Opinions Please

[Ivanko]

There are two books, same issue #.

 

Both are graded Universal.

 

One book is a 9.4 Church with White pages, the other is a 9.6 Rockford with Cream/OW pages old label.

 

The 9.6 is 10% more in price than the 9.4.

 

Would you go for the grade or the page quality?

[rjpb]

The Church 9.4

[Scrooge]

Page Quality oh and it's the Church copy too

[The Black Hand ®]

PQ, Church most definately.

[143ksk]

The Church 9.4

 

 

Much better PQ, a much better pedigree and 0.2 difference? No question I'd go with the Church copy.

[adamstrange]

For heavenly copies, you'd have to go to Church.

[G.A.tor]

guess it depends on the book....would lean towards a church most any day, but certain books a rockford 9.6 might be desirable

rick

[Socratic Wonder]

9.4 Church with white pages.... no question!!!

[Ivanko]

I was leaning toward the 9.4 Church, but was just wondering if there were compelling arguments for the 9.6 Rockford.

 

It's all part of the "make the choice even harder" plan

[Apotheosis]

Besides the PQ what are the colors like? I've seen some examples where the Rockfords have better color then the Churchs.

 

Generally speaking, though, I would take the Church at 9.4

[showcase4]

the focus on PQ is on the rise, and a WHITE paged 9.4 is destined for greatness.....the combo of this grade and this PQ are virtually unbeatable by any other similarly priced book

 

Steve

[MCMiles]

It took me about half a second to decide the Church 9.4 with better pages.

[RareHighGrade]

C'mon, give us a difficult question.

[stagedoorjohnny]

C'mon, give us a difficult question.

 

[ciorac]

Page Quality oh and it's the Church copy too

 

[MrBedrock]

I'd take a white page 6.0 Church over a 9.9 rockford with cream pages. Just a thing with the colors a page quality.

[Robert Beerbohm]

I began advertising in my catalogs re White Paper being way more important than spine stress bends some years ago. White Paper rules the roost in my mind.

 

In the earlier CGC days, some were wont to trivialize the concept that a 9.6 anything with less than off white could be less desired than a lesser grade with White Paper. The CGC number seemed to govern all, did not matter to many that the paper inside was not as brilliant.

 

Good to see the hobby is coming along re archival concepts as a main whole group-think

 

We think we own this stuff we buy.

 

What we collectively merely remain are care takers preserving for future generations. How else do you think we do find such stuff in such high grade sometimes many generations old.

 

Robert Beerbohm

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