| Best Colonial Currency Set |
Continental and Colonial Currency
| Continental Currency, 1775-1779, Complete |
The Henderson Collection of Continentals
Judge's Comments:
This set is participating in the Continental Currency Complete Set category, which includes an example of each note authorized by the Continental Congress to finance the American Revolution. Hondo’s wonderful set is 65% complete, including 66 of the 102 notes required in the set. Beyond its level of completion, nearly all of the notes are either AU or Uncirculated grade. Of particular note to the PMG judges, 52 of the 66 notes in this set (79%) were designated Exceptional Paper Quality (EPQ). Colonial notes are less commonly found with original paper – just 34% of all the Continental Currency notes graded by PMG are designated EPQ. The overall balance of grade and quality of this collection are indeed very special.
| 86482 |
| Best Large Size Set |
Large Size Silver Certificates
| Large Size Silver Certificate Type Set, 1880-1923 Issue |
Silver Certificate Types 1880-1923
Judge's Comments:
The judges were torn between this set and a complete set in a different category. This set is on 81% complete, missing four of the required 22 notes for 100% completion. That objection was quickly overcome by the astonishing quality of its constituent notes and the fact that this set, with 96,079 points, it is among the highest scored sets in the entire PMG Registry … and includes just 18 notes. It is a type set of each of the Large Size Silver Certificate designs issued between 1880 and 1923 in denominations from $1 to $50, an avidly collected area. Each of the notes included grades at least 66 EPQ, and there are four 68 EPQs. All but three of the notes are graded at the highest grade ever certified by PMG, and four (yes, four!) notes are a population of one at their lofty grade level. The PMG judges were mesmerized by this collection’s quality, which they described quite simply as, “virtually unimproveable.”
| 96079 |
| Best Small Size Set |
Small Size Silver Certificates
| Small Size Silver Certificate $1 Set, Complete with Star Notes and All Blocks |
The "DeRocker" Collection - SC Complete Set w/Stars & Blocks
Judge's Comments:
One word can be used to describe the undertaking of this collector more aptly than any other: ambitious. TheRock is assembling a complete set of Small Size Silver Certificate $1, including every single block of every possible variety … 505 notes in all. If that sounds like a challenge, consider this. TheRock is also building this set in gem uncirculated condition. His set is currently 69% complete, including 349 of the 505 notes, and 348 of them are graded Gem CU 65 EPQ or better. Just marveling the work that this set requires was fatiguing to the panel of judges…it’s difficult even to imagine the effort that has gone into it. While it seems likely TheRock will press forward to complete it further, at 69% completion it is already a significant accomplishment.
| 98026 |
| Best World Set |
World
| World |
ALLIED MILITARY CURRENCY "FRANCE"
Judge's Comments:
This set comes from the Signature Set category and like the other award winning sets is an ambitious undertaking. Silver Dollar is working to complete a full set of the World War II Allied Military Currency issued by France. Not only does this collection include all denominations of the first and second issue, but the collector is also pursuing each block and replacement note available. So far the set is 69% complete. The breadth of this collection was particularly impressive to our judges. While these notes are commonly collected by block in France, most collectors stateside abandon that challenge as a number of issues ultimately prove too elusive. Although a range of grades is represented, it is clear that examples have been selected with care, showing bright colors and, on the higher grade example, being designated Exceptional Paper Quality.
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| Best Presented Set |
Large Size Denomination Type Sets
| $1 Large Size Type Notes (No Stars) |
The Newport Ridge Collection - Large Ones
Judge's Comments:
When it comes to describing a set, this collector has done things right. The set description explains that the attractive designs prompted this collector to build a type set of Large Size $1 notes. Not only is each note beautifully imaged, but detailed descriptions describe the design and GSA_Gem_Quest’s attraction to each note. One description that caught the judge’s attention in particular was the story of the bidding during the auction of the Thomas Flynn sale, on a note pedigreed to that collection: “Thomas Flynn attempted to complete a set of all Fr numbered notes, an almost impossible feat. His highly prized collection attracted spirited bidding that made that auction a real treat to watch. It was amazing!” Because the set description includes periodic updates detailing when a new note is added, it is easy (and tempting) to follow this collector’s journey.
| 19572 |
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