Just read the article in Coin World, about the Mint’s web page mishap. According to the article, last week they sold over 800 2019 W Proof cent for 1 cent each — face valve. Total of 91 customers placed the orders before the Mint caught the listing error. It’s all about being the right place at the right time.
921 actually Interestingly, that's not going to be huge number in the grand scheme of things. Unless there is a special label, will be lost in the noise. It will make it easier for the shopping networks to sell.
They will only be happy if the Mint honors the orders. They could also say it was an error and just refund all the orders. A lot of people think that if you screw up and offer something at the wrong price you have to sell it at that price. If it is an honest mistake, you don't. If it was deliberate as a loss leader you do, and if it was done to create a "bait and switch" that is illegal. I doubt the Mint was using them as a loss leader, and it doesn't seem to have been a bait and switch, so it was most likely an honest mistake and they don't have to honor the orders.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think some were shipped before they caught the mistake. Can they recall the shipments?
Not sure how to post the link, but here is part of the article: “A total of 91 lucky United States Mint customers on March 3 and 4 were able to successfully order 921 individual Proof 2019-W Lincoln cents at face value, which were then shipped to them before officials realized that an internal system used for tracking Mint products was made public and became a live catalog order page.” “They said that orders were processed and coins shipped until officials realized that something was amiss and closed the ordering link.”
No they probably can't recall shipments if they have left the fulfillment center. If they are still in the fulfillment centers hands then they can. (I have not seen the article so I didn't know they had been shipped. But sometime shipped doesn't really mean shipped. They may be packaged and ready to go but not actually out the door yet.)
If the shipment arrives, I wouldn't open it and send it directly to NGC. It has to be worth something with certification.
So I have a suggestion for the label... I got this coin for $0.01 as opposed to the millions of other people who had to shell out $27.95
Here's a link to the article if you'd like to read it. You may have to disable your ad-blocker to allow the Coin World site to load. https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-c...dentally-sells-2019-w-cents-individually.html