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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 123243, member: 112&quot;]That depends. I can&#039;t remember for sure how long it&#039;s been, but I don&#039;t think it&#039;s been 2 yrs yet - but up until then NGC would not designate a nickel as FS unless it had the 6 full steps. It had nothing to do with the date on the coin. And I must say, I always agreed with this rationale. A coin is either FS or it isn&#039;t. And since there are 6 steps then all 6 of them need to be full to qualify for the designation.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s kind of like saying that glass is three quarters full so we might as well say it&#039;s full. :rolling: </p><p><br /></p><p>But eventually NGC gave in to pressure from collectors and dealers and decided to jump on the bandwagon with PCGS &amp; ANACS. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you collect these coins, you need to be aware that no 5.5 or 5 step coin sells for the same price as 6 step coin. And about the only way you will ever see the price differences is to check auction records. Just make sure that when you compare those records you aren&#039;t comparing a sale from 2001 with one from 2005 or something. That won&#039;t take into account the price increases in the past 4 years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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