PGM Detective Comics 412 (foxing issue)

[michchan]

Okay, this issue came in with a lot, most of which had similar foxing issue, so I thought I gouge people's opinions on how foxing affects grading.

 

Here's my Tec 412:

 

 

 

The front cover presents beautifully for the most part, but the back is a mess with the foxing and crease.

[baron von slabb]

Water stains on the bottom of the back page?

[michchan]

Don't know if it's water stains but so far it only affects the back cover (compared to the minor foxing on some of the interior pages - the ones closest towards the back cover).

[michchan]

anyone?

[hcaworker-migration]

im thinking 5.5 the back is rough

[baron von slabb]

That's a great Adams cover. The horse is excellent. The front cover has a lot of eye appeal. The back cover has the problems and I've always been harsh on my own collection if I could detect even a small area with a water stain or other stain. Bad water stains distort the paper. These aren't that kind. These are minor and discolor but leave it feeling OK. The foxing and the water damage bring this to somewhere in the very good range. It doesn't feel like an average worn copy which is how I define VG but it has some defects that pull it down from fine. I could believe hcaworker's 5.5 but could also drop it a grade to 4-4.5