Jefferson Nickel: Full Steps or NOT?

Sorry, fat fingers. I voted full steps, I meant it was 5 full but not 6.

 

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I voted Yes. The mushiness of the bottom steps is not a dis-qualifier under PCGS standards since the bottom steps are visible partially. (I revisited the PCGS video on this topic to refresh my memory) The possible contact marks in the center and to the right of the third column are hard to decipher even when I downloaded the photo and blew it up. So, I'm saying those are contact marks but they don't rise to the level of disqualifying the coin.

So my judgment, as faulty as it may well be, is that the coin is a marginal 5FS.

 

I don't feel that this is 5FS. As explained above. The steps aren't quite complete under the third column.

 

Before I reveal the answer, does anyone want to take a guess as to the date/mm?

 

Glad that i got in before you posted

I say no to FS

 

Sure, what the heck!
1944-P ??????

 

1938 Philadelphia

 

Really. I mean if there's not a clue on the photo, this is like shooting craps.

 

I think there is a clue in the photo, eddie

 

It’s a war nickel, so you only have 11 date/mm to choose from, and you have known me long enough to know I wouldn’t waste everyone’s time with a Denver mint coin.

 

45-S

 

1943-P

 

Now that @Lehigh96 revealed the clue, I can also say that the photo looked like silver instead of nickel. A second clue might be a generally weak strike with strong steps, but I don’t really know what that tells us. I just felt it might be a later War nickel and maybe Philly, since they usually strike the most coins.

 

45S

 

You got it!!!




Given the fact that this coin goes from a $100 coin to a $1,000 coin with Full Steps, I am basically forced to send this in for a regrade even though most think it will fail again.

 

Don't forget @kSigSteve

 

I got better odds playing the wheel. But this the thing, it's just a guess in the dark. It's like I show you the reverse of a 1950s wheat and ask you to guess the 1950s date and mint mark when they all look the same. 45-S, that's my guess. The FS question, that was a challenge, this wasn't, that's all I'm saying.

 

My bad, didn't mean to overlook the first correct guess, well done!

 

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