PCGS Announces 2026 Set Registry Award Winners

PCGS recently announced its list of 2026 Set Registry Awards winners, with more than 60 sets and their collectors receiving recognition across a variety of categories representing the breadth of the United States numismatic catalog and nations around the world. The awards were announced at the PCGS Cocktail Reception, which was sponsored by Stack's Bowers Galleries and held at the 2026 American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money. This special event, which was headlined by an exclusive display of coins from the Tyrant Collection, saw more than 130 in attendance. Set Registry Award winners were recognized and received their crystal award in person as the full room also got the scoop on PCGS breaking news and other exciting announcements.

“We are so excited to recognize our collectors during our company’s special 40th anniversary year,” said PCGS President Stephanie Sabin. “In honor of PCGS’s jubilee celebration, we are elevating the PCGS Set Registry Awards program so we can honor more than 60 sets and collectors and bestow each with keepsake plaques suitable for display, vouchers, and more. It’s also just one of the many benefits of using the free PCGS Set Registry. Our innovative collecting platform allows collectors to organize their sets across multiple categories and devices, complete exciting achievements in a friendly competition for the most points, and complete the highest-rated sets to win yearly awards.”

Charles Morgan, PCGS manager of numismatic research and programs, further remarked, “Only one winner is recognized in each U.S. denomination and series category. The fiercely contested Lincoln Cent category highlights a rising collector demand for ultra-condition 20th-century rarities. In the classic U.S. coin categories, judges faced the difficult task of weighing sets containing many of the finest-known examples against complex sets requiring hundreds of difficult-to-find die pairings.”

This year’s PCGS Set Registry Award members are as follows:

Hall of Fame Sets

• “Monsters of the Midway” - Mercury Dimes FB Complete Variety Set, Circulation Strikes (1916-1945) - MADHATTER


• “An Ohio Collector” - Standing Liberty FH Quarters Basic Set, Circulation Strikes (1916-1930)


• “RSD” - Barber Quarters Basic Set, Circulation Strikes and Proof (1892-1916)


• “HALFDOME” - Indian Head $10 Gold Basic Set, Circulation Strikes (1907-1933)

PCGS Set of the Year

• “Elite” St. Gaudens $20 Gold with Major Varieties, Circulation Strikes (1907–1932) – Elite

PCGS Set Categories

• Best U.S. Type Set: Complete Dansco 7070 Modified Type Set, Gold Page (1796–Date) – "Winesteven," Winesteven


• Best Half Cent Set: Half Cents with Major Varieties, Circulation Strikes and Proofs (1793–1857) – “The High Desert Collection,” The High Desert Collection


• Best Large Cent Set: Large Cents Die Variety Set by Newcomb, Circulation Strikes (1839–1857) – “D.L. Hansen Large Cents by Newcomb (1839-1857),” D.L. Hansen


• Best Small Cent Set: Lincoln Cents Complete Variety Set, Circulation Strikes and Proof (1909–Present) – “The Cotgreave Collection of unCommon Cents,” AlterityCoins


• Best Two-Cent / Three-Cent Set: Shield Two Cents with Major Varieties, Circulation Strikes and Proof (1864–1873) – “winesteve1,” winesteve1


• Best Five-Cent Set: Jefferson Nickels FS Complete Variety Set, Circulation Strikes and Proof (1938–Present) – “Quantumnavy,” Quantumnavy


• Best Half Dime or Dime Set (to 1891): Liberty Seated Dimes with Major Varieties, Circulation Strikes and Proof (1837–1891) – “The Jason Feldman Liberty Seated Dime Collection with Proofs, 1837-1891,” Jason Feldman


• Best Dime Set (1892 to Present): Mercury Dimes FB Complete Variety Set, Circulation Strikes (1916–1945) – “Monsters of the Midway,” MADHATTER


• Best Twenty-Cent Set: Twenty Cents with Branch Mint, Proof (1875–1878) – “Black Cat Twenty Cents with Branch Mint Proof (1875-1878),” Black Cat


