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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kevin Mader, post: 7369868, member: 106826&quot;]FS = Full Steps for the steps on the Monticello.&nbsp;&nbsp; Steps are a design feature preferred by many for the series.&nbsp; Since they are deep in the working goes they are subject to wash as the die progresses through the die stages. And since they are high relief in the coin they are subject to wear and damage.&nbsp; Even uncirculated specimens aren’t a guarantee for fully defined and I damaged steps.&nbsp; Special Mint Sets (SMS) are a source for the very best specimens.&nbsp; No Proof coins for 1965 as I recall where you’d expect to find FS specimens.&nbsp; This is why nickels for 1982 and 1983 in MS condition are sought after.&nbsp; No proofs or SMS nickels if I remember that correctly. Someone recently posted a pair of 1987 nickels for grading. That’s another year of interest in the more modern era of nickels.&nbsp; FS specimens are difficult to find in a CRH event.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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