Is this rust or am I just going crazy? 0

[BlackTerror98]

In the light it's shiny or when I use flash it's kinda shiny but when it's normal it seems to have a grey undertone? Is this rust! Should I crack it and get it cleaned and recased to just protect the book! The book is from 1940. Or is that just dirt? Thoughts please, it keeps me up worrying about this book 😂😂 

[theCapraAegagrus]

I'm not seeing rust.

[Callaway29]

Looks pretty clean to me...def. wouldn't crack & clean. 

[F For Fake]

I'm not seeing the rust. My experience with rust is that if you have it, you'll definitely see it.

[oldmilwaukee6er]

When a staple ages and loses its shine it's called matted or matting. It's a sign of aging and a pre rust condition (though does not progress to rust in all cases)

[JazzMan]

No rust.  Just old.

[silverseeker]

I'm also not seeing any rust...

[kav]

20 hours ago, Matthew Kyle Brasile said:

In the light it's shiny or when I use flash it's kinda shiny but when it's normal it seems to have a grey undertone? Is this rust! Should I crack it and get it cleaned and recased to just protect the book! The book is from 1940. Or is that just dirt? Thoughts please, it keeps me up worrying about this book 😂😂 

pitted but no rust-keep in mind rust can be brushed off and I believe if CGC notices it gets a purple label.  Others may know more.  This looks exactly like staples I have scrubbed rust off of-the pitting remains.

[BlackTerror98]

1 hour ago, kav said:

pitted but no rust-keep in mind rust can be brushed off and I believe if CGC notices it gets a purple label.  Others may know more.  This looks exactly like staples I have scrubbed rust off of-the pitting remains.

Okay thank you! So it's not rust! And it's a Blue label 6.5 

[BlackTerror98]

2 hours ago, silverseeker said:

I'm also not seeing any rust...

Okay thank you!

[BlackTerror98]

9 hours ago, JazzMan said:

No rust.  Just old.

Okay thank you!