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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stldanceartist, post: 2805286, member: 13307&quot;]Speaking completely independently of your coins, there are quite a few online price guides available for Jefferson Nickels.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/united-states/nickels/25/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/united-states/nickels/25/" rel="nofollow">NGC</a>, <a href="http://www.pcgs.com/prices/priceguidedetail.aspx?c=84" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgs.com/prices/priceguidedetail.aspx?c=84" rel="nofollow">PCGS</a>, and Numismedia (which has separate links for <a href="http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/pricesms/jefnklfs/prices61.shtml" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/pricesms/jefnklfs/prices61.shtml" rel="nofollow">FS</a> and <a href="http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/prices/jefnkl/pricesgd.shtml" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/prices/jefnkl/pricesgd.shtml" rel="nofollow">non-FS</a> prices.)&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding your coins, it is difficult to tell based on the image quality if they are business strike or proof coins (the second coin has enough glare/reflection in it for me to guess it&#039;s a proof strike) - and it is also difficult to assess a proper grade and whether the steps are full.&nbsp; With better images it would be less challenging.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Gut instinct tells me that the first coin is not FS, nor even MS condition; it also tells me that the second coin is a proof strike, which should always have a FS strike (but doesn&#039;t qualify for FS designation, which is only for business strike coins.)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-fs-full-step-designation-for-jefferson-nickels-defined-photographically.49827/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-fs-full-step-designation-for-jefferson-nickels-defined-photographically.49827/">THIS</a> link (posted by [USER=15309]@Lehigh96[/USER]) is a good starting point for you to help determine FS designation for your coins.&nbsp; He&#039;s included some closeups of the steps in his images.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, FS designation really only <i>counts</i> monetarily for high-grade (MS65 and above) coins.&nbsp; An AU58 coin with FS is relatively meaningless (at least, for now.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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