PSA Glossary
Sports Lingo
Like all collectibles, the sports memorabilia market has its own terms and slang. The following is a brief definition and explanation of the most frequently used sports collecting terms.
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| O-Pee-Chee | ||
| Topps’ Canadian counterpart that manufactures baseball and hockey cards. | ||
| obverse | ||
| The front of the card displaying the picture. | ||
| OC (off-center) | ||
| Type of qualifier. The card exhibits centering that falls below the minimum standard for the grade. For example, a card that meets the standard for Mint 9, but has 65.35 centering would be designated Mint 9oc. | ||
| See Also - Qualifier | ||
| OF (out of focus) | ||
| Type of qualifier. The card exhibits poor focus that causes the card to fall below the minimum standard for the grade. This usually occurs in the form of a blurred image on the front. | ||
| See Also - Qualifier | ||
| off-center | ||
| A card that has uneven borders. | ||
| Old Judge | ||
| A brand of cigarettes which was popular in the late 1800's. Also the name given to the huge set of baseball cards issued as a premium with that brand of cigarettes. The cards, issued from 1887-90, carried advertisements for Old Judge cigarettes. | ||
| out of focus | ||
| A card that has a fuzzy picture or is poorly registered. This is a result of misalignment of sheets while running through various colors of printing plates. | ||
