Help Me Understand How This 1956-D Wheat Cent Graded An MS-67+

Stuff like this just makes me lose all faith in those coin grading companies.

If there were a very clearly circulated (say, VF-20) coin in an MS-67+ holder, would people still pay thousands for it?

Hordfest you are exactly right. I thought mine was better than this coin and it was only a ms67. Everyone here thought that my ms 67 coin was graded right. I looked at the coin up close. It depends on the mood of the graders at the time they see the coin. Are they grading a lot of coins from the mint at the time and they are being rushed, who knows. I just see some coins should be higher and some lower. I guess I will never understand the grading process. No human is flawless just like the graders. Like people say buy the coin, not the capsule.There are so many flaws and spots on this coin it is not fair. It even has a CAC sticker. Gess!

I've gotten some nice coins out of them plastic thingamajigs. Some real nice coins.

Eye appeal and toning, apparently it made the graders happy one day or finalizer overrode the graders. Perhaps he knew the submitter?

Where's grospoison? I've been helping him with PCGS for over a year. He's an expert now at their grade manipulation.