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Originally Posted by Piquettethecat
... That would explain why some years -- 1969 OPC hockey, for instance -- don't have rough edges and why there are different levels of rough edges within the same year.
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100% accurate. I am of an age where my OPC hockey collection as a kid ranged from 1967 to 1972. I still have the cards I purchased from nickel and dime packs. While I've upgraded a few cards, my sets today contain 95% to 100% of the same cards I purchased as a boy.
When I look at those sets, I do not have many OPC rough cuts. When I got back into collecting in 1990, I noticed the sets from after my youth seemed to have way more rough cuts than my sets as a kid. And I can guarantee I've never trimmed any of those cards.
This is not a scientific experiment with accurate metrics, just one guys observations.
One other note... I also have many cards I pulled from packs that are noticeably different sizes. I recall noticing that as a kid.