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Marc S.[q]also, if this is an older psa holder (as i suspect), what is the overall opinion of the grading at that time?[/q]
There is no single, consistent answer to your question. Although, in general, it appears that many of the cards graded in that era were perhaps graded somewhat liberally vis a vis current standards -- it is also true that when professional grading was first introduced -- that many of the nicest cards were graded then.
Bottom line: buy the card and not the holder. Incidentally, if you want the old font re-holdered, PSA will perform that service for a $5 fee.
I have seen numerous examples of old PSA graded that appear slightly overgraded. Additionally -- some of the nicest vintage common cards I own were graded 8+ years ago. So it depends...