FS Nickel?

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  1. meandyou4ever0

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  3. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Nope.

    You can clearly see circulation marks on the steps.
    IMHO
     
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  4. Pickin and Grinin

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    The FS designation is reserved for Mint State coins, the steps on your coin look real nice, but it is hard to tell if the 4th and 5th steps are seperated in areas.
    Fun find Meandyou.
     
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  5. ldhair

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    I'm seeing a few marks on the steps as well but the image is a bit out of focus.
     
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  6. Paddy54

    Paddy54 Well-Known Member

    To be honest modern FS Jefferson nickels are just about found on every coin. True some may have hits but the design change makes finding nickels with steps easier than without. I believe that now NGC gives a 5 fs and a 6 fs on the slab... but again the term has little to no merit with the Jefferson collector as the FSNC was formed to find Jeffs of the 40,50,and 60's with a great strike making the steps full.
    Find a 1964 or 64 D full steps and your in high cotton. ;)
     
  7. meandyou4ever0

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    I look for them and I have found a few 64's but there is not a single defined step.
     
  8. Paddy54

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    Yeah I may have a few left that the total lower porch as well steps arent there look at the mintage on 64 P and D... those dies must of exploded.
     
  9. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    64 was the last year of the original Jefferson design. It is much easier but still incredibly hard to find a 64P 5FS nickel, 1-30. 6FS are unknown.
    It is even harder to find a 5FS 64D, 1-2000.
    6FS are unknown.

    Infact starting in 1960. Philly kept the best dies and sent the worst dies to Denver. Finding a 5FS nickel from Denver was 1-2-3000. Till the redesign in 65.
     
  10. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    Afraid not as the wear is interfering with the steps.
     
  11. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    Here is the only war nickels with full steps that I have a photo of. Please reference the steps so your can see the differences. 529BC913-A435-4F4B-B66D-F32A69D72A6E.jpeg 5BC2250F-18E4-4FC0-B433-B65E482D5AEE.jpeg
     
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  12. Mountain Man

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    Full Steps? I'm waiting for them to install an escalator. LOL
     
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  13. meandyou4ever0

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    In my own defense, there are no marks on the steps at all. My picture quality is not the best. Here is another shot of the steps. 2023-3-24 21-26-54.jpg
     
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  14. SensibleSal66

    SensibleSal66 U.S Casual Collector / Error Collector

    Can you darken it up some? I forgot my Sunglasses. :jimlad:
     
  15. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    I see a few light marks that are interfering with the steps and the steps themselves are worn. It doesn’t take much to make them non-full steps.
     
  16. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    For a coin to be considered FS, all the steps must show breaks in between them. There can be light contact on the points of the steps but they cannot go deeper than the breaks.
     
  17. meandyou4ever0

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    Thank you all. I see now. Would've been cool to find a FS on a date that has not been discovered yet. Besides the FS boomer, the coin looks very nice to be 22 yrs in circulation.
     
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  18. meandyou4ever0

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    Bummer*
     
  19. Jim Dale

    Jim Dale Well-Known Member

    What's the best source to identify the Full Steps (FS) on the Jefferson Nickels?
     
  20. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    Not sure what you mean Jim. The guide book to Buffalo and Jefferson nickels would be a start.
    It says that the 92D above is 1 in every 2 is 5FS, and common for 6FS.
     
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  21. meandyou4ever0

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    I tried. Not successful, my phone camera and magnifiers settings are blahhhhh
     
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