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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 840272, member: 15309&quot;]Here is an excerpt from a thead I wrote about the full step designation one year ago to the date.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">Read more: <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t49827/#ixzz0igZPlo0T" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t49827/#ixzz0igZPlo0T">http://www.cointalk.com/t49827/#ixzz0igZPlo0T</a></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I should caution you that evaluating prices of registry quality full step Jefferson Nickels is extremely difficult.&nbsp; This quote comes from a post I made last year as well.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">Read more: <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t56404/#ixzz0igYurxqJ" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t56404/#ixzz0igYurxqJ">http://www.cointalk.com/t56404/#ixzz0igYurxqJ</a></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">I don&#039;t know what price guides you are using, but Numismedia (NGC) does not offer a price guide for full step Jefferson Nickels.&nbsp; Since PCGS does not differentiate between 5FS &amp; 6FS, their price guide is for any coin that meets at least 5FS.&nbsp; The PCGS designation is not useless.&nbsp; To the contrary, with NGC&#039;s acquiescence, 5FS is now the universal standard for full steps.&nbsp; I would be very reluctant to crack out a PCGS Jefferson and submit it to NGC.&nbsp; Despite the fact that NGC is far more strict with the designation than PCGS, the disparity in numerical grading standards will usually cost you money.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">Regarding your E-Bay deal, I think you paid a fair price.&nbsp; The last four PCGS 1942-D MS66FS Jefferson Nickels sold by Heritage realized:</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <ul style="text-align: left"> <li>$92----------11/3/09</li> <li>$93.15-------3/15/09</li> <li>$80.50-------9/21/08</li> <li>$81.65-------7/29/08</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: left">My personal opinion is that the 6FS has lost favor with most Jefferson nickel collectors because it is unknown in several dates and almost unattainable in a whole slew of others.&nbsp; Collectors like a challenge but hate impossibility and holes.&nbsp; Five full steps presents a challenge, 6 full steps is impossible.&nbsp; The 6 full step coins are beautiful but I do not place a large premium on a 6 full step coin over a 5 full step coin.</p> <p style="text-align: left"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">I hoped this answered your questions.&nbsp; If not,&nbsp; feel free to ask some follow up questions.</span> </p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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