Where Does High Grade Start

[rob_allan]

I know we've had threads like this before, but apparently I'm too inept to unearth them.

 

I'd like to know what everyone thinks is high grade.

 

 

1980-Current

1970-1979

1960-1969

1950-1959

1940-1949

Pre-1940

 

I was gonna start polls but I just had a tooth pulled and am in quite a bit of pain (blasted Tylenol hasn't kicked in yet) so am going to be lazy and just hope for answers.

 

-Rob-

[seanfingh]

1980-Current 9.6

1970-1979 9.4

1960-1969 8.5

 

No comment on the others because I don't collect them. Only criteria I used was what copy do I look at and say, wow, that's a nice copy.

[blazingbob]

1980-Current 9.4-9.6

1974-1979 9.2-9.4

1970-1973 9.2

1966-1970 9.0-9.2

1960-1965 8.0

 

 

[pennynike1]

Golden Age: High grade is 7.5 IMO.

Silver Age: 8.0

 

I agree on the 9.4 for BA and 9.6 for Moderns.

[the blob]

 

 

anything VF or better for BA!

 

F/VF for SA!

 

at least when it comes to putting "high grade" in the title of an ebay listing!

 

depends on the book for GA given that there are numerous top census books at 6.0....

[VintageComics]

1980-Current 9.4-9.6

1974-1979 9.2-9.4

1970-1973 9.2

1966-1970 9.0-9.2

1960-1965 8.0

 

 

I agree. Comics didn't exist pre 1960.

 

 

The first time I heard someone call a GA book in 6.0 higher grade it shocked me...but I see it now.

 

High grade truly depends on the era...and some books you don't have a choice...you just take any grade you can get your hands on.

 

(thumbs u

[Paratrooper]

High Grade starts with pressing!

[comicparadox]

I think high grade is whatever is the next grade above that which I already own. For example, a hgh grade FF1 to me is a 2.5, whereas a high grade AV4 is 9.4.

[seanfingh]

 

You are a dorkatrooper. Or a paradork, I forget which.

[nik]

[Paratrooper]

You are a dorkatrooper. Or a paradork, I forget which.

 

Ya, well you're a Esqudork

[seanfingh]

You are a dorkatrooper. Or a paradork, I forget which.

 

Ya, well you're a Esqudork

 

Admitted.

[nik]

High grade starts at over $1k

[Ze-man]

Where does HG start? Depends on if I am buying or selling!

 

 

 

 

 

[rob_allan]

Where does HG start? Depends on if I am buying or selling!

 

 

 

 

 

[Count]

Where does HG start? Depends on if I am buying or selling!

 

 

 

 

 

:winnah:

[PovertyRow]

1950-1959 - that's a tough range as the first half is precode which are, I believe from my experiences, harder to find in HG (aside from warehouse finds). But in general I would say 8.0 would be HG, with a nod to 7.5 for some pre-codes.

 

1940-1949 - 7.5

 

Pre-1940 - again a hard range as it involves Platinum books. But for the mid 30's - 1939 I would think 7.0 would be the low end of HG.

 

[DrWatson]

Modern - 9.8+

Copper - 9.8

Bronze - 9.6

Silver - 9.2/9.4

Gold - 7.5

[gaz973]

Modern - 9.8+

Copper - 9.8

Bronze - 9.6

Silver - 9.2/9.4

Gold - 7.5

 

Those are rich persons grades.

[jools&jim]

 

Poor, Fair, Good = "low grade"

VG, Fine = "mid grade"

VF, NM, M = "high grade"

 

For me, anything VF or over is "high grade" no matter the era. That's my simple system, and because I'm simple, too, I'm stickin' to it!