The effect of small defects

[Chadwick]

Been grading a stack of bronze/copper books that are all in the NM range, but a few have this defect. Can this be considered production related, like gripper tear levels? If not, does this alone bring a book down to 9.2/9.4?

 

Thanks!!

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[jaeldubyoo]

What may have started as a binder tear seems to be exacerbated by poor storage. Notice the dirt, fuzzy edges, and round corner?

[Chadwick]

Note super HD camera makes it look 100x worse than the naked eye.

[jaydam45]

That defect will not grade over a 9.0 at best if all else is perfect but i see other printing defects such as the entire edge being ruff-cut. these look like "throw aways" from a case that was not stored well. The "stack" may have been sold for a low price because of this. It started as a major print defect and got way worse over time.. most likely moisture..not good bro.

[Michelangelo]

I've never seen an production error like that before. I don't think the cause is production.

 

I'm with jaeldubyoo on this one. The fuzzy edges and dirt tell me this happened from being handled.