Dazed and cornfused! A PCGS grading tale

Hey Barney, I like it, the coin is clearly PL. Scrapes can be dismissed when it is in field, sometimes on the devices, just not very common.
The coin deserves more credit than they gave it.

 

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I'm also thinking it is this area that I highlighted below. While it might pass by some graders, I think more often than not it would get a details grade.

They also could have net-graded it as a 62 pl or dmpl as I have seen some near details coins get the benefit of a straight grade (albeit lower than one would originally think from a quick glance).

 

That 86' looks like it should have gotten gem.

 

I thought 65, so we're on the same page? They graded it 66. I don't have a photo of their 64, they screwed up my order, I double checked after I posted originally. Here is the seller's photo of the 64. Their photo really doesn't capture the luster in hand.

 

I agree, that is pretty heavy and uniform across that whole area. It's a shame. My third party, unaffected opinion is, I wouldn't risk sending it back in. It's still nice and should command a premium as is but I think it will always be a bargain PL for someone. There's a reason it's made it this long not already in a slab. Who knows how many times it's been submitted. Those look like deeper gouges and not just luster breaks and light marks.