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<p>[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 7357415, member: 15309"]LOL, it isn't my formula, that is the standard that both NGC and PCGS use to determine five full steps.</p><p><br /></p><p>So for the purposes of these threads, when guessing what the TPG will grade the coin, you kinda have to use their standard, unless you want to be wrong.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don't feel bad though, NGC actually agreed with you for a long time. From their inception in 1987 to 2003, NGC required every Jefferson Nickel to have 6 full steps in order to qualify for the FS designation. In 2003, they finally relented, and created two separate designations, 5FS & 6FS. So if you ever see an NGC Jefferson Nickel with just an FS designation with no number in front, that means the coin has 6 full steps. For example:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/aUinMQ9.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 7357415, member: 15309"]LOL, it isn't my formula, that is the standard that both NGC and PCGS use to determine five full steps. So for the purposes of these threads, when guessing what the TPG will grade the coin, you kinda have to use their standard, unless you want to be wrong. Don't feel bad though, NGC actually agreed with you for a long time. From their inception in 1987 to 2003, NGC required every Jefferson Nickel to have 6 full steps in order to qualify for the FS designation. In 2003, they finally relented, and created two separate designations, 5FS & 6FS. So if you ever see an NGC Jefferson Nickel with just an FS designation with no number in front, that means the coin has 6 full steps. For example: [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/aUinMQ9.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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