Gatsby77 Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 So...I have a pair of Captain America 241s that appear to be 9.4s except for some specific flaws: Copy A: damage around one staple, light distributor spray (only visible from the top); light foxing on right side Copy B: light foxing on right side. Guesses as to grades? Specifically, what's the grade hit for foxing of any kind on a Copper book? Automatic 6.5? Ditto - is distributor spray (only visible from the top looking down) an automatic 5.0? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 22 hours ago, Gatsby77 said: So...I have a pair of Captain America 241s that appear to be 9.4s except for some specific flaws: Copy A: damage around one staple, light distributor spray (only visible from the top); light foxing on right side Copy B: light foxing on right side. Guesses as to grades? Specifically, what's the grade hit for foxing of any kind on a Copper book? Automatic 6.5? Ditto - is distributor spray (only visible from the top looking down) an automatic 5.0? Take scans and post the images in the Spare a Grade Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatsby77 Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share Posted April 27, 2021 Possibly - I don't have a scanner, but can see about a cell phone photo later. But it should be a simple question - what's the grade hit for foxing as a discreet defect? My recollection is: not as much as you'd think. As I've owned a few Golden Age Crippen books - a pedigree notorious for foxing -- that were downright fugly. I thought they should be 5.0s but CGC graded them as 6.5s since structurally they were pretty - just with this glaring defect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 I hate foxing, and slam the grade for it. I don’t think CGC deducts enough for this defect. Randall Dowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PovertyRow Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 5 hours ago, Gatsby77 said: Possibly - I don't have a scanner, but can see about a cell phone photo later. But it should be a simple question - what's the grade hit for foxing as a discreet defect? My recollection is: not as much as you'd think. As I've owned a few Golden Age Crippen books - a pedigree notorious for foxing -- that were downright fugly. I thought they should be 5.0s but CGC graded them as 6.5s since structurally they were pretty - just with this glaring defect. CGC can be more "lenient" when it comes to GA books, and will not knock down a defect in a GA as much as if it were in a later age book.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninanina Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Slight Foxing is allowed in a 9.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
