With very minor defects. Generally excludes all Category I image defects, tears, emulsion cracks, thinness of the paper base, poor spotting and lack of spotting. Defects are invisible in the framed piece but are visible with a loupe or with harsh side lighting. Very Good . With minor defects from any of the four categories.
Defects are invisible in the framed piece.
With one or more minor visible defects. With one or more significant visible defects in the image area. An image is usually not collectible in this condition unless it is extremely rare and important. With major defects. This category is not used.