9.8 purple? 0

[Spidey 62]

How is that possible?  Slight color touch. 

[theCapraAegagrus]

I'm confused by the question... It's restored and is a 9.8 grade.

[Spidey 62]

2 hours ago, theCapraAegagrus said:

I'm confused by the question... It's restored and is a 9.8 grade.

I'm sure I'm missing it.  Considering 9.8 is the defacto top of the mark (yes 9.9 and 10.0, but those are rare premiums), but if it's restored, how can it get the 9.8?  Green label is "if not for blank, it would be this" (I believe), but is restoration the same? 

[gadzukes]

31 minutes ago, Spidey 62 said:

I'm sure I'm missing it.  Considering 9.8 is the defacto top of the mark (yes 9.9 and 10.0, but those are rare premiums), but if it's restored, how can it get the 9.8?  Green label is "if not for blank, it would be this" (I believe), but is restoration the same? 

It is an "Apparent" 9.8.  

There's probably 1 tiny dot of CT on it.

It would have probably been a 9.6 or 9.4 unrestored.  That's an expensive little ct dot.

Edited April 16, 2020 by gadzukes

[theCapraAegagrus]

37 minutes ago, Spidey 62 said:

I'm sure I'm missing it.  Considering 9.8 is the defacto top of the mark (yes 9.9 and 10.0, but those are rare premiums), but if it's restored, how can it get the 9.8?  Green label is "if not for blank, it would be this" (I believe), but is restoration the same? 

Let's pretend it's a 9.4 blue label. The color touch improves the grade to 9.8, but it's restored.