PGM Silver Surfer #1 1968 3 3

[grigoriane]

Hi Everyone, 

There's some staining on the back cover, and a scratch near the spine that's visible from the back. I have close ups of it in the photos.

I'm probably going to CGC this. DO you guys think a press/would help the grade?

Looking forward to your estimates. 

Eric

[scburdet]

Cleaning will likely help more than pressing. The latter might get out some superficial creases and make the book present better. I'm going to say 5.0±0.5. I think the tears and the reader's crease are going to hold this down. I'd almost guess lower, except it's a square bound and generally looks much nicer than a lot of VGs

[Deutero]

I’m thinking around a 4.0 with the tears around the staples and back cover. The front edges are very nice though so that may well pull it a bit higher, especially after a clean. Not sure whether it’s really worth pressing though and it can be more problematic as it’s a square bound issue.

[grendelbo]

5.0/5.5

The color-breaking crease along the spine is it's major defect and drops the book to FN. The tears are more or less acceptable in this range. Knock off a grade or two for the back cover stain. I don't think a press will make a difference much in the grade unless there's some handling creases in the covers that the pics don't show.

Thanks for sharing.

Edited July 30, 2022 by grendelbo

[Mars76]

5.5

[Cushing Fan]

5.0

[Hibou]

I don't think a press would do much but I'd say 4.5... I could see it going .5 in either direction though.

[Mmanick]

4.0

[CJ Design]

4.0-4.5 great presenting Buscema Banger

[Galen130]

5.0