CGC Expands “No Grade” Designation

Due to an increasing demand for incomplete comics, CGC has announced the expansion of its current NG (No Grade) designation to include three categories: NG, PG (Page) and CVR (Cover). These new categories will represent individual wraps, pages or covers of comic books, and reflect a growing trend towards collecting parts of comics for display or restoration.

PG will represent individual pages or wraps submitted to CGC for encapsulation. CVR includes front covers, back covers and full covers. Incomplete copies that contain more than one wrap will continue to be encapsulated in the NG category. Because these parts fall below Poor on the comic grading scale, CGC designations will not apply a technical numeric grade.

As values for mega keys such as Action Comics #1 and Amazing Fantasy #15 continue to increase beyond the pocketbook of many buyers, demand for single pages has grown — allowing collectors to own a piece of history at a fraction of the cost.

Restoring incomplete books also sends collectors searching for parts of comics, such as centerfolds and front or back covers. The new PG and CVR labels will showcase these parts. But they will also provide a level of trust by correctly identifying the part and its page quality, as well as detecting any restoration or trimming present.

CGC will be utilizing the new categories starting Monday, November 17. For any questions regarding these new designations, please contact Brittany McManus at bmcmanus@cgccomics.com or 941-360-3991.