Phicks Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 I recently picked up a copy of Atom 10, which outwardly looks to be about an 8.0. But on the splash page, below the Atom and above the gun is a 4 or an A very lightly drawn in pencil. There is no ridge on the paper, and no marking through the page. And in addition, someone made some blue dots on another page with what I assume was a small magic marker. There is bleed through to the next page, but only about half the intensity. How would you grade this book? Thanks in advance for any feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 The FC photo is blurry so it's hard to be confident about defects. The shadow on the back probably keeps this out of NM range. 7.5/8.0 pending a better look at the cover. I don't think the internal writing will matter much here. Phicks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowGradeBronze Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 I think you would see 7.5 on this book as is with the pen dots not really an issue as scburdet says. Nice! Phicks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phicks Posted December 12, 2023 Author Share Posted December 12, 2023 Thank you both for taking the time to comment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 I would think a fine+ grade at a minimum for this grenade cover Atom😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travizb Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Sweet looking book. Probably 6.5. Is that a dust shadow on the back or an actual shadow? grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 On 12/13/2023 at 8:44 AM, travizb said: Sweet looking book. Probably 6.5. Is that a dust shadow on the back or an actual shadow? I'm at 6.5/7.0. The interior writing isn't going to affect the grade. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
