Right on with your observation, lightning can throw off the actual coin look. Thank you IndianGoldEagle. It is a nice coin indeed and the grading is proper I believe too.
There is a coin dealer out in Mississauga Ontario who always praises PCGS and their grading standard as always superior to the rest of the companies. Although grading is always going to be and is subjective, I also believe PCGS to be top.