Is This An Old ANACS Holder?

I'm guessing 89 or 90. Look up sample ANACS small slab.

Originally ANA had an authentication service (ANAAB) then added photographs and then grading. Then they added the small white slabs with the blue ANA label and the ANA's lamp of knowledge molded into the plastic housing.

The ANA era of ANACS used the two letter combinations CD, JK, KP, LO, LP, MJ, RD, TR, TS, WD, WF, WR and maybe XA. I've asked a couple of times, but nobody seems to know the order those letter pairs were used in. So you can't say CD was the 1st wave of the small white slabs, although what you have is clearly one of the 1st 120K or so ANACS slabs.

ANA sold the business to Amos Press who used the same sized slab, with a different color label and different hologram and the A molded into the plastic instead of the lamp. And things go on from there through two different owners.

Whether they were really the first to slab is a fun argument.

I don't know if they are collectible to anyone else & I doubt there will be any "investment" potential. Having said that, I am picking them up when I see them in hopes of eventually having a unique type set. So far I have about a half dozen. I need a Lincoln & a Buffalo nickel but I'm not looking to pay a premium for either one. That lets out key dates.

They are getting to be fewer around by the day with people cracking them for their albums or crossovers. I have done a few myself and received good results.

No ANAAB came several years AFTER ANACS was sold to Amos Press. The original name of ANACS was ANAAT and was used from 1968 to 1970 while they were trying to raise the capital need to start up the service. But that name was retired before they opened for business in April of 1972 as ANACS.

ANAAB began around 1994 and was active until I believe Nov of 2003. ANAAB was strictly an authentication service and never did any grading. ANAAB was never a major player and all four varieties of ANAAB photocertificates are quite scarce.