Continuing List To Show Everyones Latest Acquisitions

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Here is my latest purchase.
Got it at a Dealers private auction in Europe. No reserve. Shipping was nearly as expensive as the coin, as the auctioneer probably wanted to make money somewhere.

Would appreciate some Grade suggestions.

Thank you all.
HHB

thank you, was leaning toward XF45..
willl have it graded, I think it is worth it
1891 1 cent small leafes-small date.. fairly rare...
hhb

Nice merc dates there shatsi!

I picked up a few frosted and cameo proofs.
1957 1958 1960 Jeffersons and a 1963 LMC

1941 d Does it count as a full step ?

Wish you showed the front as well. Looks like a beauty from one side.

It has 6 steps but technically for the sticklers, you would have to mention a ding or cut under the second pillar cutting into top two steps and a nick and a couple very very light scratches under the third pillar and then a nick in the top step between the 3rd and 4th pillar. A true full step nickel is supposed to have complete uninterrupted steps. A cut does interrupt them.
There seems to be some movement away from this somewhat strict rule. Maybe because people are buying nickels represented as full steps and even certified nickels with full step designation that get away with it.
If the front is as nice as the back, you might consider getting it slabbed and graded and pay for the FS as well.

Full step collectors didn't start out that way. They had to be completely there from left to right without a problem.
In 1941 full steps are not terribly difficult to find, worth about double what one without FS would be. However on ebay they do well because people don't know what dates are tougher than others. Just because it is an early Jefferson does not mean anything. If it were mine, I would call it full steps, because technically it only needs to have 5 and having the 6th complete, I would think it makes up for the digs at the top.
I would not call it a six step nickel.

LATE EDIT:

Thought I should look around and I found a bookmark I have.
Here is an excerpt from an interview between Coinblogger and
Bernard Orgovan, A Jefferson nickel Expert

Coinblogger: I know that a lot of coin collectors have a hard time telling whether or not a particular nickel has full steps. Could you tell me how you determine whether a nickel is a full step nickel?

Bernard: Sure. If you look at the reverse of a nickel from 1938-2003 (the design changed in 2004), look closely at the steps of Monticello. You will hopefully see horizontal lines that represent the steps. These steps are supposed to be complete, from left to right, going under all 4 pillars, completely uninterrupted. They do not have to be strong, just complete. I highly recommend you use a loupe or magnifying glass (I use a 10x loupe) to look at the steps, as small details are important here. You don't want to have any nicks breaking the continuity of the steps.

Wow, Wheezy kinda rough on my steps. I thought this was the best I had ever seen, had to go back and look at the original photo to see what you were talking about . Don't know how you could see all



of that from the pic. Will post the front soon , have to set up the camera again. I was thinking of having it slabbed, not sure of the grade though.I had never noticed the steps to the sides before.