Near Mint
or Better

Excellent

Very
Good

Poor

Corners

Minor chipping

Moderate corner wear with multiple dinged corners

Rounding on all four corners

Major rounding with one or more corners missing

Edges

Minor chipping

Slightly rough edges with moderate chipping and/or light indentations

Moderate-to-heavy chipping and/or indentations

Major chipping and indentation with paper loss

Discoloration

None

Minor (e.g. wax stains on the reverse)

Moderate to major

Major discoloration over a large area

Surface
Indentations

Minor

Moderate

Moderate to major

Major

Creases

None

Minor surface wrinkles

Moderate with multiple creases allowed

Multiple major creases

Scratches/
Scuffing

Minor

Moderate

Moderate to major, some slight paper loss

Major scratches/
scuffing with paper loss, tears, and pinholes

Staining

None

Minor

Moderate to major

Major