Here’s a breakdown of the comic book grading scale. The grading scale indicates the level of quality of the comic book. The better the comic book, the higher the score. Comic books with higher grades will be more valuable.

GradeAbbreviationNumberDescription
Gem MintGM10Perfect/No defects
MintM9.9Perfect except a minor manufacturing flaw
Near Mint/MintNM/M9.8Nearly flawless, with little or no handling or manufacturing flaws.
Near Mint+NM+9.6Great condition with a few minor manufacturing/handling defects
Near MintNM9.4Great condition with minor wear, a few minor manufacturing/handling defects
Near Mint-NM-9.2Very good condition with some wear, minor manufacturing/handling imperfections
Very Fine/Near MintVF/NM9.0Very good condition with a few minor manufacturing and/or handling flaws.
Very Fine+VF+8.5Attractive with a moderate flaw or a number of minor flaws
Very FineVF8.0Attractive with a moderate defect or a collection of minor flaws
Very Fine-VF-7.5Above-average with a moderate defect or a collection of small defects
Fine/Very FineFN/VF7.0Above-average with a major flaw or a collection of minor imperfections
Fine+FN+6.5Above-average with a major defect and some small flaws, or a significant buildup of minor defects
FineFN6.0Slightly above-average with a major defect and some minor imperfections, or a significant number of small defects.
Fine-FN-5.5Slightly above-average with numerous moderate defects
Very Good/FineVG/FN5.0Average with numerous moderate defects
Very Good+VG+4.5Slightly below-average with many moderate defects
Very GoodVG4.0Below-average with many moderate defects
Very Good-VG-3.5Below-average with some major defects or multiple moderate defects
Good/Very GoodGD/VG3.0Significant evidence of handling and a number of moderate-to-major defects
Good+GD+2.5Extensive evidence of handling and a number of  moderate-to-major defects
GoodGD2.0Extensive evidence of handling and many moderate-to-major defects
Good-GD-1.8Extensive evidence of handling and many major defects
Fair/GoodFR/GD1.5Extensive evidence of handling and a heavy amount of major defects
FairFR1.0Very poorly handled and a heavy amount of major defects
PoorPR.5Heavily defaced and numerous major defects, missing pieces

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