Institutional Metric Registry
The Fragility Index
Quantifying the industrial risk of high-value assets. Our 1-10 Fragility Score measures paper stock porosity, surface sensitivity, and edge-integrity variables.
| Asset Set / Card | Fragility Score | Institutional Reasoning |
|---|---|---|
|
1952 Topps Baseball
High Numbers (#312-407)
|
9.8
|
Thin, porous paper stock + extreme registration shift sensitivity. |
|
1993 Upper Deck SP
Derek Jeter Foil #279
|
9.9
|
Holographic foil surface prone to instant hairline scratches on contact. |
|
1986 Fleer Basketball
All Cards
|
9.5
|
Solid red/blue color borders reveal every micron of edge wear. |
|
1999 Pokemon 1st Edition
Holographic Rare Charizard
|
9.4
|
Massive surface area for scratches + edge silvering tendency. |
|
2000 Playoff Contenders
Tom Brady #144
|
9.2
|
Matte surface stock prone to corner "fuzzing" with zero handling. |
|
1979 O-Pee-Chee Hockey
Wayne Gretzky #18
|
9.7
|
Wire-cut factory edges create infinite grading subjectivity. |
|
2024 Panini Prizm
Silver Prizm Parallels
|
8.2
|
High production volume surface pitting + print line saturation. |
|
2012 Panini National Treasures
RPA (Patch Autos)
|
9.6
|
Thick card stock (130pt+) prone to severe corner chipping. |
|
1996 Topps Chrome
Refractor Parallel
|
9.1
|
Green 'hulking' surface fading + refractor line artifacts. |
|
2003 Exquisite Collection
RPA Logoman
|
9.9
|
Compound risk: Thick stock + surface gloss + autograph streaking. |
Underlying Hardware Logic
Fragility scores higher than 9.0 indicate an "Existential Grading Risk." For these assets, the act of removal from a factory pack can instantly degrade the corner sub-grade. We recommend institutional-level staging and cleaning protocols for any asset above 8.5.
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