T-206 Difficulty - Ames Hands At Chest

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Posted By: RayB

In Scot's great manuscript on the T-206 set he indexes difficulty by Series as well as the overall diffiulty.
In the list of 150/350 subjects, it seems widely recognized and established that the first three mentioned subjects; Lundgren (Chicago), Schulte (Front View) and Ganley are exceedingly tough (although based on overall rank;"exceedingly" may be stretching it for Schulte and Ganley).
Number 4 on that 150/350 list (a card I am fortunate enough to own) is Ames (Hands At Chest). I don't recall anyone specifically discussing this card as tough and was wondering if anyone has hypothesized about the cause for Scot's calculations on this and it's evident scarcity in total card count and high grade possibilites.
For the record I have a Piedmont 150 PSA 3.

For those of you who own the card; did you find it particularly difficult to come by? In the overall rankings it still falls behind SL's and ranks 64th but is only a notch or two behind the aforementioned Schulte and Ganley.
Thoughts.
RayB