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Eric BrehmI have a complete set of 1933 Goudeys, all graded PSA 7 or 8, and I have taken the trouble to measure all 240 of them. I estimated the width and height of each of the cards to the nearest 1/80th of an inch, using a ruler graduated in 1/40th of an inch increments. Here is what I found:
* On average, the cards measured 2.365 by 2.866 inches; this is an average deviation from the presumed nominal size of 2 3/8 (2.375) by 2 7/8 (2.875) inches of about 1/100th (0.01) inch short in each dimension.
* Card width ranged from a minimum of 2.325 inches to a maximum of 2.413 inches, a span of at most 1/20th (0.05) inch on either side of nominal size.
* Card height ranged from a minimum of 2.825 inches to a maximum of 2.925 inches, again at most 1/20th (0.05) inch on either size of nominal size.
Conclusion from this sample of 240 cards: 1933 Goudey cards do vary measurably in size in each dimension, but by less than 1/16th of an inch smaller or larger than 'normal'.
One thing I noticed is that cards that were more off-size in either width or height (say by more than 1/32 inch from nominal) were generally normally sized in the other dimension; i.e. I didn't find any among the 240 cards that were that much off-size in both dimensions simultaneously.
I did not try to correlate size variations with card series (i.e. production sheet) or any other attribute. I doubt whether red cards will tend to have more size variation than those of any other color, but you never know.
12-19-2007, 08:21 PM
Any 33 Goudey experts out there?
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