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Thanks for the replies!  I don't actually want a grade. I know it's not really a 10, as I mentioned I have a grading guide.  I just want to know if 1, would a small hole in one page force the grade down considerably (from 8s-9s down to 3s-4s) and/or 2, would it receive a qualified grade (ie, does a small hole constitute a "major" defect).  Should I still post pictures in the spare me a grade section?

I'm not new to comics but fairly new to grading and I couldn't find anything in past boards.  So I got this comic today (ASM 112) and it's fantastic!  Better than I hoped for.  After a clean and press it looks like it could be almost perfect.  But as I'm going through the book I notice that there is a small hole on one page.  It's clearly not burned but is the size and shape of someone putting a cigarette out on the page.  There is no other damage on any page.  So how would CGC grade this?  I have the grading guide (overstreet) and they seem to indicate that the highest grade you can get with this defect is a 3.5 but i have no idea if I'm reading this correctly.  Would CGC issue a qualifying grade?  Does this count as a "major" defect?  Or would they not qualify it and I'd just have a SUPER clean copy that grades super low?  Any thoughts on how CGC would handle a perfect book with just ONE small but unavoidable defect?  Any chance I avoid that green label AND just take a small hit on the grade?  Thanks for you time!