MS63 star???

[Jabba-migration]

I was looking around e-bay and I see a NGC graded coin with MS63 with a star next to it. I cant find any info on a star being next to the MS63, what does it mean?

[michael]

star means exceptional eye appeal the coin could be overgraded

or

 

low end for the grade

or

undergraded or solid for the grade

 

 

all this star means is that when the graders ALL THE GRADERS agreed it had exceptional eye appeal for the issue and also the finalizer who looked at the coin agreed too if ONLY one disagrees then the coin does not get the star

 

most star coins i see are exceptional eye appealling coins but i must say as of late i have seen many star coins that are NOT exceptionally eye appealling and at best an average coin

 

eye appeal is the most subjective of the designations the service gives it is a good thing but like everything else it is in the eye of the beholder i have seen coins that have the star that are monsters and others that are ugly to me and some that have no star designation and are total monster star coins to me

 

the star is a great thing IF and when a coin is a total exceptionally eye appealling coin

 

and the above is my understanding in reading many posts by the ngc graders and finalizers and talking to the people at ngc

 

and AGAIN THE STAR IS ONLY AWARDED FOR EXCEPTIONAL EYE

 

it has nothing to do with a coins grade

 

 

michael

[Jabba-migration]

Thanks!!!

[michael]

here is a STAR DESIGNATED NGC coin

 

a legend obverse halfdime the first legend obverse business strike halfdime awarded the star by ngc

 

and in person is strongly prooflike and cameoed too

 

a truly monster eye appealling coin in person sight seen

 

 

michael

 

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