NGC-certified Mint Error Bronze Cent with an Amazing Story Offered in Stack's Bowers Sale

Stack’s Bowers is offering spectacular US coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) in the Session 5 - Larry H. Miller Collection and Session 8 - Rarities Night sales being held from November 12-13, 2020. Online bidding is now open.

A fascinating 1943 Bronze Cent graded NGC AU Details is making its debut in public auction as part of the Rarities Night sale on November 13. In 1943, the US Mint switched to zinc-coated steel planchets in an effort to conserve copper for wartime use, but roughly 20 bronze planchets were unintentionally struck by the Philadelphia Mint.

1943 Bronze Cent graded NGC AU Details Click images to enlarge.

After 30 years in circulation, this example was discovered in a restaurant gumball machine across the street from the Philadelphia Mint in 1976. The restaurant owner then sold it to a local butcher for $1,000, a remarkable figure at the time.

The butcher’s children cared for the coin for nearly four decades before submitting it to NGC for certification in 2019. This storied cent is considered one of the most famous Mint Errors of the 20th century and is likely to realize six figures.

Meanwhile, the Larry H. Miller Collection sale on November 12 features a phenomenal 1889-CC Morgan Dollar graded NGC 65 MS PL. This is a key date issue and, as the finest certified in the Prooflike or Deep Prooflike grade, a notable condition rarity that is sure to draw spirited bidding.

1889-CC Morgan Dollar graded NGC MS 64 DPL Click images to enlarge.

Another exceptionally well-preserved 1889-CC Morgan Dollar graded NGC MS 64 DPL is being offered in the November 13 sale. It is unrivaled of the thirteen 1889-CC Morgan Dollars graded Deep Prooflike by NGC.

Other NGC-certified highlights include:

Session 5 – Larry H. Miller Collection:

• a 1937-D Three-Legged Buffalo Nickel graded NGC MS 65
• a 1918/7-S Standing Liberty Quarter graded NGC MS 67
• a 1920-D Standing Liberty Quarter graded NGC MS 67 FH
• a 1923-S Quarter graded NGC MS 67 FH and pedigreed to Eliasberg
• a 1919-D Walking Liberty Half Dollar graded NGC MS 64
• an 1895 Morgan Dollar graded NGC PF 67 Cameo

Session 8 – Rarities Night:

• a 1921 Mercury Dime graded NGC MS 67 FB
• an 1893-S Morgan Dollar graded NGC AU 50
• an 1895 Morgan Dollar graded NGC PF 61
• a 1907 High Relief Double Eagle graded NGC PF 64+
• an 1853 Round Cal Arms Gold 50 Cents BG-435 graded NGC MS 65
• an 1853 US Assay 900 THOUS Gold $10 graded NGC AU 55