The following brockages sold for record prices in Heritage auctions.

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Stunning Reverse Brockage Gold Dollar
Type Two, AU55

SOLD ON APR 24, 2014 FOR: $38,187.50
(CSNS US Coin Signature Auction
Chicago #1204, Lot #5676)

Undated Type Two Gold Dollar -- Full Brockage on Reverse -- AU55 PCGS. One of the most extraordinary lots in the auction, this dateless example has a normal Type Two gold dollar obverse but an incuse mirror image (brockage) on the reverse. Gold-orange surfaces are lightly rubbed, as if the coin had been carried as a pocket-piece for a brief time. Errors on gold coins are extremely elusive, and when found, tend to be minor (such as a slight clip or off-center strike). To have a full, clear brockage on a Type Two gold dollar is an exceedingly rare delight, and the knowledgeable collector of error coins will bid accordingly.
Ex: Pittsburgh Signature (Heritage, 10/2011), lot 4605, which realized $54,625.

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Perfect Brockage Obverse
1874 Gold Dollar, MS62

SOLD ON APR 24, 2014 FOR: $32,312.50
(CSNS US Coin Signature Auction
Chicago #1204, Lot #5677)

1874 Gold Dollar -- Mirror Brockage on Obverse -- MS62 NGC. Ex: Byers Collection. A remarkable error gold coin that shows a perfect brockage of the reverse on the obverse. The story of this error began when an 1874 gold dollar (not the present coin) stuck to the obverse die after it was struck. A new planchet (to become the present lot) was then fed in, correctly centered, and struck between the reverse die and the reverse of the previously struck coin. The brockage shows nearly complete detail, down to the veins of the cotton leaves. The brockage surface is mattelike, as made, while the reverse field is prooflike. Minimally abraded and highly desirable. Ranked #9 in the Whitman reference 100 Greatest U.S. Error Coins, where it is described as the only known first-strike brockage on a gold coin. It is listed as #1 in the Brockages chapter of Mike Byers' World's Greatest Mint Errors.

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(1959-2008) Lincoln Cent
Full Brockage Reverse from a Roosevelt Dime
MS64 Red and Brown PCGS

SOLD ON DEC 23, 2024 FOR: $18,000.00
(Error Coinage US Coins Showcase
Auction #60411, Lot #52079)

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1944 Lincoln Cent, AU50
Obverse Mirror Brockage

SOLD ON AUG 28, 2025 FOR: $18,000.00
(2025 August 26 - 31 ANA US Coins
Signature® Auction #1385, Lot #4141)

1944 Lincoln Cent -- Obverse Mirror Brockage -- AU50 CACG. The story of the present lot begins with the coin struck immediately before it. That coin stuck to the reverse die, and served as a surrogate die to a newly fed planchet. This planchet (to become the present coin) was struck between the obverse die and the obverse of the previously struck coin. This lightly circulated chocolate-brown World War II cent has a normal obverse and an incused and reversed reverse. The strike is soft on the reverse periphery, since the obverse die was much harder than the reverse die cap, or previously struck cent. This importance of this brockage was recognized by the Greysheet's CAC Rare Coin Market Report, which placed the coin on the cover of the May-June-July 2024 issue.

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1958 Washington Quarter, PR62
Brockage of Obverse on Reverse

SOLD ON JAN 5, 2017 FOR: $12,337.50
(2017 January 4 - 9 FUN US Coins Signature AuctionFort Lauderdale #1251, Lot #6172)

1958 Washington Quarter -- Full First Strike Brockage of Obverse on Reverse -- PR62 PCGS. The present coin was struck between the obverse die and the obverse of a previously struck coin. The reverse side is a perfect brockage of the obverse design: reversed and incused, without any distortion, expansion, or incompleteness. An extremely rare mint error on a proof coin, which is subject to visual inspection at various points prior to shipment to the customer. A search of our online auction archives, which date to 1993, failed to identify any comparable proof brockages. The surfaces are untoned and lightly hairlined. One minor field abrasion is noted on the obverse above Washington's queue.

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Undated Barber Dime Brockage, AU58
Full Brockage of Reverse Design

SOLD ON JAN 7, 2012 FOR: $11,500.00
(2012 January 4-8 US Coins & Platinum Night FUN
Signature Auction- Orlando #1166, Lot #7618)

Undated Barber dime -- Full Brockage Obverse of Reverse -- AU58 PCGS. The obverse consists of the incuse, reverse design of a Barber dime. Both sides of this impressive piece have nearly full luster with a trace of wear. The surfaces are beautifully toned in various rainbow shades.

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1974-S Cent, MS64 Red and Brown
Reverse Brockage From a 1973-S Cent

SOLD ON SEP 18, 2020 FOR: $11,400.00
(2020 September 18 - 20 US Coins
Signature Auction #1319, Lot #3677)

1974-S Lincoln Cent -- Reverse Brockage of a 1973-S Cent -- MS64 Red and Brown NGC. A struck 1973-S cent and a cent planchet were fed together, one on top of the other, between 1974-S cent dies, with the reverse of the 1973-S cent facing the reverse die. The cent was rotated several degrees relative to the reverse die. The strike caused the present coin to have a 1974-S obverse and a reverse brockage from a 1973-S cent. The strike was unusually soft, with most of GOD WE on the brockage side absent, and peripheral weakness throughout the 1974-S side. A remarkable mint error. Each side has a few small carbon specks.

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Two Cent Piece, MS61 Brown
Full Brockage Obverse

SOLD ON JAN 31, 2019 FOR: $9,600.00
(2019 January 31 - February 3 Long Beach Expo US Coins
Signature Auction - Long Beach #1292, Lot #3758)

Undated Two Cent Piece -- Full Brockage Obverse -- MS61 Brown PCGS. Struck between the reverse die and the reverse of a previously struck coin. The reverse is normal, but the obverse shows an incused, reversed, and expanded image of the reverse design. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is absent on the brockage side, though the wreath is complete except for the ribbon ends. Such errors are rare on 19th century types. The origin of the error was a two cent piece that adhered to the obverse die during its strike. The reverse of that coin (not included) then acted as a die for a perfect brockage example (also not included). The present piece was then struck from the moderately expanded reverse of the obverse die cap.

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1817 Matron Head Cent Brockage, Fine 12
Reverse Design on Obverse

SOLD ON SEP 16, 2024 FOR: $7,200.00
(2024 September 16 Error Coinage US Coins Showcase
Auction #60398, Lot #52011)

(1817) Matron Head Cent, 13 Stars, N-10, R.1 -- Mirror Reverse Brockage on Obverse -- Fine 12 NGC. The reverse is normal, but the obverse displays a first strike brockage of the reverse design. A dentil dots the I in UNITED and the NIT letters step down. Such errors happen when a coin sticks to the obverse die and then acts as a die for the next fed flan. This is a well-circulated deep chocolate-brown example, well centered on both sides.

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No Date Lincoln Cent
Full Obverse Brockage From a Panama 1/10 Balboa
MS63 Brown PCGS

SOLD ON DEC 23, 2024 FOR: $7,200.00
(2024 December 23 Error Coinage US Coins Showcase
Auction #60411, Lot #52115)