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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jody526, post: 239056, member: 578&quot;]<img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a7/jody526/00000000000-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Some notes on “full steps” are worthy of consideration since this is the main focus of many collectors of Jefferson nickels. A FS nickel is one where all six steps (treads) of the porch of Monticello are fully incused and uninterrupted by ticks or bridges from the left to right buttress of the porch. Steps are counted in quarter-length increments from left to right beneath the pillars of Monticello. A six step coin is denoted 6-6-6-6, while a five step coin is 5-5-5-5, with the topmost step being the porch of Monticello. Any combination of the &quot;step count formulas&quot; can be made, and steps of lesser count can also be attributed, for example, 5-3-2-6 or any other combination. Six full steps on Monticello is a rare or absent feature in many issues from 1938-70; many dates have no known examples. However, since the Jefferson Full Step Nickel Club has&nbsp; recognized &quot;full&quot; steps as coins bearing the top 5 steps uninterrupted, their inclusion in the series as FS coins has been widele accepted by many hobbiests. There is a clear distinction, however, between 6 and 5 FS nickels, the former being of true rarity, and the latter being but somewhat rare (except for a few issues) and a matter of relent among aficionados of the series who know that a complete 6 FS set is impossible.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I don&#039;t consider a coin to have &quot;full steps&quot;, unless all the steps are there, and all the steps are full.</p><p>Anything short of that, I would consider incomplete.</p><p><br /></p><p>I prefer nickels that are well struck in other areas, especially the main focal region on the obverse.</p><p>I have personally owned &quot;full step&quot; nickels that were nearly featureless everywhere except for the step area.</p><p><br /></p><p>As always, collect what gives you the most pleasure, and avoid the hype accosiated with marketing tactics and current fads.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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