Congratulations 2016 Set Registry Winners!

Cody71086

It is my great pleasure and honor to present the following winners of the PCGS Currency Set Registry Awards for 2016:


BEST COLLECTION OF THE YEAR: Ollis Hull

BEST NEW SET: “Mac” - 1928-1963 Complete $5 Legal Tender Block Set

BEST LARGE SIZE SET: IPS – 1899 "Black Eagle" Series $1 Silver Certificate Fr. # Set

BEST SMALL SIZE SET: Kraig Tripp "SDCSD" - $5 Silver Certificate Set 1934-1953B with Varieties with Stars

BEST MODERN SMALL SIZE SET: “jbrucet” – $1 Federal Reserve Note Series Set with Stars

BEST NATIONAL BANK NOTES SET: "Godot" - Large Size Idaho State Set - By Charter

BEST FRACTIONAL NOTE SET: “Offramp’s Fifth” - Fractional Currency Fifth Issue Denomination Set

BEST MILITARY PAYMENT CERTIFICATE SET: Todd Heggemeier “Air Force 1” – Military Payment Certificates Fractional Denominations

BEST CONFEDERATE CURRENCY SET: Pierre Fricke "David Hogan Collection - Fricke" - 72 Note Confederate States of America Complete Type Set

BEST LARGE SIZE BLOCK SET: Marc Fontes "mfontes" - 1923 Fr. 237 - Fr. 239 $1 Silver Certificate Set All Blocks

BEST SMALL SIZE BLOCK SET: Ollis Hull "Hull's 2's" - 1928-1963A $2 Complete Legal Tender Set All Blocks with Stars

BEST MODERN BLOCK SET: Michael Skourtes "The Skourtes Collection" - 1976-2013 $2 Federal Reserve Note Block Set with Stars

BEST LOW BALL SET: Cliff Andrews “Dueces Low” - $2 Large Size Design Low Ball Set

BEST EXONUMIA SET: Melissa Jones "Tinker-Bills" – 1987- 2014 Complete Disney Dollar Set

BEST SHOWCASE COLLECTION: Melissa Jones "Tinker-Bills" - Tinker-Bills * Errors * Proofs * Specimens * Prototypes * Production Art * Test Proofs * Mickey Mouse Cones * Disneyland Money Orders * Mouse Money * Recreation Coupons * Signature Pieces *

In addition, sets will receive the "Best of the Registry" certificate for being at least 75% complete and in the top spot! Those winners can be viewed online. along with our expert's comments.


Congratulations to all the 2016 Set Registry Award winners! You have truly achieved excellence.

Thank you for your support of the PCGS Currency Set Registry and please remember to RSVP Laura for the dinner

Jim61

CONGRATULATIONS to all winners!!!

Tookybandit

+1 Congrats!!!

Constantine

Some nice looking sets there everyone. Well done!

larry510

Congrats!

gnat

Congrats.



I really like looking at what others collect and their sets. Some really great collections (and accomplishments are represented. It is mildly frustrating, however, when (in a couple cases) you can't actually view the set (the set is to "private").

techwriter

with the class. Some really outstanding sets there; my eyes are blurry.

Wow!! Congratulations to ALL

larry510

Originally posted by: gnat

Congrats.



I really like looking at what others collect and their sets. Some really great collections (and accomplishments are represented. It is mildly frustrating, however, when (in a couple cases) you can't actually view the set (the set is to "private").

I agree with you. Making sets private takes some of the fun out of the competition. To those of you who have your sets hidden please reconsider that decision and open them up!

Tootawl

Congrats everyone!
Hope to see you all at the awards dinner/party!

Steve_in_Tampa

Congratulations to all......best of the best.

DepressionscripGuy

Where's the depression scrip set registry?

jwbradford

Where's the depression scrip set registry?

Let us know which sets you'd like us to add, and we will gladly work on adding them if they make sense for us to do so! As with Obsolete banknotes, Depression Scrip is a category where the most useful sets are probably going to be smaller denomination sets from the same issuer and issue date. Larger sets will be somewhat cumbersome to create, but they are also possible. We always welcome specialized expertise in designing Set Registry sets, and this may be a perfect opportunity for someone like DepressionscripGuy to help in doing this.

synchr

When do the "2016" flags get tacked to the winning Registry sets?
In the past it has been close after the awards ceremony or a few days after.

Thank you.
Apologize for being pushy as you're probably swamped with new submittals from the big show

Cody71086

They will be coming soon. In the next few weeks at the latest!

synchr

Originally posted by: Cody71086
They will be coming soon. In the next few weeks at the latest!

Just saw them, once again, you're right!
Thank you again

DepressionscripGuy

Originally posted by: jwbradford

Where's the depression scrip set registry?



Let us know which sets you'd like us to add, and we will gladly work on adding them if they make sense for us to do so! As with Obsolete banknotes, Depression Scrip is a category where the most useful sets are probably going to be smaller denomination sets from the same issuer and issue date. Larger sets will be somewhat cumbersome to create, but they are also possible. We always welcome specialized expertise in designing Set Registry sets, and this may be a perfect opportunity for someone like DepressionscripGuy to help in doing this.

I missed the boat on this one... I didn't even see this reply until now.



Anyways, now that I have an even larger expanded list. Answering the question as to what kind of set to put together for depression scrip is a tough one to answer. Guess I should of thought about that one first....



Since I am at just over 3700 known issues, an all inclusive registry set would be crazy. But, there is still much debate on what is depression and what isn't. Ebay has alot of sellers that are trying to pass off everything from wooden nickels to checks as depression scrip. So that would have to be answered as well.



As for sets, I think best choices would be...



Set 1 - One example from each of the 50 states. A 50 note set would be cool and a bit of a challenge. Some states are much more common than others. - Might be an issue as Alaska only has coins which PCGS currency doesn't slab.

Set 2 - Maybe a material type set - Paper, Fish skin, Leather, Brass Coin, Aluminum coin, Wood, Rubber, Clam shell, etc.... - again, coins are an issue.

Set 3 - Lowest serial # set??

Set 4 - ??

techwriter

Or how about a set consisting of radar numbers from the paper issuing authorities?

Flash

Was there no Best Large Type or Best Small Type sets awards?