• Best Early Quarter Set / Best Bust Quarter Set: Capped Bust Quarters with Major Varieties, Circulation Strikes (1815–1838) – “The Link Early American Silver Capped Bust Quarter Variety Set,” Dr. Charles Link


• Best Liberty Seated Quarter Set: Liberty Seated Quarters, Proof (1858–1891) – “Chugum,” Chugum


• Best Barber Quarter Set: Barber Quarters Basic Set, Circulation Strikes and Proof (1892–1916) – “RSD,” RSD


• Best Standing Liberty Quarter Set: Standing Liberty FH Quarters Basic Set, Circulation Strikes (1916–1930) – “An Ohio Collector,” Z20014


• Best Early Half Dollar Set: Capped Bust Half Dollars Prime Die Variety Set by Overton, Circulation Strikes (1807–1836) — “Bhnco54,” gpeters


• Best Liberty Seated Half Dollar Set: Liberty Seated Half Dollars Basic Set, Proof (1858–1891) – “chughum,” chughum


• Best Barber Half Dollar Set: Barber Half Dollars, Proof (1892–1915) – “laxdive,” laxdive


• Best Walking Liberty Half Dollar Set: Walking Liberty Half Dollars with Major Varieties, Circulation Strikes (1916–1947) – “Gerald Forsythe,” Gerald Forsythe


• Best Franklin Half Dollar Set: Franklin Half Dollars FBL Basic Set, Circulation Strikes (1948–1963) – “LDR,” lradabaugh


• Best Kennedy Half Dollar Set: Kennedy Half Dollars with Major Varieties, Circulation Strikes (1964–Present) – “RickJones,” RickJones


• Best Early Dollar Set: Early Dollars Complete Variety Set and Silver Plug, Circulation Strikes (1792–1808) – “MJ Sullivan Collection,” MJ Sullivan Collection


• Best Liberty Seated Dollar Set: Liberty Seated Dollars Basic Set, Circulation Strikes (1840–1873) — “American Girls,” SeatedCrazy


• Best Trade Dollar Set: Top 37 Trade Dollar Varieties — “The Concord Collection,” keoj


• Best Morgan Dollar Set: Morgan Dollars Complete VAM Set, Circulation Strikes (1878–1921) – “Andy Hansen,” Andy Hansen


• Best Peace Dollar Set: Peace Dollars, Circulation Strikes (1921–1935) — “Giovanni Peace Dollar Set,” BS91367


• Best Modern Dollar Set: Eisenhower Dollars with Major Varieties, Circulation Strikes (1971–1978) — “The Band is Back,” James Sego


• Best Gold Dollar Set: Gold Dollar Date Set, Circulation Strikes (1849–1889) — “Diana L Hansen,” DLR87


• Best Quarter Eagle Set: Liberty Head $2½ Gold Basic Set, Circulation Strikes (1840–1907) – “No End in Sight $2 ½,” OldGoldIsMoney


• Best Half Eagle Set: Indian Head $5 Gold, Circulation Strikes (1908–1929) – “HALFDOME,” Legendnumis1


• Best $3 Gold Set: $3 Gold, No 1870-S, Basic Set, Circulation Strikes (1854–1889) — “Witter Coin, ‘Lima Lake Collection,’” Witter Coins


• Best Pre-1933 Gold Proof Set: $4 Gold, Proof (1879–1880) – “Tangible Investments, Inc.,” Tangible Investments Inc.


