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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1878666, member: 15309&quot;]The reason the 5FS designation exists is because PCGS only ever required five full steps for a Jefferson to qualify for their FS designation.&nbsp; The PCGS standard became the standard due in part to PCGS market share but also because there are so many date/mm that don&#039;t exist in 6 full steps.&nbsp; The full step Jefferson collectors wanted a way to complete their sets so 5 full steps gained tremendous support from the collector base.&nbsp; NGC had no choice but to create the 5FS designation or lose the Jefferson Nickel market to PCGS forever.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is no risk that they will lower the restrictions for full steps in the future so don&#039;t worry about 4 full steps.&nbsp; I understand how you guys feel about the designation, but the desire to obtain full step nickels predates the TPG&#039;s.&nbsp; The <b>PAK</b> Full Step Nickel Club was created in 1977 by <b>P</b>hilip Petrillo, <b>A</b>dolf Weiss, &amp; <b>K</b>arl Nenninger, hence the acronym.&nbsp; The creation of the full step designations by the TPGs was born out of customer demand more than a money making scheme.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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