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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jloring, post: 704550, member: 15518&quot;]Besides coins, I collect comicbooks (mostly from the 40&#039;s and 50&#039;s). Some years back, a 10 point grading system was incorporated by the two major comicbook grading services (CGC and PGX). Both of these services &quot;slab&quot; comicbooks, just like coins. The term &quot;mint&quot; and &quot;near mint&quot; has been used for comics as long as I can remember; I&#039;m not saying it&#039;s right or wrong, but the term &quot;mint&quot; has become a generic term in the collectible market, something like &quot;NITB&quot; (new in the box). the breakdown is as follows:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>10.0: Gem Mint (GM) </p><p>9.9: Mint (MT) </p><p>9.8: Near Mint/Mint (NM/MT) </p><p>9.6: Near Mint+ (NM+) </p><p>9.4: Near Mint (NM) </p><p>9.2: Near Mint- (NM-) </p><p>9.0: Very Fine/Near Mint (VF/NM) </p><p>8.5: Very Fine+ (VF+) </p><p>8.0: Very Fine (VF) </p><p>7.5: Very Fine- (VF-) </p><p>7.0: Fine/Very Fine (FN/VF) </p><p>6.5: Fine+ (FN+) </p><p>6.0: Fine (FN) </p><p>5.5: Fine- (FN-) </p><p>5.0: Very Good/Fine (VG/FN) </p><p>4.5: Very Good+ (VG+) </p><p>4.0: Very Good (VG) </p><p>3.5: Very Good- (VG-) </p><p>3.0: Good/Very Good (GD/VG) </p><p>2.5: Good+ (GD+) </p><p>2.0: Good (GD) </p><p>1.8: Good- (GD-) </p><p>1.5: Fair/Good (FR/GD) </p><p>1.0: Fair (FR) </p><p>0.5: Poor (PR)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Read more: <a href="http://graphicnovelscomics.suite101.com/article.cfm/comic_book_grading_systems_and_terms#ixzz0T6Udt2hO" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://graphicnovelscomics.suite101.com/article.cfm/comic_book_grading_systems_and_terms#ixzz0T6Udt2hO" rel="nofollow"><b><span style="color: #0284d4">http://graphicnovelscomics.suite101.com/article.cfm/comic_book_grading_systems_and_terms#ixzz0T6Udt2hO</span></b></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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