• Best Eagle Set: Indian Head $10 Gold Basic Set, Circulation Strikes (1907–1933) – “HALFDOME,” Legendnumis1


• Best Double Eagle Set: St. Gaudens $20 Gold with Major Varieties, Circulation Strikes (1907–1932) – “Elite,” Elite


• Best Commemorative Coin Set: Silver Commemoratives 144 Piece Mintmark & Variety Set, Circulation Strikes (1892-1954) – “J & L 144-Piece Commemorative Coin Set,” dodgers267


• Best Bullion Set: First Spouse $10 Gold with First Strikes, Circulation Strikes (2007–Present) — “MATTS,” surefoot


• Best Colonial Coin Set: Early American Coins and Tokens Basic Design Set (1616–1820) — “Lafayette Collection” Earlyhalves


• Best Territorial Gold Set: California Fractional Gold — Complete Collection, Period One & Two (1853–1882) — “Kirk Evans Collection,” kriksnave


• Best U.S. Pattern Set: Complete Patterns, Die Trials, and Experimental Pieces — "The Black Cat Collection,” Black Cat


• Best Vintage World Coin Set: Australian Three Monarchs Basic Set, Circulation Strikes (1911-1964) – “Frehley,” frehley


• Best Modern World Coin Set: Canadian Elizabeth II Nickel Dollars with Varieties, Circulation Strikes (1968-1986), “SPP Ottawa”

Composite Awards — Competitive Sets

• U.S. Coins




• “The JDG Trust Collection” Buffalo Nickels Basic Set, Circulation Strikes (1913–1938) – lunagately


• “Pocket Piece” Complete U.S. Type Set, Low Ball (1792–1964) – colorfulcoins


• “Shipwrecked” Franklin Half Dollars Basic Set, Proof (1950–1963) – Shipwrecked


• “Huskers” Jefferson Nickels FS Basic Set, Circulation Strikes (1938–Present) – Huskers


• “Alan Gary Tyler Collection” Morgan Dollars Basic Set, Circulation Strikes (1878–1921) – Alan Gary Tyler


• “Tim’s Morgan 50 Set” The Morgan 50 – Tim


• “Worn Out” Silver Commemoratives 50-Piece Type Set, Low Ball (1892–1954) – 78saen


• “David Reimer Chop Marked Trade Dollar Collection” Trade Dollars Chop Mark Set, Circulation Strikes (1873–1878) – DDR


• “The Brodie Collection” Washington Quarters Basic Set, Circulation Strikes (1932–1964) – Dr. John O. Phillips




• World Coins




• Australian Commonwealth Silver Type Set, Circulation Strikes (1910-1964) – “The Diamond Set,” The Diamond Set


• Australian Two Dollars C Mintmark Set, Circulation Strikes (2012-present) – “$2 QUEEN,” $2QUEEN


• British Crown Basic Type Set, Circulation Strikes (1662-1965) – “gigott,” gigott


• Bulgarian Three Rulers Set, Circulation Strikes (1881-1943) – “b.angelov,” b.angelov


• Japanese Non-Gold Decimal Coinage Denomination Type Set (1870-1948) – “Li’s,” JPkosen.com


• Mexican Onza Libertad Silver, Circulation Strikes (1982-present) – “RickJones,” RickJones


• Mexican Branch Mint 8 Reales Type Set, Circulation Strikes (1823-1897) – “libertycoin,” libertycoin


• Republic of China Yuan Sun Yat-sen Dollar Basic Set, Circulation Strikes (1932-1934) – “jimmydee1,” jimmydee1

Collector Showcases

• "Wounded Buffalo" 2026 Box of 20 – lunagately


• "Rainbow Rarities" 2026 U.S. Toned Coin Competition – Merc Madness


• "Israeli Showcase" 2026 World Toned Coin Competition – Atom

More than a quarter century after PCGS brought the Set Registry online in 2001 and bestowed 15 awards to its members, the number of recognitions has grown by multiples, reflecting the incredible growth of this popular collecting platform from just 300 sets to nearly 200,000. Joining the PCGS Set Registry is free, providing collectors with an easily accessible platform to collect and build exciting sets, compete with other collectors around the world, and win prizes for top rankings. For more information, please visit the PCGS Set Registry home page at https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry and for 2026 PCGS Set Registry Awards rules and information, please visit https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/awards.