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GA With Less Than Ten Copies in the CGC Census
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Cat-Man_America

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On 10/29/2021 at 4:27 PM, jimbo_7071 said:

There are 8 copies in the census, partly because the guide value is low. (I'm slightly surprised that someone slabbed a VG+.)

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That's a great looking book, but you've posed an interesting paradox in collecting evaluation that runs counter to establishing actual rarity in this thread.  

Maybe there should be a separate GA Census thread with a baseline OSG value to compensate for any disparity caused by the cost of encapsulation.  hm

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On 12/11/2021 at 3:17 PM, Cat-Man_America said:

That's a great looking book, but you've posed an interesting paradox in collecting evaluation that runs counter to establishing actual rarity in this thread.  

Maybe there should be a separate GA Census thread with a baseline OSG value to compensate for any disparity caused by the cost of encapsulation.  hm

Lo and behold!Ten Copies or less, CGC Census, based on OSG valueStarted by Cat-Man_America, September 9, 2018

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On 10/29/2021 at 2:27 PM, jimbo_7071 said:

There are 8 copies in the census, partly because the guide value is low. (I'm slightly surprised that someone slabbed a VG+.)

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Great cover.  That's a beautiful copy that looks more like an 8.0 or 9.0 than a 4.5.  I assume it has a significant spine split or is missing half the back cover?

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On 12/11/2021 at 4:30 PM, RareHighGrade said:

Great cover.  That's a beautiful copy that looks more like an 8.0 or 9.0 than a 4.5.  I assume it has a significant spine split or is missing half the back cover?

The back cover looks OK except for some smudges and quite a few finger bends.

The front cover has some writing or scribbling in pencil (mostly on the Owl's cape) and a 2 1/2" crease on the lower right hand corner, and there are quite a few creases that don't break color—so the defects add up.

(The book also has three staples, which seems odd; they look normal, but I've never heard of a GA book having three production staples.)

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On 12/11/2021 at 4:04 PM, jimbo_7071 said:

The back cover looks OK except for some smudges and quite a few finger bends.

The front cover has some writing or scribbling in pencil (mostly on the Owl's cape) and a 2 1/2" crease on the lower right hand corner, and there are quite a few creases that don't break color—so the defects add up.

(The book also has three staples, which seems odd; they look normal, but I've never heard of a GA book having three production staples.)

I'll take a 4.5 with those defects every day.

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On 12/11/2021 at 2:23 PM, jimbo_7071 said:

Lo and behold!Ten Copies or less, CGC Census, based on OSG valueStarted by Cat-Man_America, September 9, 2018

Literally forgot that I'd started that thread. doh!  Thanks for locating it in the archives; it seemed like a good idea at the time in spite of the complexity of trying to devise a formula for rarity!  (thumbsu

Richard was right, it definitely had a bit too much of a Grey Poupon air about it.  

As a side note, CGC does occasionally change their census list when notified that a CGC graded book is cracked out or moved to another census.

On 12/11/2021 at 6:04 PM, jimbo_7071 said:

The back cover looks OK except for some smudges and quite a few finger bends.

The front cover has some writing or scribbling in pencil (mostly on the Owl's cape) and a 2 1/2" crease on the lower right hand corner, and there are quite a few creases that don't break color—so the defects add up.

(The book also has three staples, which seems odd; they look normal, but I've never heard of a GA book having three production staples.)

If I'm not mistaken some early GA books do have three staples; it's probably a legitimate production anomaly.  Also, it is a beautiful book; I'm in total agreement with Peter on that. (thumbsu

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On 12/12/2021 at 12:43 AM, Cat-Man_America said:

Literally forgot that I'd started that thread. doh!  Thanks for locating it in the archives; it seemed like a good idea at the time in spite of the complexity of trying to devise a formula for rarity!  (thumbsu

Richard was right, it definitely had a bit too much of a Grey Poupon air about it.  

As a side note, CGC does occasionally change their census list when notified that a CGC graded book is cracked out or moved to another census.

If I'm not mistaken some early GA books do have three staples; it's probably a legitimate production anomaly.  Also, it is a beautiful book; I'm in total agreement with Peter on that. (thumbsu

not sure i had seen it before!

i'd have cross posted between and betwixt my thread and yours!

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