A star for being original?

sawyerjosh · March 9, 2014 4:25AM

1923 D $1 NGC 55 w/star

CoinRaritiesOnline · March 9, 2014 4:28AM

I'm guessing color that is not showing up in the photo.

erwindoc · March 9, 2014 4:31AM

Agreed, I can imagine that I can see shades of red to green hidden in the shades of gray from the photo.

agentjim007 · March 9, 2014 4:40AM

Stars are kinda like the beans. I see some ( in hand) that makes me wonder why did this get a star and some that are just awesome with no star. I guess I don't know what awesome is.

ricko · March 9, 2014 4:48AM

Opinions are like......well, you know the rest...

Cheers, RickO

OldIndianNutKase · March 9, 2014 4:50AM

Maybe Peace Dollars that have NOT been dipped automatically get the star?

lkeigwin · March 9, 2014 4:53AM

My guess is the reverse has attractive toning, based on the fact that it is holdered reverse-up.
Lance.

mkman123 · March 9, 2014 4:58AM

maybe the coin when tilted in a certain way shows some nice colors? I wish peace dollars showed extravagant toning like morgans without having to do things such as turning it a special way, tilting it, under certain lights, etc

TomB · March 9, 2014 5:51AM

Looks like a scan and scanning with fluorescent bulbs can produce really poor results on toned coins.

lcoopie · March 9, 2014 5:54AM

answering after TomB is always very easy

jayPem · March 9, 2014 5:58AM

Why is it in a slab any way ?

SeattleSlammer · March 9, 2014 6:01AM

The rest of his inventory pics look similarly drab. But maybe they're all winners in-hand.

GoldenEyeNumismatics · March 9, 2014 6:03AM

color probably lights up when coin is tilted.

1868LargeCent · March 9, 2014 6:40AM

Hmm. Now they're giving stars to ugly, overgraded coins with zero eye appeal and belong in a details holder? A great reason for PCGS to start doing stars, because NGC obviously has no idea what they're starring.

All jokes aside though, it's definitely a clerical. RUN AWAY.

Flatwoods · March 9, 2014 6:43AM

The first thought is color that is not showing in the scan.
The troubling part is that if you search his completed items he has coins that do show color.
I would think if the coin had star quality color you could see more than is showing.

Buy it and let us know.

1868LargeCent · March 9, 2014 6:49AM

All I see is a corroded coin. The whole slab is a clerical. Not just the star, but the fact that it got a grade too. Or maybe a fake NGC holder, we haven't thought of that yet?

johnny9434 · March 9, 2014 7:30AM

pass. i dont like it. jmo

mrkbrown87 · March 9, 2014 8:27AM

<< All I see is a corroded coin. The whole slab is a clerical. Not just the star, but the fact that it got a grade too. Or maybe a fake NGC holder, we haven't thought of that yet? >>

No disrespect intended but I knew this would be your kinda comment. C Mon man every coin that's overgraded or looks like it shouldn't be slabbed isn't a fake. Again it's not a intended shot at you but I'm sure more agree with me..

lcoopie · March 9, 2014 8:39AM

The star is for exceptional eye appeal

CoinRaritiesOnline · March 9, 2014 9:03AM

You can check the cert on the NGC site, but the image there is also a scan and doesn't reveal much.

Flatwoods · March 9, 2014 9:14AM

<< You can check the cert on the NGC site, but the image there is also a scan and doesn't reveal much. >>

I did that and I'm still puzzled.
The seller has sold toned coins before and mentions **COLOR** as a selling point.
He mentions nothing about color on this one.
I assume it is pretty much as it looks but the star designation is curious.

CoinRaritiesOnline · March 9, 2014 9:31AM

<< 

<< You can check the cert on the NGC site, but the image there is also a scan and doesn't reveal much. >>

I did that and I'm still puzzled.
The seller has sold toned coins before and mentions **COLOR** as a selling point.
He mentions nothing about color on this one.
I assume it is pretty much as it looks but the star designation is curious. >>

Someone is going to have to buy this and report back.

mrkbrown87 · March 9, 2014 10:14AM

I'll go halfzies on it.. no really I may buy it just to see.. curiosity has bitten me

lordmarcovan · March 9, 2014 10:34AM

<< I'm guessing color that is not showing up in the photo. >>

This, though I can tell by the toning pattern that regardless of the color, it wouldn't be my cuppa tea. Sure looks fugly in the pix.

But yeah, I'm sure it looks better in hand. Not good enough for me to like it, but better.

Must be some color on the reverse, since they holdered it with that side to the front.

That always bugged me a little bit. One of my Romans was a popular reverse type (Judaea Capta), so they holdered it with the reverse forward. But I was working on a Twelve Caesars set and that kind of messed up my "portrait gallery". So I had to send it back for reholdering.

Justlooking · March 9, 2014 12:50PM

Somebody might get a nice surprise with this one. Or a not-so-nice surprise. Hm ...

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nwcoast · March 9, 2014 3:29PM

I would politely pass...
My Mom taught me that "if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all."

I think they've got 'stars in their eyes'...
It might have a hint of color though looks mostly drab to me.
Might be wrong though.....
Somebody buy it and report the score (or lack thereof) upon delivery.

Isn't it considered poor form to be discussing a coin in active auction mode?
I've broken a whole bunch of my own rules here now!

Justlooking · March 9, 2014 4:41PM

He that speaks ill of the mare, will buy her.

-- Poor Richard

thisnamztaken · March 9, 2014 4:57PM

Definitely pass! In my eyes, she's not even a starlet wannabee, let alone a "star".

1868LargeCent · March 10, 2014 2:20AM

The fake comment was a joke. in all seriousness, it's a clerical. Run. Am I the only one who thinks it's a clerical?

CoinRaritiesOnline · March 10, 2014 2:47AM

<< The fake comment was a joke. in all seriousness, it's a clerical. Run. Am I the only one who thinks it's a clerical? >>

Do you mean a mechanical error? No, I think it's just an unflattering photo. If it was a mechanical error, I do not think it would have been slabbed reverse facing up.

coindeuce · March 10, 2014 5:55AM

I'd have to presume that the fingerprint in front of the eagle's throat is what precipitated the toning over the entire left half of the reverse. Fugly at best. Pass.

mrkbrown87 · March 13, 2014 11:27AM

So did curiosity get the best of anyone here? I actually forgot about it.

messydesk · March 13, 2014 11:45AM

So does a star on an AU55 Peace dollar normally bring a 5x premium, or is someone collecting labels?

Flatwoods · March 13, 2014 12:01PM

I never considered bidding but I am curious.

Bodin · March 13, 2014 4:26PM

I'll let you guys know.

sawyerjosh · March 14, 2014 1:17PM

Hammer price = $112.51

Raybo · March 14, 2014 2:29PM

Bad image and "maybe" a bad coin but, why do some people insist on commenting on eB coins as a benchmark?

OldIndianNutKase · March 14, 2014 3:22PM

I just received info that this PF67* did not crossover to PCGS.

I think that I will just leave it as a NGC 67* which reflects the great toning on the coin. But it would have been nice to have a TrueView that reflects the coin's beauty that is not reflected in the above photo.

Shamika · March 15, 2014 1:53AM

I'm sure the image does not capture the true appearance of the coin. I'm not necessarily a fan of NGC, but they wouldn't have missed a star designation this badly.

A star for being original?

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