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Is This Considered Full-Steps On This 1939 Nickel?

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To me, no, but I seem to be wrong on these most of the time.
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This would not normally FS at PCGS or NGC due to the weakness above C, but it's borderline, and you might get lucky.
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I would grade that as 5FS but not 6FS.

Full steps on early Jefferson nickels is relatively common, at least for uncirculated coins. Your coin looks to be a 1939 Reverse of 1940, so the dies were still really fresh for those strikes.

https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin...40-fs/894003
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This would not normally FS at PCGS or NGC due to the weakness above C, but it's borderline, and you might get lucky.

Cert number 39254314 would like to have a word with you, out on the steps of Monticello.
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this will help----
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@brandmeister -- I don't necessarily disagree, but PCGS seems to be schizophrenic when it comes to FS grades. I've got some coins that have 5+ full steps that came back without, and others that I thought would come back without FS that came back with.
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I'd call it a 5 steps on this one and not on the 1964 you questioned. As far as getting it graded, should you choose, NGC as they are 99% accurate in designation assignment. I would also consider ANACS over PCGS. Because I'd agree with what other collectors have been noticing as of late, that PCGS has dropped the ball. A coin grader change or critera adjustment?
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The third pillar from the left has a merge at the 3rd step so this is a 2ST nickel.
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