My old holder collection

Set Description
This set is about old coins in old TPG holders, including current operating TPGs as well as some defunct TPGs. A great many of these were purchased directly from other collectors and I wish to thank them for their wonderful caretaking efforts, it is often difficult to find older holders without damage to the holder or holograms.

I consider the old holder to have certain cutoffs for each brand still in operation today. For NGC and PCGS I will use as my slab generation numbering system the research and documents that were put together and put forth by Conder101, and will cross reference the PCGS Museum of Holders generation numbering system for PCGS slabs. For ANACS I will use the reference work done and posted by a PCGS forum member SAAB86.

For our host brand, NGC, I will include generations 1 thru 5, this group is often referred to as the "Fattie" style of holder. It got that nickname because the holder was thicker than the current NGC holder, and the insert core was solid from top to bottom. Starting with the generation 6 holder NGC changed the holder to be slightly thinner and added a molded line in the plastic which separated the area of the core which holds the coin from the label section.

For PCGS my cutoff will be the last generation to use the green label, nicknamed the "OGH" Per Conder101's list that is generation 5, although the PCGS generation of holders lists the last green label as generation 3.

For ANACS I will not include any of the photocert styles at this time as I only have one example of the ten different generations of photocerts ANACS used. I hope to at some time in the future acquire more of the photocerts and will update with those generations when possible. For the hard slabs I will include generations 1 thru 6 which was the last of the small white holders.

Once I have finished with what I call the big three (NGC, PCGS, ANACS) I will include several other off brands and holders used by minor (sometimes called basement slabbers) slabbing companies that did not last very long due to one reason or another. These will be listed alphabetically, and I will include as much information on each as I have. I will also include a few non hard shell type of holders, to include David Hall flips, ANACS photo certificates, and a couple of others. While not technically slabs these are also part of the TPG history.

Unfortunately the NGC registry restricts the visitor to this set to view coins that are in holders from NGC and PCGS only. In order for many of the coins that make up this set to be seen, and in order to see the actual holder itself, I will be setting up each coin in this set as a "want list" item. Many of these coins I do own and will indicate which are actually owned vs just an example in the comments section of each coin. I wish there was a better way to do this but cannot find a better work-around. I will also include as many duplicates that I actually own in my collection of each type of holder generation, there will be many for some of the more common generations and as few as one or none that I actually own for the more difficult generations.

When I started this custom set in 2019 I already had many old holders, but I will list and update new additions by year. Many of the old holders that I began this set with were bought not so much for the holder but for a date/mm sets. Those purchases were largely grouped around the Morgan silver dollar and Lincoln cent series. Also, those holders may have some damage to the holder and/or to the reverse label or hologram as those purchases were more driven by set completion vs the holder itself. As I add new holders to this list going forward I will be more aware and look for holders that are not damaged with full and undamaged labels and holograms.


2020 Registry news and updates:
For 2020 I had only one new addition the 1948 S cent. It's getting harder to find nice copper coins in nice old holders.

2021 Registry news and updates:
The first addition to this set for 2021 is a very nice toned 1923 Peace Dollar in a pristine Hallmark holder.
The second addition for 2021 is a 1936 Walker half dollar in a gen4 NGC holder. Not the most impressive looking example as the coin has a rather thick skin that is somewhat dark and dull.
The third addition for 2021 is a nice 1927 Lincoln in MS64RD housed in a PCGS gen 5 holder.
My fourth and fifth additions are two 1881-S Morgan dollars in David Hall graded flips. I am quite excited to add these two as I have wanted a Hall flip example for some time. As fate would have it a group of these came to market in late December and I was able to acquire these two from a collector's heir.
My sixth and last addition to my old holder collection is a company I had not heard of prior to now. This 1884-O Morgan dollar is from a company called IGA in a photocert style with the coin in a flip, very similar to those used by ANACS in its early days with the split grading. A rather cool addition and I need to do some research on the company to find out more about it. This was bought from the same collector's heir as the two Hall flips.

2022 Registry news and updates:
Starting off the year with a couple of quick new additions to the holder set.
First is a nice 1940-D Mercury dime in a PCGS OGH holder, not a rare holder but I'm a sucker for Mercury dimes and this was an inexpensive purchase.
The second addition is a 1937 Buffalo nickel in an NGC 5th generation fatty holder. Like the first addition the 5th gen is not rare but again an inexpensive buy.
And those two early year additions were the only old holder coins I purchased in 2022.

2023 Registry news and updates:
A slower start to 2023 as the first addition was not until April, at the ANA Phx World Fair of Money I was able to purchase one of my bucket list coins, the 1924 Saint in a tough NGC gen 2.1 holder.
The second addition for 2023 also came in April when I was able to add an 1855 type II gold dollar in a perfect gen 5 PCGS holder.

Set Goals
I love the look of the old PCGS rattler/OGH, NGC fat no-line holders, small ANACS, green label PCI holders, and I really like old photocert holders. Even defunct and hated companies like ACG are included in this set for the history involved. This set is about the old slabs and the history and evolution of the TPG holders.