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[Halbrook Family]

Why no awards to people who have PCGS coins? Looking over the 1938 to date complete nickel set and the #2 person has 98% complete. That's impressive. His is totally pcgs. You have to have 75% coins graded by ngc to get a award? 

[Coinbuf]

On 3/6/2024 at 1:11 PM, Halbrook Family said:

Why no awards to people who have PCGS coins? Looking over the 1938 to date complete nickel set and the #2 person has 98% complete. That's impressive. His is totally pcgs. You have to have 75% coins graded by ngc to get a award? 

To win a major award a participants set must be at least 50% complete and 75% of the set must be certified by NGC.   Regardless of how awesome or impressive the set you are viewing is, as it is totally comprised of PCGS coins it will not be awarded a major NGC registry award.

The only exception to this is for the DW Lange overall achievement award, that major award is given for a members overall registry sets and participation.   So it is possible that a recipient of that award might have a few sets that do not meet the 50%/75% requirements.

A registry set that is comprised of PCGS graded coins only can win the yearly best in category (BIC) award.  However, it would have to be the top ranked set not the second place ranked set and it can only win the BIC overall award.    Additionally, a BIC is given for the highest ranked set only counting the NGC graded coins.   Therefore, two BIC's are awarded each year, best overall and best NGC only score which may or may not be the first place ranked set.

[Ali E.]

Thanks, @Coinbuf  

@Halbrook Family, you may read details here: https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/awards/

Also here: https://boards.ngccoin.com/topic/421381-ngc-registry-tie-breaking-criteria/

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