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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikenoodle, post: 606395, member: 307&quot;]Mark:</p><p><br /></p><p>I realize that you didn&#039;t ask for my opinion, but I figured that I&#039;d offer it anyway, since this is a series I happen to know something about.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first coin is not a FS nickel, but the second one is IMHO, but here&#039;s why and what i think you should know:</p><p><br /></p><p>The first nickel has blending beneath the far right pillar on steps 4,5, and 6 and 6 and 5 are pretty much blended across that coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lehigh posted a site that will offer a lot of insight into how to determine whether or not a nickel is FS. Also, prior to 1971, IIRC, only 5 full steps are necessary for the FS designation, so although the second only has 5 steps, it is still considered a FS nickel.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second nickel has 5 full steps below the pillar to the far left, but they are there the rest of the way across. This coins is a FS nickel, but only 5 steps.</p><p><br /></p><p>Something important to remember is that the FS designation is determined by looking at the steps below the pillars and counting them. Only if there is 6-6-6-6, is it a FS nickel, for coins minted before the 1970s any combination of 5-5-5-5 or above will garner the FS designation. but even if it is 6-6-6-4, it is <b>not</b> a FS nickel.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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