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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1024466, member: 15309&quot;]Here is my advice on how to have your raw Jefferson Nickels graded. I have broken the coins down into three groups: Possible Full Steps, Definite Full Steps, Not Full Steps.</p><p><br /></p><p>•&nbsp; &nbsp; <b>Possible Full Steps:</b> This category is for coins that you think might be full steps but are not positive. Submit all coins in this category to PCGS. It is paramount to get as many coins as possible with the full step designation regardless of numerical grade. Full Step coins are much more marketable and much more likely to appreciate in value over time. Since NGC is extremely strict with the full step designation, you don&#039;t want to send them coins with questionable steps.</p><p><br /></p><p>•&nbsp; &nbsp; <b>Definite Full Steps:</b> For all of your 100% no doubt full step coins, you will need to grade each coin using both PCGS and NGC standards. Because of the variation in standards, very few coins will be the same grade. Most of your PCGS coins will be one grade lower than your NGC grades. Once you have guessed the grades, you need to compare the auction archive prices for both PCGS and NGC for each coin and determine which TPG gives you the best value. Remember that there is no price guide for NGC graded full step coins so you must use auction archive prices for this exercise. For coins that are approximately equal in value, use PCGS. </p><p><br /></p><p>•&nbsp; &nbsp; <b>Not Full Steps:</b> Send all of your non full step coins to NGC unless you are certain that the coin will grade MS67 by PCGS. The only exception here would be if you have a fantastically toned coin. Even if it would grade MS67 by PCGS, you should send it to NGC and get the star designation. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you really feel this coin is a high grade full step coin then you have to send it to PCGS.&nbsp; Even though you have a much better chance of getting the MS67 grade from NGC, the money is in the FS designation, not the number grade.&nbsp; To my knowledge, NGC has only graded two 1956-D Jefferson Nickels with the full step designation.&nbsp; And nobody is going to quibble about 5 or 6 steps for an issue that is this rare with full steps.&nbsp; Send it to PCGS.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, if you could show us a photograph of the coin, that would be appreciated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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