New Nickel designation "FFN"

clackamas

Got my new Nickels today - First off who said the "D" mints were better than last year? ^&'s are going to be tough not to mention 68's.

Anyway the reverse fingernails are poorly struck on many coins hence the new designation "FFN" (Full Finger Nails)

Numismanic

I like the FP designation better. (Full pipe!)

MatthewBabcock

But the pipe is upside-down... Can it still be full?

Manorcourtman

I just finished going through 1000 P's and 1000 D's from $50 mint bags. The D's where much better than the P's in my bags. I sent 10 D's and only 4 P's in to PCGS today. That's only 14 out of 2000 coins I felt worthy of slabbing. But I did keep about 30 D's just in case I got a lucky bag and the D's turn out to be the tough one again this year. So in my case the P's were junk and the D's were less "junky." Not a very good batch period. I was checking out the reverse also and agree the fingernails are not well struck overall.

M.