I look fwd to Eric's take but I have noticed about the same difference in SGC old vs. new. Here's an article with a small gallery:

PSA did start giving grader notes at higher levels of service. I think "color added" IS the explanation--the SGC slabs used to just say "A". Can you a...

You know I love this question : ) Here's a little article I wrote a while back: I WISH grading companies shared archival specs and really touted the p...

Do they not fit into regular 2 and 3 row boxes, in top loaders? I'm pretty sure my 52-56 hang out in regular toploader boxes just fine? Let me know if...

Cardhound members are currently iso the following. Email me at matt@cardhoundvintage.com if you have any of these for sale!1911 T205 Christy Mathewson...

Hey Aaron! Here are a couple of affordable options--you can also do these BEFORE you buy in the future. 1) You can send a pic and $10 to Beckett for a...

Again, sorry I missed this! PSA gives explicit front AND back centering guidelines, which is handy. For example, a PSA 5 "must be" 90 / 10 or better o...

Sorry I missed this follow up! I'm lazy and generally measure them against other cards! Some use digital calipers. NOTE: a card can be trimmed and sti...

Mays: on the front anyway, the top / bottom center is weaker than side to side, right? The allowance for back centering is much more generous. I'd hop...

I would ballpark these both at 6...Gibson due to centering and Fisk due to surface noise / snow. Thoughts?

He hasn't responded to the specific question yet, perhaps is waiting on feedback from SGC that may or may not materialize. My experience it has been d...

I have actually requested from PSA and SGC that they publish their sizing tolerance for each individual set if it comes to that. I mean size is pretty...

@bobclouston I'll try that out for kicks. Thanks!