Regrade for Full Step designation? (PIC ADDED)!!
PonyPuller
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I recently had a 1997-P Matte Finish Jefferson Nickel grade at MS-69, but without the Full Step designation. 
After carefully reviewing this coin very closely, I can't find any difference between it and other Jeffs which I've had graded with the Full Step designation. No nicks, marks, or merging of the steps. All are clearly defined.
Sooo......
What's the best route to try and get this certified as a Full Step coin? Obviously I'd like to keep the MS-69 grade, and not risk a downgrade. Is this something which falls under the "designation review" grading category? If not, is it better to send it in still in the slab for a regrade, or would it be better to crack it out first?
Can anyone offer sound advice on this subject?
Here's a close-up photo (best I could get) of the steps.
Opinions? Full Steps or no Full Steps?
- Mark
After carefully reviewing this coin very closely, I can't find any difference between it and other Jeffs which I've had graded with the Full Step designation. No nicks, marks, or merging of the steps. All are clearly defined.Sooo......
What's the best route to try and get this certified as a Full Step coin? Obviously I'd like to keep the MS-69 grade, and not risk a downgrade. Is this something which falls under the "designation review" grading category? If not, is it better to send it in still in the slab for a regrade, or would it be better to crack it out first?
Can anyone offer sound advice on this subject?
Here's a close-up photo (best I could get) of the steps.
Opinions? Full Steps or no Full Steps?
- Mark
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Oscar Wilde
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<< <i>I recently had a 1997-P Matte Finish Jefferson Nickel grade at MS-69, but without the Full Step designation >>
I don't understand it also??? I just got grades today on a 1997 SMS Nickel and it also graded MS69 BUT NO FS!!!!!!!
This is the 2nd 1997 SMS Nickel I have had graded WITHOUT the FULL STEP designation in 2 months. The steps ARE there. What is wrong???
GrandAm
CONECA #N-3446
Each and every one of the darn steps is there, clearly delineated... very frustrating.
The only thing I can think of is that the steps have a slight wave to them (i.e. they are not perfectly horizontal), but every 1997 SMS Jeff I've seen (3 so far...) has the exact same wave in the steps, and at least one of them has already been certified FS. (The other is still raw). Maybe if someone was looking at it really fast, and the light hits that wave just right, they might assume it's not got full steps, but if you rotate the coin, you can clearly see them all ....
- Mark
Ike Specialist
Finest Toned Ike I've Ever Seen, been looking since 1986
It looks like it should be an 66 FS; if it not, then it is a conspiracy.
<< <i> If that coin is NOT full steps, then Full Steps don't exist!!!! >>
I couldn't agree more.
I WAS WRONG
GrandAm
<< <i>I believe you can send them in for designation review without risk of losing the MS-69 grade. >>
I agree, the designation review would be less costly and may be the best way to get the FS designation.
<< <i>I was just looking and a 97 Jeff without FS is listed at $75. A 97 Jeff with FS is listed at $275. Population wise: W/O FS in MS-69, 36. With FS in MS-69, 564. The coin is listed as an SMS. In 1965,66,& 67 there were no FS designations given to the 3 year SMS sets? >>
You would think the much lower pop number would be more valuable!
How interesting it will be when the day comes when the wiser collectors begin outweighing the certified hype, when the FS designation becomes something of the past!
Don't end up selling yourself short if you can't get the designation!
Leo
The more qualities observed in a coin, the more desirable that coin becomes!
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