PCGS graded this 1882 gold MS-65. This is a super coin. Many pieces that are now in MS-67 holders are no better than this. I took that piece to the 2016 Winter FUN show as a "touchstone" piece to keep up my grading eye. I showed to a number of dealers who agreed that it is now a crack out / up grade candidate. I don't play that game any more.
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Ms65.....looks proof like.....could it be a proof?
Dealers and collectors sometimes confuse these coins with the Proofs because of the bright surfaces, but this coin is not a Proof. Here is a Proof from the 1880s.

This 1883 gold dollar is a PCGS PR-65, Cameo, CAC.