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NGC Slabs By Generation

Category:  Other
Owner:  86Saab
Last Modified:  8/5/2021
Set Description
To help others collecting by generation until NGC creates a history of their own slabs. This was created for those interested only in NGC slabs.

Set Goals
Having an example of each NGC slab of the standard type issued by them since it's beginning in 1987

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NGC Gen 1 United States 50C 1946 D Produced Sept. 1987 - Nov 1987. This 1st generation holder features a black insert. The white label was placed on rear and the logo on the front of holder. It is estimated that 3000 coins were slabbed in this holder. However it seems most were cracked out. Current census figures put the number of survivors known at only 49. This number will probably go up a bit as more are discovered over time... (Updated 11/12/23)

Rarity~Very Rare ......This coin's photos added to show an example only, It is not owned by me.
NGC Gen 2.0 United States $1 1923 Produced Nov. 1987 - Dec 1987 along with Gen 2.1. This holder features the white front label on a white insert and the rear features an embossed gold logo on outside of holder. This holder is believed to have been produced for about 2 weeks. Estimates are that 4000-5000 were produced, however that seems high unless this holder was produced longer currently believed. Current census figures put it at 266 known examples but this census was begun early 2019 so numbers will go up...
Rarity~Very Scarce (Updated 7/10/24)
View Coin NGC Gen 2.1 United States $1 1885 NGC MS 62 Produced in Nov. 1987. This holder features the white label on white insert and embossed rear logo on insert instead of outside of holder. It is now accepted that this holder was very likely used before Gen 2 but it is commonly known as Gen 2.1, I see no reason to mess with tradition. In any case both are scarce. This holder appears rarer than 2.0 and is believed to have been in production for about a week. It is estimated that about 3500 coins were slabbed in this holder. Current census figures put the number of survivors known at 257, census started in Jan 2012. This number will likely go up some as more are discovered...
Rarity ~ Very Scarce (Updated 7/10/24)
View Coin NGC Gen 3 United States $1 1881 S NGC MS 63 NGC Gen 3
This holder produced Dec 1987 - Aug 1989, it is revised from prior gen holder with a border added to the front label, it is usually brown but is also seen in green. The reverse is unchanged retaining the gold embossed logo. Although this holder was produced for nearly two years, it is becoming more scarce as time goes by and is usually found at a premium price... Rarity ~ Uncommon
View Coin NGC Gen 3 United States $1 1925 NGC MS 63 NGC Gen 3
This holder produced Dec 1987 - Aug 1989, it is revised from prior gen holder with a border added to the front label, it is usually brown but is also seen in green. The reverse is unchanged retaining the gold embossed logo. Although this holder was produced for nearly two years, it is becoming more scarce as time goes by and is usually found at a premium price... Rarity ~ Uncommon
View Coin NGC Gen 4 United States $1 1896 NGC MS 63 NGC Gen 4
This holder was produced Aug 1989-1992, it is revised from prior gen holder with a hologram replacing the embossed gold logo on reverse. The front label remains unchanged and is also seen with a green border like Gen 3. While still fairly common it is seen less and less as time goes by... Rarity ~ Common
View Coin NGC Gen 5 United States $1 1925 NGC MS 64 NGC Gen 5
This holder was produced 1992 - 1995, it is revised from prior gen holder with a barcode added to the front label. The reverse is unchanged retaining the hologram from gen 4. Like gen 3 & 4 it is seen occasionally with a green border. Last of the no-Line fatty holders. Rarity ~ Common
View Coin NGC Gen 6 United States $1 1880 S NGC MS 63 NGC Gen 6
This holder was produced about 1995-1997, possibly just in 1996. The holder has been completely redesigned, it is a bit thinner, edges rounded and the insert has been "split/keyed" creating a dividing line between label and coin. Label and hologram are unchanged from gen 5... Rarity ~ Uncommon
