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Originally Posted by Balticfox
Nice! And one I really need! What though didn't PSA like about it?
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From your earlier posts, it seems like you're not much of a TPG acolyte, so I'm guessing your knowledge about how the PSA treats specific issues (especially the jumbo issues) may be a bit light. And from the sound of it, you prefer it that way!
But it's not uncommon to be a bit less knowledgeable here, even among TPG acolytes, since these jumbo issues don't get graded very often. For better or worse, I've graded a lot of jumbo issues with PSA, so have a bit more experience than most.
When it comes to jumbo issues, the grading tends to be very challenging, particularly with vintage stuff. There's just so much real estate, big long edges, etc. that the odds of imperfections is really high. I'd have to take a really close look at this one through the slab, but my guess is that the edges are imperfect with some dents and dings, the corners are a little soft, and the surface almost certainly has some added imperfections with potential scratches, abrasions, toning, and small marks/staining. So you add it all up, and they call it a 3.
As an added bonus, it was relatively recently graded, and many commentators feel that recent grading is more conservative than it used to be, to the tune of 1-2 grades. So this might have graded a 4 or a 5 in former times.
Obviously it's a nice looking copy. At the moment, it's the highest ever graded by PSA. It's certainly possible that they will grade nicer copies in the future, but I'm guessing that's unlikely. Even if there are nicer copies, it's unlikely that they'll grade much higher, just due to the factors I outlined above.