Tag restoration

Piece Replacement

Tracey Heft
October 16, 2014
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A few things a collector can look for when trying to detect if any pieces have been replaced.

Staple Manipulation

Tracey Heft
October 2, 2014
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A book might have its staples restored – either through cleaning or outright replacement.

Trimming

Tracey Heft
September 18, 2014
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Trimming is easily the most difficult form of restoration to detect, at least with any degree of certainty.

Halftone patterns and overpainting

Tracey Heft
September 4, 2014
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But more than a quick glance at almost any comic book cover in existence will reveal that all the blue’s, red’s, green’s and especially grey’s are far more than a simple blotch of colour on paper.

While some evidence of restoration can be revealed by viewing a book in natural daylight and using a magnification loupe, my favourite tool in detecting restoration (both amateur and professional) is my UVA blacklight.

Detecting Restoration: Color Touch

Tracey Heft
August 7, 2014
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Detecting Restoration - a "how to" for the convention goer. Spotting color touch.

Restored Grade CGC

The thought of Restored Grade , also known as the dreaded "Purple Label", has been known to make an avid comic collector or two, shudder, when they receive the assigned grade on a CGC submission. Nothing makes you want to raise your fist to the heavens , and scream NOOOO!!! like getting a great grade only to have the dreaded purple label.