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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;brg5658, post: 1350653, member: 29751&quot;]Just for your information, the <b>star</b> as assigned by NGC is not a &quot;grade&quot; modifier.&nbsp; It <b>is a descriptor for the eye appeal</b>.&nbsp; It means nothing and implies nothing about whether the coin is high or low for the assigned numerical grade.&nbsp; For proof coins, it can mean that one side of the coin exhibits cameo or ultra cameo, but not both sides.&nbsp; For non-proof coins it usually means that a coin has attractive toning or superb and unusually high luster.&nbsp; So to repeat, <b>the star has nothing to do with technical grade</b>.&nbsp; It only has to do with subjective &quot;eye appeal&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>The &quot;+&quot; on the other hand implies that the coin just misses the next higher grade, or is particularly high for the assigned grade.&nbsp; Thus, the &quot;+&quot; is a modifier of the technical grade of a coin (for both PCGS and NGC).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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