From my food cat series - The Ice Cream Cat!
☆ Item specs ☆
🍦 1.75" tall
🍦 Hard enamel
🍦 Gold plated
🍦 Two back posts secured with yellow rubber backs
🍦 Back stamped
☆ Standard grade ☆
These pins have a few noticeable imperfections. Usually only visible upon close-up inspection or viewing the pin in a specific angle in the light.
Examples of expected Standard Grade imperfections:
🍦 Minor scuff marks, scratches, buff marks, color staining, an excess bump on metal plating.
🍦 Slight amount of Blemishes, oxidation, uncoated on metal plating
🍦 Slightly uneven fills
🍦 Minor noticeable specks, microbubbles, smudges, or slightly misaligned screenprinting
☆ Seconds or B grade ☆
These pins have noticeable flaws and imperfections.
Examples of expected Second Grade imperfections:
☆ Major scuff marks, scratches, buff marks, color staining, an excess bump on metal plating.
☆ More noticeable Blemishes, oxidation, uncoated on metal plating
☆ Uneven fills
☆ Noticeable specks, microbubbles, smudges, or misaligned screenprinting
☆ C grade ☆
These pins have extremely noticeable flaws and imperfections.
Examples of expected B Grade imperfections:
☆ Very major scuff marks, scratches, buff marks, color staining, an excess bump on metal plating.
☆ Very noticeable Blemishes, oxidation, uncoated on metal plating
☆ Very uneven fills
☆ Very noticeable specks, microbubbles, smudges, or misaligned screenprinting