PMG choicunc 64

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I saw this for sale and i feel bad for the person who may buy this someday, hopefully they can tell it's not a 64. Just another example why I would not send my notes across the border to be slabbed

Hard to see anything from the small picture except some possible staining/damage to the right margin.  Is that an argument for-or-against sending your notes down south to get slabbed?

Against.  This note should be AU/UNC not choice 64

That stain's a killer, best I can do is five bucks.

Atleast it didn’t get the EPQ
Designation

sorry, I did not realize it attached so small on phone.. this should be better.  Nothing like a few rounded corners and small corner flick to get a choice64 (no demit points)

I saw this for sale and i feel bad for the person who may buy this someday

Maybe you should feel sorry for the person that actually
Bought it and owns it now 😳
Unless of course they got it at a steal
And are trying to turn it over for a big
Profit

I think whoever sent this to PMG received the results they were hoping (and paying a premium) for... lets hope the next owner buys the note and not the holder.  They want 700 dollars for the note.  400 for the note and 300 for the holder : )

I have seen some PMG notes that were correctly graded and I have bought a few but I based the purchase on the note condition and not the holder.

This note should be AU/UNC not choice 64

At best perhaps AU58 but it does have a few things going for it such as the serial # and prefix both of which should not influence the grade as it seems to have done here.

Another good one by a U.S. grader!

Another good one by a U.S. grader!

I'm not sure what you're pointing out there.  The slightly jagged edge isn't really bothersome given that the margins have a nice width.  I would much prefer some irregular edges than a closely cropped note.  I can't say from that picture that that particular note is over graded at all.

Also you should read these companies' published grading scales.  They grade on a 1 to 70 scale so a 65 note by definition can and should have multiple flaws according to their own standards which are not the same as the Charlton's strict standards.

I'm not sure what you're pointing out there.

- I have to agree.  If you enter the code on the back of the holder you will get a breakdown of PMG's assessment.  For the DA7000000, there's the counting flick (which is allowed by Charlton's strict definition) and the edge bump on the right margin (not a stain).  At least it's not been designated as "EPQ" (which "Friedsquid" points out) and that alone should raise a red flag if you're more in line with Canadian/Charlton strict standards.  Maybe "UNC 63 would be more appropriate but we simply don't have enough information.

Perhaps the PCGS *C/F should be a "63/64" but the edge bump circled again is not a big deal/distraction by most collectors' standards.  Unless one can personally inspect the note- it's pretty hard to discern how serious that edge imperfection is.

I agree that we should grade the note for ourselves but I don't think that considering the high quantity of notes slabbed by PMG  should be a good reason to slam all TPG certified notes from the south. 

Although this is a bit off topic I also feel its a shame that so many banknote collectors seem absolutely obsessed with the higher points of uncirculated (UNC 65, 66, 67 & 69).  I have seen several common CDN banknotes go for 50X BV because it's been graded UNC 67 or 68.

I guess I am just a strict grader then.
Do not get me wrong here! - I do have a few PMG notes that appear accurately or undergraded through the holder but I can not say for sure since I did not see the raw.