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[michaelv50]

thanks--trying to figure out the date on this holder---serial # 07274.63/1231215---

Edited October 12 by michaelv50
adding text---correct spelling

[Sandon]

   Welcome to the NGC chat board.

   I assume that you are inquiring about the age of this PCGS holder. This is the original PCGS holder, known as the "rattler" due to the propensity of some coins to move around and rattle in it. This holder, referred to by PCGS as "Generation 1.2", was used from shortly after the time that PCGS opened for business in February 1986 until September 1989. See https://www.pcgs.com/holdermuseum.

   The serial number on any PCGS holder is the sequence to the right of the slash mark, in this case 1231215. The digits before the period (07274 or just 7274 on newer holders) identify the issue of the coin, in this case a non-prooflike 1901-O Morgan dollar that has no variety designation; and the two digits between the period and the slash mark identify the grade of the coin or, in the case of a "details" graded coin, the classification of its impairment.

[Coinbuf]

Third party grading firms like NGC and PCGS do not put dates on the holders to indicate an exact date the coin was graded/encapsulated.   PCGS had two versions of their first holder, commonly called a rattler as @Sandon wrote.   Yours is the most common 1.2 generation holder which PCGS used from 1987 to 1989.  That is the closest to dating when the coin was graded as can be known.

There are collectors that like to collect coins in these earlier holders and these can bring a slight premium over a similar coin in a current holder.

[Henri Charriere]

I concur with the foregoing findings of the aforementioned gentlemen who weighed in above.

In its most basic form, the information provided under the Certification look-up, include:

[0]7274 . 63 [0123215] spread out slightly for clarity.  They refer to:

PCGS #  [0] 7274 (or the specific series of coin illustrated)

,63 or grade that has been assigned.

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and [0]123 1 215 (commonly referred to as a "certification" or "cert"  number  which you can use in their look-up for identification purposes.

Other information provided include:

Region: The United States of America

Grade:  MS63

Mintage:  13,320,000

Holder Type:  Standard  (with the specific vintages helpfully covered by the members above).

Population:  14,131

Pop. Higher:  21,456

PCGS Price Guide Value:  $110.--

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(Note:  In all the years I have been collecting a small line of PCGS-encapsulated foreign coins, I have never seen values provided for any coin I have acquired.)

 

[Henri Charriere]

Is there anything more frustrating than a repsonder to your question who fails to be responsive in the way you would like?  My sincere apology!

I took the liberty of attempting to answer your question in the way you would prefer by diving into the 'net.

I found "Age of NGC Holder," by LINCOLNMAN, February 23, 2017 (now Archived by our hosts.)

I also located a website (which may or may not be more forthcoming:  oldslabholders.com which provides a visual array of NGC Slab Generations.

Moving right along... I found:  PCGS Museum of Coin Holders, which features the "Evolution of the PCGS Coin Holder."

There is a wealth of information available if you have the time and inclination.

[Gratuitous Editorial Comment:  Never let it be said this Rising Star (Henri Charriere, and his bevy of aliases) fails to rise to the occasion of broadening the "body of knowledge" when asked to do so.  The pleasure is all mine.]   🤣