1966 Topps Batman Black Bat #14 Nightly Patrol — Raw

Centering estimate: left border appears narrower than right (roughly 60/40 left-to-right skew, within acceptable vintage range); top border appears slightly tighter than bottom, perhaps 55/45 top-to-bottom — centering is passable but not tight. Surface shows visible wear marks or light scratches running diagonally across the card face (most evident in the upper-right quadrant and center), consistent with handling wear or possible light surface creases; this is the primary grade-limiting factor. Corners cannot be precisely assessed due to the holder obscuring them, but the visible portions of the upper corners suggest moderate rounding rather than sharp points, suggesting mid-grade territory. Gloss appears partially intact but dulled in areas, consistent with EX to VG-EX condition; no obvious hard crease is visible from this photo but the surface scuffing alone caps the grade. Back is not visible, so any reverse creasing or staining is unknown — range is widened accordingly.

Centering estimate: left border appears narrower than right (approximately 60/40 L/R favoring right), top border slightly wider than bottom (approximately 55/45 T/B) — centering is off but within NM-MT range horizontally and EX-MT vertically, so not a severe centering issue. Corners: at this resolution the corners appear reasonably sharp but the lower-left and lower-right corners show slight softening consistent with light handling wear; no obvious rounding but not razor-sharp. Edges: appear clean with no visible nicks; rough-cut texture present on right edge which is normal for this 1966 Topps issue. Surface: gloss appears present and largely intact with no visible creases from this angle; some minor print texture/snow consistent with the set, though the case glare prevents full surface assessment. The seller's 'NM' claim is plausible but the slight corner softening and centering keep this out of the 7–8 range; a grade of 6 EX-MT is the most defensible single estimate pending back and corner closeup inspection.