1977 OPC Star Wars #53 Battle in outer space! — Raw

Centering estimate: left border appears slightly wider than right (~55/45 L/R), top border slightly wider than bottom (~55/45 T/B) — reasonably well centered, no OC concern. Blue borders show no obvious chipping visible at this resolution. Corners appear to have light wear — not perfectly sharp, suggesting mild rounding consistent with EX-MT to NM range; no corner is visibly blunted enough to drop below EX. Surface gloss appears decent with no obvious creases, staining, or print defects beyond normal OPC stock. The photo is a solid overview shot but lacks close-up corner detail, warranting a widened range; the bilingual caption confirms OPC issue.

Centering estimate: left border appears roughly 15-20% wider than right, top border slightly wider than bottom — approximately 60/40 L/R and 55/45 T/B, which is acceptable but not tight. The blue border shows visible chipping and wear along the left and bottom edges, consistent with typical OPC stock fragility. Corners appear to have light-to-moderate rounding — not sharp, suggesting EX to EX-MT range; no corner is a crisp point but none is heavily blunted either. Surface gloss appears partially intact with some dulling visible, no creases are apparent from this photo. The image does not allow close inspection of corner tips or edge texture, so a one-grade swing in either direction is plausible.

Centering estimate: left border appears narrower than right by a meaningful margin (~65-70% right / 30-35% left), and top border appears slightly wider than bottom — roughly 65/35 L-R and 60/40 T-B, which would suggest off-center but not severely so. Blue border shows visible chipping/wear along the left and bottom edges — characteristic of the OPC stock which chips more readily than Topps. Corners are difficult to assess precisely through the sleeve/loader but the bottom-left corner near the starburst appears to show some rounding or softening, consistent with a PSA 5 EX range. Surface gloss appears moderate with no obvious creases visible, but the image softness prevents confident assessment of surface wear or print defects. Given the blue border chipping and apparent corner wear, EX (5) is the most likely grade, but the range extends to VG-EX (4) if corners are more worn than visible, or EX-MT (6) if the sleeve is masking better-than-apparent condition.