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Message:: [QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 1586751, member: 15309"]Are you collecting Jefferson Nickels or are you simply trying to find coins with hidden value?  In my experience, Jefferson Nickels are very common across every date/mm.  While there are some dates that are extremely rare with full steps, the majority of dates are still available in full steps.  In order to achieve value with Jefferson Nickels, you need the combination of both full steps and condition.  To give you and example, consider the 1945-S which is extremely rare in full steps and there are only a few hundred graded examples in existence.  In MS66 and better, the coin is worth thousands, but the PCGS Price Guide for and MS63 is only $25.  Personally, I place very little value on the full step strike designation because it is not a good indicator of a full strike.  That said, I understand that the market places a much higher value on full step coins, specifically for those date/mm's that are scarce in full steps.  I think the idea of keeping coins that have only 2 or 3 steps is an exercise in futility.[/QUOTE]