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CPA 10.0  IS A PAGE THAT DISPLAYS NO VISUAL DEFECTS OR MANUFACTURING FLAWS. HAS WHITE PAGE COLOR WITH PERFECT PRINT REGISTER, BRIGHT BOLD COLORS AND SHARP CORNERS. 

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 CPA 9.5  IS A PAGE THAT DISPLAYS ONLY ONE OR TWO SMALL IMPERFECTIONS. HAS WHITE TO OFF WHITE PAGE COLOR OR BETTER  WITH PERFECT PRINT REGISTER, BRIGHT BOLD COLORS AND SHARP CORNERS. 

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CPA 9.0  IS A PAGE THAT DISPLAYS  A FEW SMALL IMPERFECTIONS SUCH AS VERY MINOR EDGE CHIPS, VERY SLIGHT BLUNTING OR FRAYING OF THE CORNERS. THE PAGE WILL HAVE WHITE TO OFF WHITE COLOR OR BETTER. WILL

HAVE PERFECT OR NEAR PERFECT PRINT REGISTER AND BRIGHT BOLD COLOR.

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CPA 8.5  IS A PAGE THAT DISPLAYS SOME IMPERFECTIONS, BUT AT FIRST GLANCE STILL  APPEARS HIGH GRADE. A PAGE IN THIS GRADE WILL HAVE OFF WHITE COLOR OR BETTER.  A PAGE IN THIS GRADE CAN HAVE SOME MINOR EDGE CHIPS AND SLIGHT BLUNTING OF THE CORNERS AND SOME MINOR DISCOLORATION OR SPOTTING IS ALLOWED. MINOR PRINT REGISTER IMPERFECTIONS ARE ALLOWED IN THIS GRADE.

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CPA 8.0  IS A PAGE THAT DISPLAYS SEVERAL MINOR FLAWS SUCH AS EDGE CHIPPING, SLIGHT  FRAYING OF THE CORNERS. MINOR PRINT REGISTER IMPERFECTIONS AND SOME DISCOLORATION OR SPOTTING ALSO ALLOWED.

BUT WILL STILL HAVE BRIGHT BOLD COLOR AND AND NEAR PERFECT PRINT REGISTER. A PAGE IN THIS GRADE WITH HAVE OFF WHITE TO CREAM COLOR OR BETTER.

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CPA 7.5  IS A PAGE THAT IS STARTING TO SHOW NOTICEABLE FLAWS.  PRINTING FLAWS, CORNER FRAYING, EDGE CHIPPING OR EDGE WEAR. A PAGE IN THIS GRADE WILL HAVE CREAM COLOR OR BETTER. PRINTING IMPERFECTIONS ARE ALSO ALLOWED IN THIS GRADE.

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CPA 7.0 TO CAP 5.5  COMIC PAGES IN THIS GRADE RANGE DISPLAY NOTICEABLE FLAWS. CORNER FRAYING TO SLIGHT CORNER ROUNDING, EDGE WEAR AND HEAVY EDGE CHIPPING.  WILL HAVE CREAM OR BETTER COLOR AND SOME LIGHT DISCOLORATION OR SPOTTING IS ALLOWED. LIGHT SURFACE WEAR OR MANUFACTURING FLAWS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THIS GRADE RANGE.

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CPA 5.0 TO CPA 3.5 COMIC PAGES IN THIS GRADE RANGE WILL DISPLAY NOTICEABLE TO OBVIOUS FLAWS.  SLIGHT TO MODERATE CORNER ROUNDING, HEAVY EDGE WEAR AND CHIPPING. PAGES IN THIS GRADE RANGE WILL HAVE CREAM OR BETTER COLOR.  LIGHT STAINING, MANUFACTURING FLAWS, SURFACE WEAR, LIGHT CREASING AND MINOR EDGE TEARS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THIS GRADE RANGE.

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CPA 3.0 TO CPA 1.0 COMIC PAGES IN THIS GRADE RANGE WILL DISPLAY HEAVY WEAR AND AGING. PAGES IN THIS GRADE WILL HAVE CREAM OR BETTER COLOR.

CREASING, CASUAL PEN OR PENCIL MARKING, EDGER TEARS, SMALL HOLES, MANUFACTURING FLAWS, COLOR REGISTER ISSUES, CORNER ROUNDING, MISSING PAPER, SURFACE WEAR AND STAINING ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS GRADE RANGE.

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CPA 0.8 TO CPA 0.2 ALTERED  

COMIC PAGES IN THIS GRADE RANGE HAVE BEEN ALTERED IN SOME WAY. TRIMMING, RECOLORING, PUNCH HOLES, GLUE OR GLUE STAINING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN THIS GRADE RANGE.

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PAGE QUALITY

COLOR GRADING STANDARDS

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WHITE COMIC PAGES IN THIS GRADE SHOW NO VISIBLE PAPER DETERIORATION TO THE UN AIDED EYE.

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WHITE TO OFF WHITE COMIC PAGES IN THIS GRADE ARE STARTING TO SHOW VISIBLE PAPER DETERIORATION IN SOME AREAS.

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OFF WHITE COMIC PAGES IN THIS GRADE ARE SHOWING VISIBLE PAPER DETERIORATION.

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OFF WHITE TO CREAM COMIC PAGES IN THIS GRADE ARE STARTING TO SHOW VERY NOTICEABLE PAPER DETERIORATION.

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CREAM COMIC PAGES IN THIS GRADE HAVE VERY NOTICEABLE PAPER DETERIORATION.

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NOTE: COMIC PAGE COLOR OR PAPER DETERIORATION IS CAUSED BY OXIDATION OF THE CELLULOSE FIBERS IN THE PAPER ALONG WITH ACID HYDROLYSIS. CPA USES THE WORD "COLOR" AS A SIMPLE WAY TO DESCRIBE THE DEGREE OF PAPER DETERIORATION CAUSED BY THE ABOVE MENTIONED FACTORS IN ANY GIVEN COMIC BOOK PAGE. 

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