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<p>[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 454812, member: 15309"]Mike,</p><p><br /></p><p>That is almost exactly how Doug feels about the Full Step Designation for Jefferson Nickels. He thinks that having full windows on Monticello is more important than the full steps. I agree with him and I also agree with you as well. Finding full shield detail is a tall task indeed and IMO, shield weakness is much more distracting than the lack of detail in the head. As you know, I am a toning freak and care very little about the strike as long as it doesn't detract from the overall eye appeal of the coin. This may be one of the few series where I can get rainbow toned coins at a discount because the coin does not have the FH designation which is what the other collectors are after.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was going to back out the numbers for the circulated examples, but it appeared that they only significantly affected the ratios on the key date coins which are really out of reach monetarily for just about everyone on this forum. In the end, I didn't think the extra work was worth it so I just added a disclaimer about it in the middle of my post. Thanks for the kudos, I didn't know what to expect before doing this analysis and was surprised by the results. I am thinking about doing a similar analysis on some of the other designations, specifically the FS on Jeffersons because I am a big Jefferson Nickel fan.</p><p><br /></p><p>Paul[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 454812, member: 15309"]Mike, That is almost exactly how Doug feels about the Full Step Designation for Jefferson Nickels. He thinks that having full windows on Monticello is more important than the full steps. I agree with him and I also agree with you as well. Finding full shield detail is a tall task indeed and IMO, shield weakness is much more distracting than the lack of detail in the head. As you know, I am a toning freak and care very little about the strike as long as it doesn't detract from the overall eye appeal of the coin. This may be one of the few series where I can get rainbow toned coins at a discount because the coin does not have the FH designation which is what the other collectors are after. I was going to back out the numbers for the circulated examples, but it appeared that they only significantly affected the ratios on the key date coins which are really out of reach monetarily for just about everyone on this forum. In the end, I didn't think the extra work was worth it so I just added a disclaimer about it in the middle of my post. Thanks for the kudos, I didn't know what to expect before doing this analysis and was surprised by the results. I am thinking about doing a similar analysis on some of the other designations, specifically the FS on Jeffersons because I am a big Jefferson Nickel fan. Paul[/QUOTE]
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