PNGL Professional Numismatic Grading Laboratory
PNGL
PNGL is an acronym for Professional Numismatic Grading Laboratory. The holder in the image is dated 1987 and has a duel grade for obverse and reverse, plus a lenghty explanation on the grades that's also referred to as "Quality Condition".
The company operated in Washington D.C. based on the label and the label is extremely similar to the ANACS holders of the same time frame. However, I am not sure when PNGL started grading coins or who started the company.
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