1878 Morgan

Assuming the scratches are on the holder on the obverse, I would say a solid 64. Like SeatedNut, I don't think it's far from 65. I don't think the breast feathers would make a huge difference would they? Has a grading service actually said "lack of detail/depth kept this from going higher" to someone before?

If those marks are not on the holder but in fact on the cheek and in the field in front of the nose, instant 63 I think.

I will go a little higher and say MS-65. There is frost everywhere on this coin and the cheek is the only real break. The breast feathers keep it from going higher. I do agree that DMPL is high but it is definitely PL. Very nice coin. If it came back less than an MS-64 I would be surprised.

Jim

OK Bryan ... time to tell us what grade PCGS assigned.

MS63 dmpl is what I would have given her as well. The stuff on the cheek is the grade limiting factor on this one, and precludes a higher grade regardless of lack of other hits.
I once owned an 1880-O that had a very fine scratch on the cheek like this one (you had to tilt the coin to see it) yet was otherwise so clean it basically screamed ms65. It was also graded ms63 dmpl by pcgs. I showed the coin along with an ms64dmpl from the same date to David Hall from pcgs at one of the Long Beach shows (the 63 had far superior eye appeal than the 64) and he immediatley picked up the scratch and said that was the grade limiter.
A very lovely coin, Bryan!