Free Comic Book Day 2014 (Guardians of the Galaxy) #1 (2014) Free Comic Book Day 2014 Edition

THE HIGH GRADES (Investment Quality)

• 9.9 – 10.0 MINT: Near perfect. No discernible defects.
• 9.8 NM/MT: High-end; negligible stress or bindery tears.
• 9.6 NM+: Nearly perfect; very minor surface wear.
• 9.4 NM: Standard high-grade; minor corner blunting.
• 9.2 NM-: Excellent; small stress lines (no color break).
• 9.0 VF/NM: Great eye appeal; minor spine stress.

THE MID GRADES (Collector Quality)

• 8.5 VF+: Clean copy; small amount of wear/creasing.
• 8.0 VF: Very attractive; minor surface wear or foxing.
• 7.5 VF-: Slight accumulation of defects; minor blunting.
• 7.0 FN/VF: Solid copy; minor creases or color breaks.
• 6.0 FN: Average mid-grade; small spine splits or tears.
• 5.0 VG/FN: Significant wear; small pieces may be missing.

THE LOW GRADES (Reader Quality)

• 4.0 VG: Average used copy; heavy creasing or scuffing.
• 3.0 GD/VG: Heavily read; major creases or staple rust.
• 2.0 GD: Well-worn; covers may be detached but present.
• 1.0 FR: Heavily damaged; large chunks missing.
• 0.5 PR: Fragile; missing pages or severe degradation.

Our raw grading is an opinion based on 30+ years of experience. We do not guarantee a specific numeric grade from 3rd party services (CGC/CBCS) but strive for maximum accuracy.