NGC W Designation

mbbiker

If a coin is graded PF69 W is it worth more than just a PF69? also what does the W mean? thanks for the help.

nwcs

The W means white and there really is no premium for it. NGC no longer gives the W designation.

prooflike

Also, if you see an NGC slab with a "T" at the end of the grade, it means toned, it is no longer used. NGC now utilizes a '*' for excellent eye appeal (not PQ as some think)

mbbiker

ttt - interested to see what others have to say about it.

Placid

Considering a modern proof is probably going to be untoned anyway the W dosen't mean much and is pretty useless for older proofs anyway unless you are buying without a picture.

Conder101

Theres not that much more to say. For a short im NGC used the designator W on white or untoned coins and T for coins with toning. It didn't make a big splash with the marketplace and NGC dropped the designators. End of Story except to say that the begining of the * desigation overlapsthe W and T period so it is possibly to find a coin with both designator on it. I have one in the miscellaneous section of the book that has both a * and a W on it.

braddick

Conder- I have a late nineties NGC MS67*W Kennedy I keep just for that reason (it also has amazing PL surfaces).

I like the "W". The "T" was kind of lame, but the 'W' on Modern coins would tell me, sight unseen, that the coin had NO haze or specks of tone.
If I went through a Dealer's inventory online and I saw the "W" vs the same coin without, the "W" was the better coin.

But, like you said, NGC dropped the "W", in part, I suspect, because a coin could possibly, ever so slightly 'turn' in the holder and you would no longer have a blast WHITE coin.

kieferscoins

I think the T was dumb also and was glad they dropped it. Almost became like PCI with 25% toned on the slab.

Cameron Kiefer