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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;brg5658, post: 2796807, member: 29751&quot;]<font face="Verdana"><font size="4">The NGC</font> <font size="6">⋆ </font><font size="4">designation is more subjective than one may think.&nbsp; When graded, if <i>any </i>of the graders or finalizer disagree with the star designation, it is not awarded.&nbsp; </font></font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><font size="4">It is also not <i>only </i>awarded for pretty colors and toning.&nbsp; </font></font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><font size="4">It can be given to MS coins for &quot;eye appeal&quot; including beautiful toning, for superb/exceptional luster, or for <i>nearly </i>prooflike surfaces.&nbsp; </font></font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><font size="4">On proof coins, it can mean many things -- sometimes more than one thing, and it leaves the owner guessing what it means.&nbsp; On proofs it can be given for nice toning, nearly cameo contrast (on non-cameo coins), or nearly ultra cameo contrast (on cameo but non-ultra-cameo coins).&nbsp; It can also be given if a coin is fully cameo (or ultra-cameo) on one side, but not on both sides.</font></font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><font size="4">For the set of coins posted by [USER=87737]@Beefer518[/USER] , I would guess he paid $185.&nbsp; Just a WAG.</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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