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New Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
3058 Posts |
Isn't the star designation referring to eye appeal?
If so, personally, I would not give it a star.
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New Member
 United States
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Correct. Eye appeal required for designation. No dark or opaque toned spots on my coin, I personally like the look of it. But it would be a nice little bonus if it is worth sending in if NGC likes the toning too.
Edited by error_koin
06/13/2017 10:52 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1475 Posts |
No eye appeal for me either.
But I'm sure some people will like the toned coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1963 Posts |
I don't like the toning, so I wouldn't give it a star. But others may think differently.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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i agree that it isn't deserving of a  from NGC..the colors of the toning are quite attractive, the issue with the toning however is it is splotchy and scattered and distracting..i don;t mean to bag on your coin, this is simply my opinion. Feel free to call me Will.
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New Member
United States
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No worries. the consensus here tells me not to send it in for star designation, bummer. I browsed some star NGC coins on Heritage and noticed a lot of them have that crescent-style or around-the-rim toning. The splotchy toning seems more specific preference. I fell in love with this splotchy toned Quarter I found online and is what persuaded me to buy the Mercury dime (can't afford the Quarter, $4,100).  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm still learning so, what is a "star designation"? The last time I was worried about stars was elementary school. If it's dependent on "eye appeal", how can a label tell you what's appealing and what is not? Personally, both of the coins posted lack "eye appeal".  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
Edited by spru
06/14/2017 03:39 am
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United States
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If a star means eye appeal then I must need new glasses . this coin has a nice MS-66 strike but that's all you'll get out of me . Sorry for being blunt ,but I call them as I see them .I don't sugar coat any coin that I dislike . maybe some guys like this kind of toning ,but with all do respect count me out of the next CCF member reunion on Blotchy, Scattered Toning .  JMHO . |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I see no eye appeal in spotty toning like this.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3210 Posts |
No star for me, the reverse toning isn't bad, but it isn't wow piece.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1215 Posts |
Definitely not nicely toned.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Not for me!  to the CCF! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think most of us preferred the looks of light pastel/champagne rainbow toning. At least that's how I'm seeing the stars designation coins from NGC.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Is that quarter a "star"? If so, it seems to go against their own standards: Quote:
To receive a *, coins must be free of any obvious planchet irregularities, and display no bothersome spots or blemishes. Toned coins can be of a single color or multicolored but cannot have any areas that are dark brown, approaching black. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
Edited by spru
06/14/2017 7:07 pm
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United States
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I'm with the majority here, no star designation. Don't really care for toning on my Mercs. But if it appeals to you then that's all that counts. |
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Posted 06/13/2017 9:48 pm
