Are These Full Steps On This 1945-D 5c Jefferson War Nickel [ms68 NNC]

Your new pics are a great size but still not quite sharp enough. One evident flaw is an apparent hit on the reverse below the middle of the word "Monticello".

Thanks for the warm welcome and the support you guys! I really appreciate the information. I've read a few books, but it helps to hear details about the coins you actually own.

See you around the forums... I hope I have something to add.

You have a nice example of a silver nickel. Does it really matter what the folks at a grading service say? As someone pointed out, for a coin like this, you can spend the whole value of a coin on grading fees.

I would break it out of this slab (NNC slabs are easy to get open) and put it in an airtite, so you can handle it, inspect it more closely, and it will take up a lot less space than a bottom-tier slab WHICH (as you have seen by the responses you've gotten) can actually lower a coin's value by association.

For nickels like this, I don't doubt that some decent coins can end up in low-reputation slabs, because it just isn't worth paying to get them graded, based on what you could get for them.

In my opinion, chasing low population numbers is a less fun hobby than learning about coins and what makes them desirable for yourself. But no one cares what I think. You should do what is fun for you, but recognize you are not to get rich by finding hidden gems encased in NNC slabs.