Trimmed 33 Goudey?

[conor912]

It certainly looks narrow, but I will say in my experience that 1/16” is within tolerance of Goudeys. I’ve seen some original collections with cards all over the place as far as dimensions go. If that is trimmed, whoever did it did one hell of a job aging the new edge from what I can see.

[Phil68]

Originally Posted by conor912

It certainly looks narrow, but I will say in my experience that 1/16” is within tolerance of Goudeys. I’ve seen some original collections with cards all over the place as far as dimensions go. If that is trimmed, whoever did it did one hell of a job aging the new edge from what I can see.

I'm guessing trimmed. The size and eye test are suspect, of course, but it's the lack of toning diffusion on the reverse (in the scan, anyway) that makes me think trimmed. Very nice job trimming but...why would someone trim it, hurt the centering, and "age" it down to the same grade level?

It sure is a pretty sweet card, regardless. It's certainly well printed, clean and pushing 90 years old! Aren't raw Goudey's sweet!?!?

[2dueces]

My question to myself is what advantage would there be to trim that card?
Not like it became razor sharp after a shave. Still a 4 or at best a 5?

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by 2dueces

My question to myself is what advantage would there be to trim that card?
Not like it became razor sharp after a shave. Still a 4 or at best a 5?

Some people trimmed cards narrower years ago to fit them into 9-pocket pages or toploaders they had on hand. Not all trimming is to improve the condition for grading.