1954 Jefferson Nickel

Interesting! Please post full, large and sharp pics of the coin--obverse and reverse--so we can get a better feel for the overall character of the coin. Thanks.

there is no such thing as partial steps. based on you comment regarding having it graded, most folks who have never done that see everyone telling them to send it in without a clue as to how much it costs. here is the fee's for the top tier grading companies. as you can see unless you have a rare coin that needs authenticate and protected or a coin whose value is at least $150 or more it makes no sense and even at $150 you are chewing up a lot of the coins value

PCGS charges a minimum of $69 for a subscription other subscription levels include grading vouchers though so you could reduce these costs. add to the subscription cost, per coin grading cost which is a minimum of $23, shipping & ins both ways (1-4 coins is $27 if the total value is under $1000). Gold $149 includes 4 vouchers so if you had 4 coins it would come out to about $44/coin.

NGC - economy grading tier is $22, plus $10 handling fee, plus $28 for shipping (1-5 coins) and insurance both ways.

ANACS - Economy - No Gold: $18 per item for items valued up to $500. plus $29 for shipping (1-4 coins) and insurance both ways.

CAC - $99 subscription ($50 grading credit), economy grading $15, gold $28, $40 shipping/handling/ins