Guess the grade, part 1

[namisgr]

Since I've got several books that were released from their plastic prisons back at the beginning of CGC, here are a few of the scans for sharpening grading skills. I'll post the CGC label for the first one sometime Sunday. Good luck!

 

Old blue label, with the notation "slight pre-Marvel chipping", pages C/OW. The pre-chipping is on the right edge, halfway down.

 

 

[nik]

8.5 very nice book

[Aces]

It probably was an 8.5.

But they were strict in the old days.

Resubmit it and get a 9.0!

[uclapeterg]

I concur with the 8.5.

[arexcrooke]

I agree. The thing that brings it down out of the VF/NM or better randge is the trc is showing some stress lines.

Very nice book.

[namisgr]

Just to try to keep the interest going, I'll tell you that the book did not receive an 8.5.

[Silver Surfer]

How can they determine that it is "pre-Marvel chipping" and not a tear as it looks like the piece in the middle is still hanging in there? I was going to say 8.5 but the Marvel chipping comment leads me to believe that it was graded higher?

[namisgr]

It looks like a pre-chip (you know how they are somewhat jagged?), and also there are two smaller pre-chips higher up on the right edge. Here is a closeup, with arrowheads pointing to the three pre-chips:

 

[supapimp]

9.0

[Aces]

It looks like a pre-chip (you know how they are somewhat jagged?), and also there are two smaller pre-chips higher up on the right edge. Here is a closeup, with arrowheads pointing to the three pre-chips:

 

 

7.5

 

Just because they were tight ed in the early days.

[Silver Surfer]

I was more focused on the very middle, right edge of the book right across the black line. Is that a printer crease or the outline of a tear/chip?

[Ajax]

My say is a 8.0, because of the c/ow pages

[namisgr]

I was more focused on the very middle, right edge of the book right across the black line. Is that a printer crease or the outline of a tear/chip?

 

A pre-chip.

[VintageComics]

7.5....Marvel pre chip was not a big down grade...the missing colour on the overflash is and also the back cover crease???

[namisgr]

An astute observation there r1970d, for there is, indeed, a nearly 1 inch indent on the back cover from the bottom extending up to the letter "a" in Wallace.

[divad]

A very nice 7.0 A 1" corner crease is a 1" corner crease - not a minor crease

[jbud73]

8.0 for the crease in the back cover mostly. Other than that nice eye appeal on that book.

[verygoodplus]

I'll guess 7.0.

[inconceivable]

8.0 for the crease in the back cover mostly. Other than that nice eye appeal on that book.

 

VF 8.0 is my vote as well. Anything less would be unfair in my book.

 

Dan

[sterlingcomics]

I was thinking 8.5 until I saw that crease. I'm personally going with 8.0 because of the crease. 8.5 would be too much and I think 7.5 would be too much of a hit for a book this nice.

 

BTW, anyone who is saying CGC is not as strict now should try to submit some books. Either they are hating on me, or they have tightened up considerably. I agree they were a tad lax when the new label came out, but in the last 4 months or so I've seen the grading tighten up a bit. Just me I guess.