Reverse Proof W Cent Discovered April 4'th Before Official Release!!!

Onastone

Someone discovered a RP W cent, sent out with their Clad Proof Set, instead of the regular proof W cent. Sent into NGC for grading and came back with this pedigree: 2019 W 1C First Releases PF 69 RD REVERSE PROOF Mistakenly Included With Clad Proof Set. Talk about extra early releases. Shouldn't this have really gotten a Pre-First Day of Issue status? This really is coin #1.
Saw this posted on Instagram just a few moments ago.

Hemispherical

From ATS.

Onastone

Here's a photo from CoinNews.net

Onastone

@Hemispherical you beat me to the photo by seconds!!!!! LOL

ricko

That must have been a great surprise.... What a cool find. Cheers, RickO

ifthevamzarockin

Wow! Lucky!

Hemispherical

Unless another is found before the actual Mint release date then this cent with cert number 4959820-001will probably go for moon $$$.

Timbuk3

Wow, "cool", I like it !!!

Onastone

@Hemispherical said:
Unless another is found before the actual Mint release date then this cent with cert number 4959820-001will probably go for moon $$$.

But technically not really an error coin, and no date on slab to back it up....

Hemispherical

@Onastone said:

@Hemispherical said:
Unless another is found before the actual Mint release date then this cent with cert number 4959820-001will probably go for moon $$$.

But technically not really an error coin, and no date on slab to back it up....

True. But has several news articles and an article by ATS to establish the initial provenance.

ricko

Technically, this cent should receive 'First Strike' designation.... Well.... it is the first one found even before release.... Cheers, RickO

CuKevin

That’s one way to encourage massive orders of proof sets

coinpalice

maybe a inside job

Tetromibi

@ricko said:
Technically, this cent should receive 'First Strike' designation.... Well.... it is the first one found even before release.... Cheers, RickO

It's NGC. While first release is still appropriate, they should definitely have gone for "early release" for this guy.

DCW

Considering that it is the same reverse proof cent that will be released shortly, should this even carry a premium at all?
Cracked out of the NGC slab, it is "normal" again.

3stars

There was a Sac buck found in 1999 that was slabbed and date on the label. Wonder if that has any value today?

Hemispherical

@3stars said:
There was a Sac buck found in 1999 that was slabbed and date on the label. Wonder if that has any value today?

Is that the Cheerios Sacs? Maybe @CaptHenway knows?

@DCW said:
Considering that it is the same reverse proof cent that will be released shortly, should this even carry a premium at all?
Cracked out of the NGC slab, it is "normal" again.

Since it is an actual “first” then it would best to keep it slabbed. I’d petition either TPGS to update the label to date the find.

RogerB

The label should have included the date of discovery or at least the date it was slabbed.