Or, what came before?

I have quite a few issues of the New Mutants graded. This doesn't include my 9.8's, although some of them are. I started to get my original collection graded years ago, but getting books signed and regraded took a portion of my revenue for new books. Next year I stated I would get all 45 books that were published for April of '72. I might not have them all graded, but I do plan on getting the rest of my original collection graded.

The other major goal will be one I will never finish. Marvel made it easy by starting over again with number ones, but I want a fully complete graded Daredevil set. The catch with this is at least fifty percent has to be from my original collection. I also consider the books I bought as back issues from my teens as my original collection. In other words...any books purchased as already graded falls into the other category.

I've realized that if you get hung up on the grade, it means less and hurts more. My original New Mutants is a 4.5. I'm very proud of this book. My issue 99 from the same series graded as a 9.8. It showed a period of collecting in my life that I learned a lot. And as much as I have learned I still have so much more to learn.

So now that I have reminisced, a question intrudes on my mind... is it harder for an unpressed book to reach a 9.8?

Thanks for Reading

Tnerb

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