THE EQUINS COMPANY

Luxury Trading Card Authentication & Grading

48,210
CARDS GRADED
99.7%
AUTH ACCURACY
1,843
BLACK CROWNS ISSUED

EQC GRADING TIERS

The Official Equins Company Grading Scale

10.0
24K GOLD

BLACK CROWNS

Perfect in every detail. Perfect 10s on all four subgrades (Edges, Corners, Surface, Centering). Flawless perfection.

10.0
MATTE GOLD

PRISTINE

Virtually flawless. Outer appearance is perfect, with a minimum subgrade of 9.5 allowed on only one attribute.

9.5
GOLD & SILVER

GEM MINT

Exceptional condition. High-end collectible standard with only one microscopic imperfection allowed.

9.0
CHARCOAL SILVER

ELITE MINT

Excellent eye appeal. A superb copy with minor, hard-to-see wear under magnification.

8.5
DEEP BLUE

PRIME NM+

Near Mint Plus. Sharp and clean with very minor chipping on edges or minimal surface scratch.

8.0
EMERALD

NEAR MINT

Solid collectible condition. Contains minor whitening on corners or slight centering shift.

7.0–7.5
STEEL GRAY

EXCELLENT

Visible minor wear or light scratches on the surface. Still possesses great overall eye appeal.

5.0–6.0
CRIMSON

COLLECTOR / AUTHENTIC

Clearly played or handled condition, or altered card certified for authenticity only.

SUBGRADE CATEGORIES

4-Dimension Inspection Standard

01

EDGES

Microscopic evaluation of edge chipping and silvering.

02

CORNERS

Sharpness and symmetry analysis under 10x magnification.

03

SURFACE

Inspection for print lines, scratches, stains, and gloss levels.

04

CENTERING

Exact proportional alignment check (Top-to-Bottom / Left-to-Right).

SUBMISSION SERVICES

STANDARD

30 Business Days

PRIORITY

7 Business Days

EXPRESS

48 Hour Service

VERIFY SYSTEM

Every EQC slab includes QR verification and serial authentication.

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