View Coin NGC Gen 7 United States $1 1922 NGC MS 62 Produced 1997 - Aug 2000. This holder shares the same basic front label with the Gen 6 but hosts a new smaller rectangular rear hologram...Rarity~Common
View Coin NGC Gen 8 United States $1 1882 S NGC MS 64 NGC Gen 8
This holder was produced Aug 2000 - Sept 2000 for 4 weeks. It has a revised front label with serial number moved below barcode and a slightly larger rear hologram than Gen 7. It's designed proved unpopular and was quickly discontinued... Rarity ~ Uncommon
View Coin NGC Gen 8.1 United States $1 1884 O NGC MS 63 NGC Gen 8.1
This holder was produced Sept 2000 - July 2001, it features a return to the front label design from Gen 7 but it retains the slightly larger hologram from Gen 8... Rarity ~ Occasional
View Coin NGC Gen 9 United States $1 1881 S NGC MS 64 NGC Gen 9
This holder was produced July 2001 - July 2003, it has a restyled front label with the company name added to the bottom section of the border but retains the the rear label from the Gen 8 holder... Rarity ~ Common
View Coin NGC Gen 10 United States $1 1974 S SILVER NGC MS 66 NGC Gen 10
This holder was produced July 2003 - Aug 2003, it has a new front label with NGC's website and logo replacing the company name along bottom of border, the grade is now in bold, and it has a different background design. The rear gets a new hologram with ANA's lamp logo... Rarity ~ Uncommon
View Coin NGC Gen 11 United States $1 1884 O NGC MS 63 NGC Gen 11
This holder was produced Aug 2003 - Nov 2003. it get a revised front label with NGC's website and logo replaced by the company name along bottom of border. It retains the rear hologram with the ANA's lamp logo from Gen 10... Rarity ~ Uncommon
View Coin NGC Gen 12 United States $1 1885 O NGC MS 63 NGC Gen 12
This holder was produced Nov 2003 - Nov 2004, it has the same front label of the gen 11 holder but has a redesigned rear hologram using the ANA's new crescent logo... Rarity ~ Occasional
View Coin NGC Gen 13 United States $1 1883 NGC MS 64 NGC Gen 13
This holder was produced Nov 2004 - Sept 2008. It is also known as Gen 17 when listed among all NGC labels and holders. This holder has a mildly restyled front label and an all new large rear hologram... Rarity ~ Common
View Coin NGC Gen 13.5 United States $1 1884 O NGC MS 62 NGC Gen 13.5
This holder was produced about Sept 2008 - Dec 2008 possibly into early 2009. This holder retains the solid insert of Gen 13 but the front and rear labels are redesigned and used also with Gen 14. I read that this was made alongside Gen 14 upon request or possibly used for bulk submissions or It may have been a transition holder but I do not know for sure. In any case I am calling it Gen 13.5 as it doesn't appear to be a stand alone holder...Rarity ~ Occasional
View Coin NGC Gen 14 United States $1 1885 O NGC MS 63 Produced about Sept 2008 - Feb 2015. This holder features the EdgeView insert, it shares the front and rear labels with what I am calling Gen 13.5...Rarity ~ Very Common
View Coin NGC Gen 14.1 United States $1 1881 S NGC MS 62 NGC Gen 14.1
This holder was produced in 2012 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the original Gen 1 black holder. These black insert holders were available alongside the standard white insert holders on certain denominations of US coins. I thought they should be recognized along with the standard white holders, so I am calling this black insert holder Gen 14.1. I've left out black holders of later generations as they were used almost exclusively for bullion... Rarity ~ Occasional
View Coin NGC Gen 15 United States $1 1923 NGC MS 62 NGC Gen 15
This holder was produced about Feb 2015 - Oct 2015, the front label is unchanged from Gen 14 but the rear hologram has been revised... Rarity ~ Common
View Coin NGC Gen 16 United States $1 1881 S NGC MS 61 NGC Gen 16
This holder was produced about Oct 2015- Nov 2017, the front label has been redesigned but retains the rear hologram from Gen 15... Rarity ~ Very Common
View Coin NGC Gen 17 United States $1 1879 S NGC MS 64 NGC Gen 17
This holder was produced about Nov 2017 - Aug 2023, the front label is unchanged from Gen 16 but the rear hologram has been revised... Rarity ~ Very Common

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