T206 SGC Authentic question.....?

[Wanaselja]

I’ve been searching through past threads and this one seems appropriate for my question. I recently bought a WaJo Portrait. I’m relatively new to T206’s (this is my 8th). When I got it in hand and saw it next to my other T206’s the proportions looked off. Tall and skinny. I checked the edges with a loupe and see no evidence of trimming (I’m by no means an expert - but from reading on here think I know what I’m looking for). I measured it through the case with a precision ruler that goes to 1/32”. The dimensions I get are 1 13/32” (1.406) x 2 21/32” (2.656) for a total of 4.062”. I looked at a thread from a number of years ago where someone measured 500+ cards and listed the results. The width of mine is a hair over his smallest, the height is above average and the aggregate meets his mean total. This is a Sweet Cap back (not American Beauty). Do any of you more experienced gentlemen see anything that shouts altered to you? It’s in an SGC 3 holder. It shows even corner wear, no dog ears etc. but does display a gap at the edge. I know with SGC that’s a less reliable indicator than PSA. See pics below. Thank you for your input.






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[swarmee]

Looks fine to me; hard to fake that corner/edge wear combo, IMO.

[Luke]

Looks fine to me

[oldeboo]

Yeah, wouldn't sweat that Johnson one bit. You're talking 1/32(.03)" narrower than what it "should" be. That could be a factory cut, a little wear or measuring accuracy. Don't lose sleep over that card.

[Wanaselja]

Thank you for the feedback, it's much appreciated.
I must admit that when I looked up T206 sizes last night to double check I read it as 1 5/8" wide. I just looked again and see my error.

[Rhotchkiss]

Looks good to me

I’ll take it off your hands if it’s keeping you up at night 😉

[MVSNYC]

Wajo looks good to me too. Sometimes SGC's black inner gaskets holding the cards can vary in size, and be a little larger, giving the illusion that the card is narrower/shorter.

The OP's Bradley obviously looks narrow, but I'll add that the fat borders top & bottom enhance the illusion of it being narrow (and I do think it is either trimmed, or has a funky cut from the factory, which can happen)...

Here's an "A" I have, I believe it has a "funky cut" from the factory, but tough to know for sure.