How many steps would this 77P have?
JRocco
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Here is a tougher year for full steps. How would you call this one? 3 step, 4 step, 4-4-3-4??? Just asking about step designation.
Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
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Russ, NCNE
If you count the landing, which i believe your supposed to, you would get 5,4,4,5 across, below the pillars.
Or maybe even 5,5,4,5 ?
Russ, give yourself more credit - you know more when you think you don't know what you're doing than most people know when they think they do. Or words to that effect...
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
al h.
why would you consider that there are 5 steps at pillars one and four but only 4 steps at pillar two?? the definition at pillar two is actually better than the definition at pillar four.
al h.
I posted an edit that i thought it might go 5,5,4,5 on my original post.
One thing i am not sure of, and just did as i guess felt natural to me, was to go from left to right.
Is that the correct direction or ?
Hoot
<< <i>hey Russ and Sean
why would you consider that there are 5 steps at pillars one and four but only 4 steps at pillar two?? the definition at pillar two is actually better than the definition at pillar four.
>>
I thought from the pic on the left that the bridge extended a little too far from the third pillar toward the second to count it. I also think since I've started submitting nickels to PCGS I tend to err on the conservative side now.
Looking again at the picture on the right, I can see what you're saying. If I had the coin in hand I'd turn it 90 degrees clockwise and look along the steps to determine that last quadrant. I wouldn't argue too hard with someone calling it 4.75 steps, though.
I'm curious why you think the fifth step under pillar one is weak? Only at the very left edge does it seem at all soft, but none of the step ends on that side are as well defined as they are on the right side.
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
hey Sean
i don't, you misunderstood my question. i see the 5th step under pillars one and two as strong and complete, the 5th step under pillar four complete but not as strong. my wonder was why you didn't think #2 was full if you thought #1 and #4 were, and you answered my question.
i agree with your style of looking along the steps with the coin in hand. that often shows completeness where a straight forward view shows bridges. if i could only be certain the graders looked at my submissions in that manner............
al h.
<< <i>why would you consider that there are 5 steps at pillars one and four but only 4 steps at pillar two?? >>
<< <i>I should note, though, that I have no idea what I'm doing. >>
It was a WAG.
Russ, NCNE