Professional Currency Dealer Association Rare Currency Dealers

PCDA AWARDS

The John Hickman National Bank Note Exhibit Award Instituted in 1996, this award is given for the exhibit of National Currency judged the best at each year's International Paper Money Show in Memphis, Tennessee held during June. The award is sponsored by PCDA, and is named after John Hickman, the hobby's foremost researcher of United States National Bank Notes. He enthusiastically shared his vast store of knowledge and data with anyone who expressed the desire, and he was personally responsible for the interest in Nationals sparked in countless collectors. His literal passion for the study of National Currency has inspired others to carry on the work he began.

1996	James A. Simek
1997	Mart Delger
1998	Bob Cochran
1999	C. Keith Edison
2000	Robert J. Perry
2001	James A. Simek
2002	Thomas Minerley
2003	Richard Dreger
2004	Bob Moon
2005	Charles Dean
2006	James A. Simek
2007	James A. Simek
2008	James A. Simek
2009	Jess Lipka
2010	James A. Simek
2011	Andrew A. Shiva

The President's Award This award is conferred on an individual whose contributions to the hobby of numismatics or to the PCDA are considered to be exceptional. Because of its very special nature, it is not presented each year, The persons receiving this award are set apart by their devotion to the hobby and the organization, and have willingly given their time, efforts and energy for the benefit and enjoyment of others. PCDA feels a responsibility to publicly acknowledge the many contributions of these individuals.

1991	Gene Hessler
1998	Kevin Foley
2004	Peter Huntoon
2011	Martin Delger and Lyn Knight

The PCDA Literary Award This award is meant to recognize a significant work, or body of work, published during the course of the year regarding the subject of paper money and related topics. It may include such publications as books, articles appearing in numismatic periodicals, video productions, and others. PCDA feels a responsibility to publicly acknowledge these works and their authors as part of its ongoing commitment to providing educational and informational tools to collectors and the public at large. In most cases these works are labors of love and an effort on the part of the authors to freely share their knowledge and information with others.

2004	Don C. Kelly	National Bank Notes, A Guide with Prices (4th Edition with companion CD)
2004	Robert J. Kravitz	A Collectors Guide to Postal & Fractional Currency
2005	Pierre Fricke	Collecting Confederate Paper Money
2006	Q. David Bowers	Obsolete Paper Money Issued by Banks in the United States 1782-1866
2007	Hugh Shull	A Guide Book of Southern States Currency
2009	Fred Reed	Abraham Lincoln, The Image of His Greatness

In addition to these formal awards PCDA has, from time to time, recognized the contributions made by several individuals with regard to returning stolen material to its rightful owner, as well as aiding in the apprehension of criminals, It will continue to do so as part of its ongoing efforts to rid the hobby of illegal and illicit activities.