Would this coin grade?????

keoj

I am the proud owner of a coin that is sooooooooooo close to getting a grade I can taste it. I sent the coin to NCS a couple of months ago and they did a great job of getting rid of a rubber band mark that existed across the face of the coin. So the coin is now in a NCS holder as AU details......BUT, I can't see whats wrong with the coin. It has not been cleaned and looks great. It does not have a "I've been conserved" look at all. Please take a look (enlarge the pic) and give me opinions on whether its worth a try at PCGS. Thanks for the help. BTW, theres some interesting factoids in the listing, these coins are rare.

keoj

1877 Japanese Trade Dollar

MSD61

Keoj,
The best place to get an answer on this fine coin is to give it a post in the world coin forum. There are many Japanese coin experts there mate

KlectorKid

Very pretty coin, great detail and design. Having never seen another coin of the series, I'll call it ms-61+.