"In addition, your set must be published."

WaterSport

I have not noticed these words before as a requirement for set registry award winners. (this just came out from BJ's email) If this is new I welcome it as it has been a topic repeatedly discussed on these forms over the years. Sure, you hide your set from competitors, and you hide sets from those seeking solicitation of coins to sell or those who want to buy your coins. But its like poker. Now you must show your hand to win.

WS

illini420

Sounds right to me, cool!

I also saw in the email you had to have at least 90% completion in order to be recognized... for some reason I don't think it was always that high of a percentage, but I really don't pay too much attention to it either, especially now that my set is at 100%

keyman64

Cool! There will be some people that will not show their hand still...they will have a higher rated set but not win which will look a bit funny when looking at the sets.

Bear

I remember what Laura had to say. There are top sets that have the numbers,

but the coins do not look all that snazzy. I would rather take a lower number and

nicer coins. A case in point, I have looked at a number of MS-67 SL FH Quarters but

I have not seen one as nice as my 1918 Quarter in my Estate Collection. Rather strange

but apparentlt Lauras words had much truth tio it.

barrytrot

Assuming it is REALLY a requirement, it is definitely new as evidenced here by "High Desert":

http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/Composite.aspx?c=144


Who has the top set on most "type" but refuses to share

But they picked up "honors" the last several years.

llafoe

I think published means published and not public?

High Desert

Edited to add: PCGS has two boxes to check (or not check):

Allow the public to view set item details?

Published?

So you can publish a set without the public being able to view the set details.

DIMEMAN

If it doesn't mean he has to show it to win......it SHOULD!!!!!

That's insane......he should be stripped of the awards he has for never showing his set.

NotSure

What is the difference between a set being 'published' and 'allow the public to view set item details'? Obviously, viewing set items shows each coin's grade/designation. Sounds like the sets should have to be allowed to be viewed, but that's really not what being 'published' is about.

Can someone please explain the difference? I know discussions have been had as far as the ability to view what coins are in a set, in order to be eligible for a #1 (as some don't think it right/fair to keep it closed, but those sets are still 'published'), but based on what the Registry shows as 'published' and 'allow the public to view', it seems to me that closed sets can still get #1. Am I lost, or just missing something? Does a set now need to 'allow the public to view set item details' to get a #1???

edited....it's obvious a set has to be 'published' to get a #1.....are they saying you simply have to enter the coins in the database? If a set is #1, it IS published, but can still have the box 'public allowed to view' not checked off. If so, it's been that way since, well, forever.

llafoe

<< <i>Does a set now need to 'allow the public to view set item details' to get a #1??? >>



No

keyman64

<< <i>I think published means published and not public?

High Desert

Edited to add: PCGS has two boxes to check (or not check):

Allow the public to view set item details?

Published?

So you can publish a set without the public being able to view the set details. >>

Looks like the top 3 SETS will not be honored....the 4th Set Will Be. WOW!

llafoe

If you remember, you can now use the Registry as your personal inventory software (you actually always could if you only owned PCGS coins). If you use the registry as your own personal registry, competing only against yourself, you don't select "Published" and only you see your set (and of course PCGS). If you select "Published", the public will see your set, but not your coins. If you select "Published" and "Public", then the public will see your set and your coins (or at least the grades since a lot don't show images of their coins).

Bear

What is the use use of having a set and win awards, if the other collectors can not

enjoy looking at the coin pictures. I do not know a collector that does not like to

look at pictures.

NotSure

<< <i>

<< <i>I think published means published and not public?

High Desert

Edited to add: PCGS has two boxes to check (or not check):

Allow the public to view set item details?

Published?

So you can publish a set without the public being able to view the set details. >>

Looks like the top 3 SETS will not be honored....the 4th Set Will Be. WOW! >>



If a set is 'published, but NOT required to be open to 'allow the public to view the set', then High Desert WILL get honored, if llafoe's response to my post is, in fact, correct. It doesn't seem that anything has changed if 'published' is required and 'public viewing' is not.

NotSure

<< <i>If you remember, you can now use the Registry as your personal inventory software (you actually always could if you only owned PCGS coins). If you use the registry as your own personal registry, competing only against yourself, you don't select "Published" and only you see your set (and of course PCGS). If you select "Published", the public will see your set, but not your coins. If you select "Published" and "Public", then the public will see your set and your coins (or at least the grades since a lot don't show images of their coins). >>



OK, now I understand (though nothing has really changed).....thanks, Larry!!