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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 785779, member: 15309&quot;]Usually coins with star designations drive a premium due to the exceptional eye appeal.&nbsp; The problem is that there are many levels of eye appeal and no matter how impressive the coin may be, it can only get one star.&nbsp; Personally, I think the star designation would be much more useful if they employed a 3 star system.&nbsp; There are 3 graders that view each coin, I would like to know each one&#039;s opinion regarding the eye appeal.&nbsp; If only one of the graders thought the coin had exceptional eye appeal, it would get one star on the label.&nbsp; If the star designation was unanimous, it would get three stars.</p><p><br /></p><p>To illustrate my point, I would like to post 3 different NGC star coins that obviously have different levels of eye appeal.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1943-DNGCMS67Star-25.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is very attractive, but by no means is it a monster and I could very easily see this coin not getting a star if re-submitted under the current star designation guidelines. This coin was part of a submission of a roll of very lustrous premium gem 1943-D war nickels with similar toning.&nbsp; All of the coins I have seen with this submission number have a star designation.&nbsp; I am not claiming foul play, but I think the decision to star the coins was influenced by the quality of the group.&nbsp; This is the type of coin that I could see one of three graders assigning a star.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1944-PNGCMS66Star-9.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Another extremely attractive coin and IMO deserving of a star designation.&nbsp; However, due to the streaky peculiar look of the coin, I would completely understand if one of the graders decided not to award this coin a star designation.&nbsp; This is an example of a two star coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1941-DNGCMS67Star-16.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is the no brainer!&nbsp; Monster color and phenomenal eye appeal.&nbsp; This coin would merit a star from every grader 100% of the time, a guaranteed 3 star coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If NGC were to employ a multiple star designation system, I believe that it would give the consumer a much more accurate professional opinion of the actual eye appeal of the coin.&nbsp; It may also assist buyers in determining how much of a premium to pay for the coins.&nbsp; Most importantly, it would ensure that coins like these don&#039;t get snubbed.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1942-SNGCMS672183-16.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1947-DNGCMS67H1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1952NGCMS67.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Needless to say, every coin in the San Francisco collection is a 3 star coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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