PCGS MS66PL United States 1854 Gold 25 Cent BG-105 from Bob Lande’s collection. Courtesy of PCGS TrueView.
PCGS SET REGISTRY HALL OF FAME 2024
demonstrated a deep passion for numismatics and currently reside in the PCGS Set Registry Hall of Fame with many other members. In 2024, we were honored to induct Bob Lande, Virginia Transplant, and Paul Whenman (“Timbertop”) into the PCGS Hall of Fame. These individuals have each earned the highest honor the PCGS Set Registry awards to any member, and below we share some background about each of the 2024 PCGS Set Registry Hall of Fame inductees.
By Sanjay C. Gandhi
Bob Lande
Every year, the PCGS Set Registry recognizes members who have consistently been at the top during awards season. We have awarded Platinum, Gold, and Best of Registry awards (to name a few) to nearly 9,000 members around the world in 2024. Our members may have specialized in a certain segment of a market that requires patience, some sets may have been purchased with unlimited funds, and some sets are virtually impossible to put together even if you have more money than the Bank of England! Whatever the case may be, we appreciate all of our members displaying their coins for everyone to view, and thank you for being a member of this special and innovative collecting platform. PCGS also inducts a few members each year who have been selected for our Set Registry Hall of Fame. Past inductees include Erasmus Hall, Virgil Brand, Eric P. Newman, Jim Gately, and King Farouk. These are a few collectors who have
In the last issue of PCGS Market Report, Joshua McMorrowHernandez wrote a brilliant article for the Collector’s Spotlight featuring Bob Lande. In this article, it was noted that as a kid, Bob would ask his dad if he could check his coin change – and many of us could relate to Bob’s numismatic curiosity as a child. It may have encouraged some of our readers to collect coins as well. With his father’s help, Bob built many U.S coin sets, and his passion continued for decades well into his adulthood. In the late 1990s, Lande veered off into another branch of collecting that he found more affordable and challenging: California Fractional Gold. The California gold rush began in 1849 and commerce exploded during these times. The U.S. government minted tiny gold coins that were just 0.25 grams, .050 grams, and up to one gram in weight from 1852 through 1856, which is known among California Fractional collectors as Period One.
PCGS MARKET REPORT JAN/FEB 2025
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