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It's hard to tell for sure, but the lower grade hats are looking like Grade 6-8 to me. They would probably grade them 8-12...Thanks much. Ever hear any feedback on La Marqueza or Ecualama?
Those don't look bad at all, and his lower-grade Montecristis are quite reasonable. You don't know what grade is in the photos, of course...
Even the nicer Cuenca bodies I bought were sold as grade 12. By the wpsi count I would have graded them at 10. IME, the people selling the hats always seem to push the grade up a notch or two. Stetson sells a grade 8 Panama that I would grade 5-6.
IMO, Brent Blacks system of counting WPSI is the most honest and a good way to make the grading system consistent throughout the marketplace.