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1993 P Nickel -Would This Be Considered Full Steps?

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I came across this is in the wild and thought it looked very good for a 1993 coin. I am going to try and take some better pics when I have time but am I correct in saying Full Steps? Can someone please let me know why they are uploading sideways? This was never a problem before.
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am I correct in saying Full Steps?

No, definitely not full steps. To earn a FS designation, each of the steps must be complete without any circulation hits cutting across them.
As for the sideways images, I think that it is a result of how you held the phone when taking the pictures.
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Too many dings and scratches for full steps.
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Not FS. The stairs can't have hits.
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Your second (loaded) photo shows a break in the steps, just above the E in Monticello.
As far as sideways pictures go, I always crop my photos if even by just a tiny bit. That seems to stop the sideway spin.
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Quite close to full steps, but that big knock on the top step is enough to disqualify it.
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Agree, not full steps. Way too many circulation hits across the steps.
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I agree with the group. Also, if you crop your images square before uploading them, they should present correctly.
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Problem...just like all company grading, the FS designation depends on things like how good the coffee in the office is the day they see the coin ie. there is no legitimate standard, just a rough idea they do/don't use. This means the designation is not written in stone and varies despite stated standards on the company websites. Look at the following that coop posted elsewhere on this forum for this very reason...education about what FS is. Study the following and decide for yourself which are FS slabbed nickels. The answer is below so you can choose to peek or not before you figure it out

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People are typically surprised to find out all of the above were labeled as FS. The Red Pill strikes again!



If you decide to collect FS nickels then make sure to check the coin in the slab. The label does not make a coin actually have what the label says it does.
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One thing that was not yet mentioned above is that TPGs vary in strictness by year and mint. If a particular year/mint has a great many full steps specimens available, they will be strict. If there are very few or no specimens available, they will loosen the criteria.
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Wow.. thank you all so much for the info. Very much appreciated. Is it worth keeping?
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I would only keep it if you are trying to fill out a Jefferson nickel book and that one is better than what you currently have.
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