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Modern Full Step Nickels & Full Step Designation

OldEastsideOldEastside Posts: 4,602 ✭✭✭✭✭
What I mean by modern is 1992 and up.
Do you think the TPG's should even continue
FS in the grade as the mint's process is much
more efficiant and most nickels are all full steps
anyways after this period?

Steve
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    Type2Type2 Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭✭
    To hard to stop now. Some coins don't get the FS designation even with all the FS's out there. image


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    19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,503 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>To hard to stop now. Some coins don't get the FS designation even with all the FS's out there. image >>

    Agreed. There will always be issues with strike quality on nickels regardless of the US Mints attempt to alleviate it since its a basic design issue revolving around metal flow at the time the coin is being struck.
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    leothelyonleothelyon Posts: 8,553 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What difference would it make? To most collectors, the designation doesn't represent anything other than that tiny area of the coin? The designation does get more complicated with collectors who want more detail in all the other areas of their coins.

    For a better question, what do you want the FS designation to represent?


    Leo

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    Type2Type2 Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭✭
    How about "FULL STRIKE" F/S that will work. Some times the stepes are there but it has a hit that is still a full step to me.


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