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| Playboy #v1 #1 | ||
| Page 3 Copy | HMH Publishing Co., December 1953 | |
| Norman Holland, Bob Norman, | "Sweetheart of the Month" Marilyn Monroe. | |
| William Marsh & Ambrose Bierce text | Jimmy & Tommy Dorsey article. | |
| Books | CGC Label | CGC Total | Avg. Grade | 10 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
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| 1 BOOK | Universal | 85 | 5.04 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 0 0.0% | 1 1.2% | 0 1.2% | 2 3.5% | 0 3.5% | 4 8.2% | 3 11.8% | 3 15.3% | 2 17.6% | 10 29.4% | 5 35.3% | 7 43.5% | 9 54% | 6 61% | 7 69% | 16 88% | 1 89% | 2 92% | 2 94% | 0 94% | 2 96% | 0 96% | 3 100% |
| 1 BOOK | Restored | 14 | 4.64 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 1 7.1% | 2 21.4% | 0 21.4% | 1 28.6% | 1 35.7% | 2 50% | 3 71% | 3 93% | 1 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% |
| 1 BOOK | Qualified | 7 | 6.53 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 1 14.3% | 1 28.6% | 0 28.6% | 1 42.9% | 1 57% | 1 71% | 0 71% | 0 71% | 0 71% | 0 71% | 1 86% | 0 86% | 0 86% | 0 86% | 0 86% | 0 86% | 0 86% | 0 86% | 0 86% | 1 100% |
| Playboy #v1 #1 Page 3 Copy (1953, HMH Publishing Co.) CGC Universal Grade Distribution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0% 0 10 | 0% 0 9.9 | 0% 0 9.8 | 1% 1 9.6 | 0% 0 9.4 | 2% 2 9.2 | 0% 0 9.0 | 5% 4 8.5 | 4% 3 8.0 | 4% 3 7.5 | 2% 2 7.0 | 12% 10 6.5 | 6% 5 6.0 | 8% 7 5.5 | 11% 9 5.0 | 7% 6 4.5 | 8% 7 4.0 | 19% 16 3.5 | 1% 1 3.0 | 2% 2 2.5 | 2% 2 2.0 | 0% 0 1.8 | 2% 2 1.5 | 0% 0 1.0 | 4% 3 0.5 |
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