2016 Hillary Clinton Madam President Error Newsweek Magazine

Is this the next Dewey Defeats Truman? We doubt it. But this special edition of Newsweek magazine featuring Hillary Clinton winning the November 8, 2016 election is surely going to be a collectible item. While it won't reach the return on investment that the Dewey Defeats Truman achieved (4 cents to $3,000), we wouldn't be surprised if the value did increase in the future. As is customary, Newweek actually subcontracted out the production of this magazine. Two versions were produced in advance. One, to be sold if Donald Trump won and one if Hillary Clinton won. Since it was assumed at the time that Clinton would win, a large print run was ordered before election day with Madam President on the cover. After the electon results became clear, Clinton copies were soon recalled from newsstands, but quite a few remained in circulation. To take advantage of the error the price for these magazines initially skyrocketed to thousands of dollars each. Some of our customers contacted us looking to purchase one. We told our customers "wait, the prices will come down, and when they do come down to a reasonable level we will offer them for sale".