Can anyone tell me if these are considered full steps and if this would be a high graded coin. It's a 1978 no mint mark nickel
No they are not. Plenty of scratches that go through the entirety of the steps and a lot of mushyness.
Sorry, no. It appears to be a circulated coin...? I’d buy an FS graded Nickel of the same year and compare it with this one.
Also follow this link for a definitive treatment of the subject. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/th...erson-nickels-defined-photographically.49827/
No full steps. Above the I in MONTICELLO is a little slash that prevents this coin from being FS and it's not the only one. FS means NO breaks of any kind.