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scott brockelmanmy experience(and that of many slab dealer friends) is that 1963,1964 & 1965 all vary quite a bit in size, mostly side to side,but also top to bottom. i encountered many of these in "original deal"s from collectors who had owned them since boyhood. i would not find it unsual to find one raw or holdered a bit short, 1/16" is stretching the limits, 1/32" would be more in line. while it is still conceivable the card could have been trimmed, the smaller size is probably a factory product. despite any shortcomings the grading services may have, i feel they almost always err on the conservative side when encapsulating cards that may or may not be trimmed. in other words getting back an untrimmed card from them as trimmed is far greater than getting a trimmed one holdered.
scott