1951 Parkhurst Gordie Howe - card sizing = altered?
 

Hi guys,

I'm a complete newbie to the forum. I was looking for a place to find some experts on 1951 Parkies. In particular, I'm wondering how consistent the size cutting was for these cards. I just bought a raw Gordie Howe, but unlike a few of the other Parkies I own, the width is not exactly 1 3/4 inches... it's almost a full 1/16th of an inch short. This leads me to believe it may have been trimmed at some point, but going against that is the fact that both sides look equally worn on the edges and on the corners - why trim a card if it's going to be terribly worn anyways?

I've attached a picture of the Howe and with a Reise for comparison.

My questions:
1) Do you think this is just a slight cutting variance at the factory or do you think it has been subsequently trimmed?, and
2) Do you think PSA would grade this with a normal grade, or with a "MC" qualifier, or as "altered"?

Any experienced feedback would be incredibly helpful. Thank you in advance.

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Did not read but this may help?
From what I've learned, these cards, due to their crude cutting techniques back in the day, do/did not come out all the exact same size.
Many others on here with far greater knowledge than me though.
https://www.psacard.com/articles/art...t-hockey-cards

Welcome to the site, BTW. :)

Thanks for the welcome and the response, Irv.

I had read that PSA article already - it seems to say they cut many cards at once and that the sorting of the cards was very crude (in a cement mixer), but nothing about the consistency of the widths.

Back up Irv?
 

Does anyone else agree with Irv's assessment?

1951 Parkhurst Gordie Howe - card sizing = altered?
 

It definitely could get a minimum size requirement designation, implying that no evidence of alteration is noted, but can’t receive a numeric grade. Or could just get a numeric grade, never know and you won’t always get the same opinion if you keep resubmitting it. Don’t have to accept the first grade you get.

I would maybe submit it to SGC first to get it in a holder for potentially less cost than PSA and see what they say. If they give it a numeric grade, could try a crossover to PSA if you really want it in their holder.

Thanks CardPadre!