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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;sgtbigred, post: 1743292, member: 27173&quot;]PCGS defines full steps as follows: Term applied to a Jefferson five-cent example when at least 5 steps of Monticello are present.</p><p>Now as to the grade, you can go to the PCGS web site and use their free service called &quot;photo grade&quot; to match your coin up to a grade.</p><p>As to submitting it for grading, you do realize that you must be a member of either PCGS or the ANA in order to submit the coin.</p><p>Then there is the grading fee to consider as well as the shipping and insurance you must pay for.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>All in all, you may wind up with a coin that is not worth what it cost to have graded, and sadly yours is one of those.</p><p>It does have a nice luster but lacks detail.&nbsp; It takes more then just having full steps to make the coin</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Hope this has helped.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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