Here is another neophyte question regarding NGC. I've noticed a variety of label colors on NGC slabs, ranging from black, blue, silver, maroon, etc. Some have been described as "black label" in auctions. Is there a system to this? I haven't detected a pattern, and I know that there must be some reason for the color scheme. Perhaps I am not the only person here who would like to know the system. Thank you for your patience if this is too obvious for the more experienced members of this forum.
In recent years NGC has begun to use different colored labels to designate specific things about some coins like Early Release, W mint mark - stuff like that. But to the best of my knowledge the colored labels are only used with modern stuff. That said, over the years the labels on all the slabs have changed. The labels are one of the diagnostics used to identify the various generations of holders for each company. It helps you pin down within a range when the coin was slabbed.
Thank you, Sir. As the only member who has replied, you must be the expert or the ony one who would bother with such an inquiry. Can you direct me to any reference which may serve to provide a legend for the color scheme, or does one need to be registered with NGC to access that information?
Here's a post Conder did on another forum. Some of the pics are gone now. Perhaps if you ask him, he'll provide them for you. http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=220185&STARTPAGE=1
Also this is Condor101's web site on slabs: Sampleslabs.com If not helpful it will be of interest. But I also don't know what the different colors of NGC labels signify. And a quick look through the above site didn't show anything about label color differences.
That is not Conder's web site. Nor does it identify anything except sample slabs from various TPG's. To my knowledge Conder does not have a web site. He is however the authority on the various types of slabs that the TPG's have used over the years and wrote a book on the subject, the only book on the subject. He has in the past provided links threads on other forums in which he has posted pics of the various slabs that NGC and PCGS have used. And he keeps them updated with the newer slabs.
The Sampleslabs site is NOT mine, it is run by Cameron Kiefer former grader for ICG. The only connection I have with the site is that I got Cameron stared collecting Sample slabs. John, I didn't answer earlier because 1) I caught your post on a fast fly through and didn't have the time to answer, and 2) I'm not really sure which label colors you are talking about. In general NGC hasn't altered their regular production label colors that much (not like PCGS) and most of their color changes are on what I call novelty slabs with their First Strikes, Early Release, and different eagle set designation, and all the different under printed labels they have done (Binion, Nevada silver, Fitzgerald collection etc) I list those but I don't think much of them. They are just a gimmick thing. About the only color change I can reallyrecal on th production slabs was on the NGC 3 slab where the border on the label can be found in green or brown. I had to have that one pointed out to me though since because of color vision problems to me they both look the same. Here is a more up to date version of the NGC generations that I posted on the NGC forum. This has all the pictures except for I think two that I don't have yet, an it doesn't include the two most recent varieties with he new anti counterfeiting details and the latest edge view slab. The slab listings are in the first post and I think the sixth. Even though I asked people not to post to the thread until I could get it finished they didn't listen. http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2248404&page=1#Post2248404 And from what I have been told there is another researcher now working on a book of the grading services and the varieties, and another researcher doing the same on a website. So the attention I have brought to the history of slabbing is spreading. As much as I dislike the concept of the grading services I am glad to see that this thirty years of history is finally being recognized and recorded.
