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Message:: [QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 1878684, member: 15309"]It really isn't ridiculous when you understand the grading method that they are using.  Both ANACS and SEGS use the PAK Full Step Nickel Club Quarter Step method of grading steps on Jefferson Nickels.  An explanation of the quarter step method can be found here: <a href="http://varietynickels.com/pages/jefferson-nickel/grading/understanding-full-steps.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://varietynickels.com/pages/jefferson-nickel/grading/understanding-full-steps.php" rel="nofollow">VarietyNickels.com Understanding Full Steps</a> If you look at the first visual representation on that website, you will find steps that grade 6-5-5-6.  This is a coin that would qualify for 5.5 steps.  Half of the coin has 6 steps and the other half has 5 steps, hence the coin has 5.5 steps.  In order to qualify for 6FS, the coin would need to be 6-6-6-6 by the quarter step method.  In order to qualify for 5FS, the coin would need to be at least 5-5-5-5 by the quarter step method. NGC & PCGS don't use the quarter step method but they do follow the basic premise of counting step lines in order to evaluate the steps on the coin.  Personally, I like the quarter step method and would rather see the quarter step grade on every Jefferson Nickel rather than a FS, 5FS, or 6FS designation.  As such, I will often provide the quarter step evaluation of the steps when I sell a Jefferson Nickel.[/QUOTE]