We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025 CAC Grading Registry Awards—a celebration of collectors who are building remarkable sets with heart, passion, and purpose.

Even in the relatively short time it’s been around, the Registry has always stood for more than just rankings and numbers. It’s become a place where collectors can express what makes their sets meaningful—whether that’s the history behind each coin, the challenge of the hunt, or the pride of completion. Every collection reflects a unique perspective, no matter where you are in the process, and that’s exactly what makes this community special. Now, we’re excited to highlight and celebrate those efforts once again.


Thank you for helping us build something special. We’re excited to celebrate the collectors who make this community so dynamic and inspiring. These awards are based on sets published and competing as of December 31, 2025, and we’ve given two types of awards:

To qualify as a Set Winner, the set was ranked #1 at the measurement date.

Honorable mention sets were chosen, subjectively, based on similar criteria to the Set Winners.

Set winners were chosen, primarily from Traditional sets, and factored in both numeric factors such as completion percentage as well as other subjective measures such as difficulty to assemble.

See the complete list of award-winning sets here.


Congratulations to those that participated and we look forward to watching the Registry grow in 2026. If you would like to start competing for the chance to win an award for your sets, click the link below to get started today!

Stay tuned for new set definitions, expanded categories, and even more competition!

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