1966 A&BC Batman Black Bat #17 — Raw

Centering estimate: left border appears narrower than right (roughly 70/30 left-right off-center, card shifted right), top and bottom borders look closer to 55/45 — centering is a concern but not catastrophic. Corners: at this resolution the top-left and bottom-left corners appear to show some rounding/light wear; top-right and bottom-right look slightly better but not sharp. Edges appear reasonably clean with no obvious nicks visible. Surface shows good colour saturation and reasonable gloss retention with no creases apparent, though micro-print defects typical of A&BC stock cannot be ruled out from a single image. Back condition and corner sharpness under close inspection are unknown, which widens the range; a 5 EX is the most likely outcome but a 4 VG-EX or 6 EX-MT is plausible depending on back and corner examination.

Centering estimate: left border appears notably narrower than right (approximately 80/20 left-right), top border slightly narrower than bottom (roughly 65/35 top-bottom) — significant horizontal miscentering. Corners show visible rounding on all four, most pronounced at the lower-left and upper-right. Surface exhibits moderate gloss loss with toning and what appears to be light creasing or handling marks across the card face, consistent with a VG card. Edges show roughness typical of A&BC cuts and are not penalised heavily, but the combination of rounded corners, gloss loss, and probable surface creasing combined with poor centering pushes this firmly into the VG-to-VG-EX borderland; the watermark partially obscures the surface so a crease cannot be definitively confirmed or ruled out, widening the range.

Centering: left border appears approximately 4mm, right border approximately 5mm (roughly 55/45 L/R — acceptable); top border approximately 5mm, bottom border approximately 6mm (roughly 55/45 T/B — also acceptable). No miscut visible. Corners: the upper-left and lower-right corners appear to show very light wear/slight rounding under scrutiny, consistent with EX-MT range; upper-right looks sharper. Surface: gloss appears reasonably intact with no obvious creasing visible from this single front image, though the CGC hologram sticker obscures a portion of the lower card face and could be concealing a flaw. Edges appear clean with no significant fraying. Overall the card presents well for a 1966 A&BC issue, but the hologram obstruction, inability to view the back or get corner close-ups, and typical vintage A&BC print quality variance all widen the range; EX-MT (6) is the most likely single grade.