ASM 10 Color Touch 0

[Rich Matist]

I have a question about 'color touch' ... I had this book graded 15 years ago and had it for some time before that. I was surprised, disappointed, etc., when it was returned with a purple label and at a 4.0 grade.

Is this something CGC restoration removal services would remedy without damaging the book? There are no grader notes and I don't even know where the color touch is. 

 

 

 

 

 

[comicginger1789]

Here is what I know...

CGC can remove colour touch. If it is a lot of colour touch and stands a chance of severly downgrading a book (ex. A Hulk 181 CGC 9.2 with colour touch getting knocked down to a 6.5 if it was removed), they will tell you and not bother.

Now, your book is a 4.0. Chances are the touch is somewhere where there is red or black (or along the spine possibly although this being an offwhite background cover, I don't know why someone would colour touch the spine but you never know!). They will scrape it off so if it is in the main area of the book you will see that. As for how hard a hit it might take, well slight suggest maybe a spot so it may just be one area. There is a decent chance your book could still maintain a 4.0 grade. Or if getting bumped, maybe down to a 3.5

 

[theCapraAegagrus]

"Apparent" color touch means that removal will likely result in some sort of visible damage. "Slight" means that the possible damage from removal may not affect the grade much, if at all, since it's already in the 4.0 range.

[Rich Matist]

Thank you both. I know its not a very high grade/valuable comic, but I will take a look at the costs nonetheless.

[Finhead]

On a book of this value IMO it would be easier and cheaper to just find a unrestored copy your happy with and sell this one. Off set the cost and come out ahead with the same or better looking book, compared to spending the time/money to downgrade this one with removal and all the costs.