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Cheerios Dollar and Cent With Original

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:7,500.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
Cheerios Dollar and Cent With Original
<B>2000-P $1 Cheerios MS67 PCGS.</B></I> While the 2000 "coin drop" that put new cents and Sacagawea dollars in boxes of Cheerios cereal was a newsworthy coin awareness campaign, most numismatists saw it only as a gimmick until eagle-eyed collectors discovered that the dies used to strike the dollars differed from those used to coin the rest of the production run. In the years since, the so-called "Cheerios" dollars, which have a mintage of only 5,500 pieces, have gained in popularity, and at the August 2007 ANA auction in Milwaukee, Heritage sold an identically graded example for a five figure sum.<BR> The prime attraction of this lot is a<B> 2000-P $1 Cheerios MS67 PCGS</B></I>, FS-C1-901 (mistakenly listed as FS-401 on the holder), sharply struck with powerful luster and a touch of green in a thin ring around the obverse margins that contrasts with the remainder of the brassy coin. The reverse shows enhanced tailfeathers that bring the "Cheerios" dollar into focus for variety enthusiasts. Also included in this lot is a <B>2000 1C Cheerios MS66 Red PCGS</B></I>, pale copper-gold and unturned with only a few flecks of haze in the fields, a boldly impressed Premium Gem that came with the Sacagawea dollar, and the original cardboard-backed blister pack that held the two pieces. This last item has been sliced open expertly to the left, cutting through both cardboard and plastic to get to the coins without harming them.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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