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Message:: [QUOTE="thomas mozzillo, post: 3557218, member: 75914"]Welcome to Coin Talk. All of my Jefferson nickels are raw coins. IMO if you're going to try and get a complete set of Jefferson Nickels buying graded coins can get a little expensive. The majority of them can be purchased in XF-BU for less than the grading cost. Don't forget that the seller has to try and recover some of what they paid to have them graded. Your best bet is to check the prices on eBay and compare what a Third Party Graded coin costs compared to a high grade raw coin. No proof coins were made between 1943 and 1949. A word of caution; don't be sucked in by a seller stating "near full steps" "4 out of 5 steps". etc. It's either full steps or it's not. Very difficult and expensive to buy a "full steps" nickel made in the 30's through the early 70's. If you're going to start collecting get yourself a copy of the "Red Book".[/QUOTE]