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it's a proof - here is what TNG says" First off, the porch landing, the top of the first step is not counted. I count the grooves starting below it. Except when you get to the bottom, the sixth step, it has to be completely free of the rectangle that encloses the 5 grooves or steps and it has to be the complete design of the bottom of Monticello" so I guess it is 6 steps your right OOPS SORRY

problems with the way I see your explanation after reading the info from the nickel guy done in 2017 for pcgs I referred to above he's counting each incised line as tread and raised portion as it's riser this is another picture looking at about 12%

is there a procedure for photo'ing a coin? Does this have better resolution than the previous photo in the 2X2 I removed it and put it under a microscope w/lite would you please # the 6 steps you see as I see 5 counting under #1 column (it's a 1999S)

IF they have steps the top steps are always the best at top and deteriorate as they descend

After it's roughed by sawing or milling I will finish grind a couple thousands that will clean every thing up

is there any thing specific I should get in coin world? I already have the analyst 2nd ed., downloaded a re-evaluation, purchased the u s nickel five-cent piece, and have the red book on buffalo and Jefferson nickels. I used to be a machinist and I'm thinking about cutting a coin in half thru Monticello so I can magnify and visualize steps

with 5 steps

some good info can be found at Jefferson Nickels Graded Full Steps By PCGS - Coin Community Forum

When FSNC and PAC started grading they started on the top and stepped down

I'm sending a proof of a1999s please count the 6 steps for me it's not the best on the steps but I only see 5 if you want I'll send a different coin picture this was just a coin I had laying around it seems that the commercial grading company's are all grading them differently some good info. can be found at http://www.biblical-data.org/The_steps_review.pdf there is no consistency for commercial slabbed coins, after rea ding his paper I found one big fault on page 11 in the purple stylobyte he shows 6 incused lines as the steps I only see 5 encased steps no matter how hard I look at my actual coins I have but

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I have yet to see what I would call 6 steps on a nickel can you post a picture so I can see what is defined as 6 steps?

first off what is NGA's full step definition? second off are proofs nickels graded ? as some have full step and some don't have FS. My understanding is to be rated FS it has to have at least 5 full "uninterrupted" steps to qualify as a full step nickel any steps that join or fuse together or damage the incised lines (tread) or riser portion of the step whether created that way or subsequently damaged cannot be a considered full step