Just had this graded and honestly didn’t know what it would get. Came back XF40. Please post anything that you were surprised that it didn’t get a details or cleaned or whatever.
Congratulations on the straight grade. I too am surprised that it straight graded with those chop marks. But it is a Trade Dollar.
Trade Dollars will get a straight grade at PCGS if the only "issue" is a chop mark. I'm not sure if they are also more lenient for minor issues on top of the chop marks (like cleaning) as I have not had any experience with these (just admired them from the images people post).
The obverse appears to have significant corrosion pitting. If that is what it is, then I am amazed (appalled) that it straight-graded. I just got some nice half cents back from PCGS with AU-Details Cleaned grades and I thought they were too harsh. Too harsh, too lenient. Who knows what goes on behind the curtain in the Emerald City.
