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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jtlee321, post: 2750278, member: 73983&quot;]I see where you are going.&nbsp; My thought is that NGC probably awards the star to a coin that is fairly obvious.&nbsp; Meaning a coin with one side a PL and the other side not, or a PL coin with one side being DMPL, or a spectacularly toned coin.&nbsp; Sometimes the toned coin is only on one side at which they will typically holder the coin with the toning that warranted the star towards the front of the slab.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you try to award a Mercury Dime that almost has FB but not quite, with a star, it might be a bit confusing as to why they awarded it.&nbsp; The FB indicates a full strike, but that full strike does not mean the coin has great eye appeal.&nbsp; Some SLQ&#039;s can have a full head, but still have a weak shield.</p><p><br /></p><p>It may also come down to distance.&nbsp; Meaning from how far away can you see that a coin has great eye appeal and stands out amongst the others.&nbsp; A coin awarded a star is typically easy to spot within a dealers case without having to get a loupe out to inspect it.&nbsp; It just jumps out at you.&nbsp; That of course is all just my opinion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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