1.0
Scope. This Standard applies to all cards.
1. Is it a 10?YesNo
Note. There is no clause 2.
Revision history. 1.0, first edition. No further editions are planned.
STANDARD 1.0 · EFFECTIVE 2026 · ONE PAGE
Three stages.
- 2.1
Submit
Send the card. Condition notes are not required. They would not be read.
- 2.2
Assessment
The card is assessed against the Standard, in full. This does not take long.
- 2.3
Verdict
10, or Not A Ten. Sealed, numbered and entered in the Population Report either way.
Turnaround is fast. Saying no doesn’t take long.
- APPEALS
- Assessed against the Standard.
- RESUBMISSION
- Permitted. The answer will be the same.
- CRACKING THE SLAB
- Permitted. See Resubmission.
- PARTIAL CREDIT
- Not offered.
- REASONS
- Not given.
§3POPULATION · TO DATE
Population Report.
Figures are updated as cards are graded.
- 10
- 0
- NOT A TEN
- 0
Both figures are expected to rise. One considerably faster than the other.
§4
Verify a certificate.
If you have to ask, it’s Not A Ten.
§5