1960-1969 Hockey Cards
The 1960s were another big decade for hockey cards. The 1960s hockey cards offered collectors the most mainstream choices compared to any other period to date. In addition to Topps and Parkhurst, O-Pee-Chee rejoined the ranks.
The 1960-1969 hockey sets include the rookie card for Bobby Orr, which is the most popular rookie from the decade. Other top rookie offerings include Stan Mikita, Dave Keon, Rod Gilbert, Jean Ratelle, Bernie Parent, Jim Pappin, Phil Esposito, Gary Cheevers, Tony Esposito, and Serge Savard.
1961-62 Parkhurst Hockey Cards
1961-62 Parkhurst Hockey has a 51-card checklist that focuses solely on the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings. Dave Keon is the only significant rookie in the colorful set.
Product Details
1961-62 Parkhurst Hockey saw some changes from previous years. Actually, the fronts are similar but the amount of information included on the back was scaled back drastically and replaced by a novelty. For many critics, that change showed the beginning of the end of the company's offerings.
Card fronts show a player image superimposed against a background color. The background also contains the player's team logo shown several times over. A black box along the bottom contains the card number and the player's name, with a white border surrounding the card. Backs are written in both French and English. A note along the top identifies the cards' year of issue, and the player's name is presented in a bold font beneath that. His stats from the previous year follow. After that, a large cartoon takes up the rest of the card, with a punchline that can be revealed by rubbing the edge of a coin along the surface. Needless to say, a card that has been scratched loses some of its value.
There are 51 cards in the complete 1961-62 Parkhurst Hockey set. The checklist is broken down among three of the NHL's teams. The Toronto Maple Leafs appear on cards 1 through 18, the Detroit Red Wings are on cards 19 through 34 and the Montreal Canadiens take up the rest of the set. Unlike previous Parkhurst sets, there are no coaches, action cards or specialty subsets.
How We Grade:
Gem
Mint (GMT): (10.0) A flawless card. To be in Gem Mint condition,
a card’s borders must have a ratio of 50/50 side to side and top to
bottom.
Mint
(MT): (9.0-9.5) A perfect card. Well-centered with parallel borders which appear
equal to the naked eye. Four sharp, square corners. No creases, edge dents,
surface scratches, paper flaws, loss of luster, yellowing or fading, regardless
of age. No imperfectly printed cards – out of register, badly cut or ink flawed
– or card stained by contact with gum, wax or other substances can be
considered truly Mint, even if new out of the pack. Generally, to be considered
in Mint condition, a card’s borders must exist in a ratio of 60/40 side to side
and top to bottom.
Near
Mint/Mint (NM/MT): (8.0-8.5) A super high-end card that
appears Mint 9 at first glance, but upon closer inspection, may exhibit a very
slight wax stain on reverse, slight fraying at one or two corners, or a minor
printing imperfection. Centering must be app. 65/35 to 70/30 or better on the
front and 90/10 or better on the reverse.
Near
Mint (NM): (7.0-7.5) A nearly perfect card at first glance, but
upon closer inspection, may have slight surface wear, slight fraying on some
corners, slightly out-of-register picture focus, a minor printing blemish or
slight wax stain on reverse. Centering must be 70/30 to 75/25 or better on the
front and 90/10 or better on the reverse.
Excellent/Near
Mint (EX/NM): (6.0-6.5) Card may have visible surface
wear or a printing defect. A very light scratch. Corners may have slightly
graduated fraying. Picture focus may be slightly out-of-register. Card may have
minor wax stain on reverse, may have very slight nothing on edges. Centering
must be 80/20 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse.
Excellent
(EX): (5.0-5.5) Corners are still fairly sharp with only moderate wear. Card
borders may be off center as much as 85/15. No creases. May have very minor
gum, wax or product stains, front or back. Surfaces may show slight loss of
luster from rubbing across other cards. Dark bordered cards may have one or two
small nicks.
Very
Good/Excellent (VG/EX): (4.0-4.5) Shows obvious handling, but still
looks nice. Corners may be rounded or have minor creases. No major creases,
tape marks or extraneous markings or writing. Surfaces does exhibit loss of
luster, but the printing is intact. May have paper wrinkles. May show major
gum, wax or other packaging stains. All four borders visible, though the ratio
may be as poor as 95/5. Exhibits honest wear.
Very
Good (VG): (3.0-3.5) A well-worn card, but exhibits no intentional
damage or abuse. May be “Mis-cut or Off-Center” with no border visible. May
have major or multiple creases, however, creases are not so deep as to show the
underlying paper. This card is completely readable, has not been written on,
and has no tape marks or holes. Corner rounding may extend well beyond the
border.
Good
(GD) (2.0-2.5) Shows excessive wear, along with damage or abuse. Will show all
the wear characteristics of a Very Good card, along with such damage as thumb
tack holes in or near margins, evidence of having been taped or pasted, perhaps
small tears around the edges or creases so heavily as to break the cardboard.
Backs may show minor added pen or pencil writing or be missing small bits of
paper. Still basically a complete card.
Poor
(P): (1.0-1.5) A card that has been tortured to death. Corners or other areas
may be torn off. Card may have been trimmed, show holes from a paper punch or
have been used for BB gun practice. Front may have extraneous pen or pencil
writing, or other defacement. Major portions of front or back design may be
missing. Not a pretty sight.
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