Show us your TOP CENSUS copies

[namisgr]

This is the thread to show off in, and post your slabbed books that currently have the highest grade in the census. If you'd like, tell us about how you acquired the world's finest known copy. All genres welcome!

 

To start off, here is the toughest Bronze Age Spidey to find in top shape owing to the black cover, and this copy is tied with 5 others currently. I have an OO copy of this book that is fairly nice, but when looking at back issue bins in my LCS in the days before CGC, I came across a run of about 15 pristine ASMs that the shop had just purchased. I think I paid 50% over Overstreet NM guide for this one:

 

[DKB]

That's one sweet book. Darn.

[FlyingDonut]

Mine are all at Pedigree. They're for sale. Highest graded FFs.

[namisgr]

And they're sweet, FD. Any good stories to share about how you came to acquire any of the "best known copy in the world", or any ish that you treasured above all others?

[FlyingDonut]

I bought a lot of them from Keith Contarino about 8 years ago, stuck them in the back of the pile and forgot about them until I got them slabbed. The 169 I bought raw 20 years ago.

[drbanner]

This book is unique in that it's both the TOP census, and BOTTOM census copy - yes, it's the only one that's been slabbed to date. I don't recall exactly where I got it, but I do know that for the longest time it was just going to be a hole-filler until a nicer copy came along since one of the staples is detached. Years later and I'm still looking...anyone have a NM copy for sale/trade!?!?

 

BTW - it's a slabbed 9.2Q and illustrates beautifully the benefit of the Q grading schema which I'm a big proponent of!

 

[ComicBookGuy]

Hard to believe, but this is still the best out there, and I'm still looking to upgrade it sometime before I die of old age...

 

[ComicBookGuy]

Here's one you don't ever see...

 

[tth2]

Come on get happy!

 

Laurie Partridge... Kicked Marsha Brady`s [#@$%!!!] any day!

[ComicBookGuy]

A common Marvel, but not so common in super high grade - much like that beautiful Spidey #104...

 

[ComicBookGuy]

I had a ton of top-census Ghost Riders that I sold last fall...

 

But I still have this highly underrated book, which is the second Marvel horror book, coming right on the coat tails of Tower of Shadows #1...

 

[tth2]

Valiantman said at one point that this was the earliest SA DC 9.8. Don`t know if it still is, but I think I`ll keep it anyway.

 

[ComicBookGuy]

And another toughie. Clearly one of the toughest of all Marvel #1's. The best is a 9.2!

 

[shrunkenhead]

One of the tougher All-Stars, I suppose, as this is still the highest grade that's turned up. And it's mine, all mine!

 

[143ksk]

As far as I know, this is not only the highest graded Jughead as Capt. Hero #1, but also the highest grade ever given to an Archie

 

[Norrin_Radd]

This is the thread to show off in, and post your slabbed books that currently have the highest grade in the census. If you'd like, tell us about how you acquired the world's finest known copy. All genres welcome!

 

I have several Modern top copies, but this is the oldest I have. Bought it from 'spectre52' last year.

 

[Red Hook]

Alone at the top, one of only two copies graded. I love this one!

 

[Red Hook]

Of 40 copies graded, this shares the top spot with three other copies.

 

[Red Hook]

Slight miswrap, but it shares the top spot with 7 other 9.6s out of 41 copies graded.

 

[nik]

Nothing special,