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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;6StepStucky, post: 501503, member: 16664&quot;]<span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Coins dated up to 1971 I would buy specimens with crisp sharp details before I bought one with full steps though this could be argued.&nbsp; A prime example would be the 1954S which was labeled the “King” because it was/is so hard to find in full steps.&nbsp; The problem with this coin is, when you do find a coin with full steps the majority of the time the coin has no details but yet a brilliantly struck coin with crisp sharp details won’t have steps.&nbsp; There were years which had a higher success rate for coins showing &quot;full steps&quot; a prime example is the 1943D.&nbsp; It would seem if you had a coin without full steps your coin would be a rarity; one not one worth collecting for the investment.&nbsp; Flip the coin and if you can find a 1960D with great details it could be worth a bundle.&nbsp; Check the value at PCGS for a MS65 its worth $30.00 and for a MS66 it&#039;s worth $900.00.&nbsp; To me that&#039;s a lot of room to work with when looking for details in a coin.&nbsp; To give you an idea just how hard it is to find good examples of certain date Jefferson nickels, “The Corso Collection” which is one of the finest Jefferson nickel collections known has a 1960D MS66.&nbsp; PCGS doesn&#039;t even list the coin in full step.&nbsp; So my friend, when you look at your next nickel look for details in the pre 70 coins and if you are looking at coins later in date, coins minted from the 90&#039;s up should all have 6steps.&nbsp; An interesting note:&nbsp; PCGS only defines coins as having FS or NOT having FS.&nbsp; Look at some slabbed coins to see if the pre 80&#039;s FS coin has 5 or 6 full steps.&nbsp; If you find one with 6 full steps you might have found a winner!&nbsp; Remember, not all dates are created equally.&nbsp; Buy the strike not the coin.</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Again Rubin, NICE COIN for your first.&nbsp; I would say Choice or better.</font></span></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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