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Message:: [QUOTE="Vess1, post: 853304, member: 13650"]They can be pretty rare.  You normally don't see any at a coin show.  But it's not too hard to find them online.   You can do a search on ebay for simply "NGC star" on any given day and usually have several pages worth come up.  I run that search once in a while just to see the creme of the crop.   You'll find many spectacular coins that way.  Many out of my range.    Four of the Morgans in my gallery received stars.     They're not scarce but rare enough to where you can go a long time without seeing one or maybe ever owning one unless you seek one out.    It is difficult for a coin to receive the star designation and only means the coin has exceptional eye appeal.  That doesn't mean it should be graded a point higher.   Just an exceptionally beautiful or interesting coin, not normally seen.    Given that, it does add value to them but there's no real price guide to go by since they are unique.     I can tell you prices typically start in the 3 to 5x normal list range and go up from there.     A MS66 which is likely already a much higher list price, may increase by a much smaller percentage.   That's a general guideline.[/QUOTE]