Give me some ideas on Iron Fist #15 0

[TMOZ1972]

[FineCollector]

There's an odd texture at the tip of Nightcrawler's left shoulder pad.  Water spot, or just warping from the nearby scratches?

4.5 on my phone, perhaps 5.0.

[James J Johnson]

If it's not artifact, being generated from the surrounding browns of the wood background and cover color, those staples look to be almost the same hue as those browns surrounding them. In which case, if rust, it's probably to a degree that also affects the blades of the staples clasping the centerfold and probably oxidizing the paper as well.

If that's not the case, around VG is right, a lot of wear and crinkles in the cover for a bronzeage book, and if that is rust, much less, how much less dependent upon that degree of rust, say from 2.0 to 3.0.

[TMOZ1972]

Thanks!