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Judge DredDo you have any pictures that can be uploaded to this thread.
Example 1: Poor - but if the image is beautiful then maybe P/F.
Example 2: F/G to G, depending upon the rest of the card. I have one like this that was graded by SGC as a 30. My guess is the card was otherwise very nice. The image is incredible.
Example 3: If the chipping is minimal then I don't see why it can't be a G/VG card. If there is a fair amount of chipping (or excessive) then G.
N172 cards (and cartaphillic progeny from the same era) should be graded a bit differently than most cards. Obviously this issue is so much different than most other sets. For example there is more size variance in N172s than most other issues and the different style of advertisements for the same pose makes this the most challenging set to collect (if you were trying to have as many different poses and ads as possible).
More emphasis should be placed on the clarity and contrast of the photographic image than the actual quality of the card board that reinforces the image. I'd much rather have a card that has an outstanding image and a little wear on it than a card with a light image and razor sharp corners and a clean back.