Question about NGC labels

tradedollarnut

What is the big letter after the serial number?

CC2GO

One is "B" ... the other is "C"

RYK

I don't know, but without that letter, both of those coins would have the exact same (unique) serial number.

tmot99

Wow, I've never seen that before. Very strange.

IGWT

They will actually answer questions here.

tradedollarnut

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True, but then Conder101 doesn't get nice pics of a [potentially] funky new slab variety.

PerryHall

The were part of a set and the letters are part of the serial number. I'm sure there must be an "A" and possibly a "D", etc.

coinguy1

<< <i>What is the big letter after the serial number? >>

It's a trial balloon for the new 1,820 point grading scale, which utilizes a letter from A through Z for each grading scale number from 1 through 70.

Steve27

I wonder if it has anything to do with the pedigree. Got any other "foxfire" slabs?

tmot99

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<< <i>What is the big letter after the serial number? >>

It's a trial balloon for the new 1,820 point grading scale, which utilizes a letter from A through Z for each grading scale number from 1 through 70. >>

OldReading

<< <i>One is "B" ... the other is "C" >>



The "B" looks like it was written on with a Sharpie.

bushmaster8

B = Beautiful

C= Crusty

Conder101

<< <i>True, but then Conder101 doesn't get nice pics of a [potentially] funky new slab variety. >>


I admit I'm very curious about the answer to this, but I suspect that Perryhall is correct and that they were part of a submitted set. But I still don't know why they wouldn't just give each coin it's own number. Especially since the coins are different dates and varieties. Frankly I am curious how their computer system handled the fact that there was more than one coin with the same serial number.

If they had had the same grade I would think possibly they were coins that had been put into an early multi-coin holder (The early holders had to be created by submitting already NGC graded coins, and all the coins had to have the same grade. The new holder would then have one grade and one serial number. )

If one of these holders was resubmitted for reholdering, which normally keeps the same serial number, there would be one serial number to split between multiple coins. That might get them to add the letters, but the grades would have all been the same. If they sent it in for regrading they would have gotten new serial numbers. Unless the set was entered into the computer with a single number and then sent to deslabbing and they used the letters then since there was only one number.

Coxe

Perhaps the submitter submitted several thousand coins on a single invoice creating an overflow on their three digit invoice line enumeration.

Barndog

Who really cares? Those coins ROCK!

braddick

Is it possible they were going to be part of the Multi-holder?

GoYankees

<< <i>One is "B" ... the other is "C" >>

mozin

These coins must have originally been in some kind of a type set, and the set was later broken up. I cannot imagine what would be the significance of the 1812 CBH being B and the 1834 being C.

keoj

TDN,

Did you ever call NGC for an explanation on this? Very odd!!!

keoj

MWallace

I looked up the slab number on NGC's web site. For the number 957212-081 only the 1834 Half 0-115A is listed. When entering the extension it will only allow 3 digits so I could not add a "B" or "C" to the end of the serial number.

MikeKing

I would like both of these coins, would you please send them to me. Thank you.