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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gbroke, post: 1577743, member: 22585&quot;]Best strike = full step? Not exactly accurate lonegun. Fullsteps are a product of the die wear. Some years in the jefferson series are extremely rare or non existent in fullstep due to heavily worn dies. Doesn&#039;t mean there aren&#039;t strong strikes.&nbsp; Also, you can have seriously hammered strikes that will not meet the FS designation. Any nick or chip across the stairs will void FS.</p><p><br /></p><p>OP...</p><p>I think you need to decide what your end game is first.</p><p>Meaning, are you going for a competitive registry set? Does eye appeal, toning/color play into at all?</p><p>Are you willing to buy raw nickels?</p><p><br /></p><p>These are some things that would determine how you go about collecting them.</p><p>The war nickel series overall is a very well-struck series and plentiful.&nbsp; In general, war nickels with FS in 65 and under do not carry much of a premium over non FS. With a couple exceptions. </p><p>A graded MS66 set can get pretty pricey. So I suppose it&#039;s how much do you want to spend?</p><p>It is very easy to find raw gem sets in the old plastic Capital holders or similar for a very reasonable price.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have somewhat of a passion for Jeffersons, especially toners. However, I am a raw collector. Some members here (Lehigh) and others are die hard Jefferson collectors and take the graded/registry route. </p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck with your new nickel collecting!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a few threads for reference:</p><p>These first two show off some beautiful sets in the Capital holders.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t212158/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t212158/">http://www.cointalk.com/t212158/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t216002/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t216002/">http://www.cointalk.com/t216002/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t202696/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t202696/">http://www.cointalk.com/t202696/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t205951/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t205951/">http://www.cointalk.com/t205951/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>-greg[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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