Pin Grading Policy
All pins sold on www.chocolona.com are standard grades AKA "A-grades" unless explicitly stated otherwise.
Enamel pins are handmade items that have natural variations and slight flaws that can occur during the production process. No pin will be perfect and every pin maker’s grading standard varies. Please read below for our grading standard.
We hope you find this information useful. Please don't hesitate to reach out to us if you have further questions!
Product Q&As
Standard grades AKA "A-grades"
No major defects but may exhibit very minor imperfections that can only be seen under close inspection, such as:
- Stray glitter
- Wiggly (but not loose!) posts
- Low-fill enamel in small areas
- Tiny pores in glittery areas
- Slightly misaligned screen printing
- Small traces of random debris (dust, fuzz, etc.)
- Tiny bubbles in enamel, glitter or epoxy coating
- Light scuffing, scratches, dents, enamel bleeding
- Slight discoloration and imperfections in/on the metal plating on the sides and /or back of the pin
- Minor excess metal in or around edges of pin
- Minor enamel miscoloration
- Slightly thicker metal outlines
- Slightly chipped plating on the side(s)
B-Grades
B-Grade pins never have defects affecting the wearability, such as missing/broken pin posts.
They have more noticeable, minor defects, yet are still very cute and wearable! For example:
- Moving posts
- Low-fill in large areas
- Chipped metal plating
- Discoloration or staining
- Missing enamel or plating
- Wrong enamel fill colors
- Large dents, divots, scratches
- Missing or badly printed screen printing
- Excessive bubbles, scratches, dents, divots
- Foreign materials embedded in enamel, glitter or epoxy