I saw an Indian Quarter Eagle NGC MS65* on Ebay some days ago. The coin got NGC star designation. That was the first time I saw an Indian Quarter Eagle with a star. The coin was no longer on EBay, so I could not get some pictures of it. From what I remember, the coin has no toning. I know how NGC give star for Morgan, Liberty Gold coins. Does anyone know how NGC give the designation for this series? Thanks.
The only criteria they use to assign the star designation is "exceptional eye appeal" and every grader in the room has to agree to give it a star. It doesn't always have to be for exceptional toning. Sometimes it's just a really nice example of a coin that is not normally seen. Search ebay for "NGC star" and you'll see pages of coins that received them. Many are not toned. They must have seen something very positive with that quarter eagle. There's probably not many that have gotten it. It could have been over exceptional luster that did not show up in the pic.
the star just means that the coin has outstanding eye appeal for the grade and instead of grading it higher it gets a star
I just got some pictures of the coin from the seller. I think the coin has nice reverse, so it might be the reason why it got a star.
Does the coin have proo-flike qualities? NGC will award a star designation to a coin that is on the verge of another designation such as CAMEO or PL. I can't tell from those photos if the coin has PL surfaces.
Hi Lehigh96, How come an Indian Quarter Eagle have a prooflike surface? I know how it happens on Morgan and Liberty gold, but I have no idea about Indian gold. I did not ask the seller about the surfaces of the coin.
