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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I found several Cheerios cents back in 1999 and early 2000, but I broke them open to spend, or I lost the few I kept. I did keep a Hallmark-packaged uncirculated 2000-P Sacagawea, though.
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Valued Member
United States
318 Posts |
Never seen this Cheerios penny thing before. Cute idea. I don't eat cereal, so never even saw it on the boxes when this was going on. Thanks for posting it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
554 Posts |
I have an unopened one from the Cheerious box I bought as a kid. Unfortunately, it is heads side up and also starting to stain...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1510 Posts |
Yes 1st time I have heard of it.....
Retired USAF 1983-2003
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New Member
United States
46 Posts |
found one of these in my wifes jar of coins. Pretty cool!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
14454 Posts |
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Never seen this Cheerios penny thing before. Cute idea. I don't eat cereal, so never even saw it on the boxes when this was going on This was going on in early 2000 (may have started late 1999, not sure). I think every 1000 boxes had a Sacagawea and penny in the box, it turned out the Sacagawea was a pattern coin and is the key coin of the series. I have a few of the Lincoln Cent Cheerios coins like posted here still attached to the card but I never got the Sacagawea. I have heard allot of people cut even the Sacagawea coins out to spend them when they found them and I have heard of one guy on another forum finding one in change a few years ago but you don't find them often (as if I remember correctly that is the only one I know of being found in change) |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have heard allot of people cut even the Sacagawea coins out to spend them when they found them and I have heard of one guy on another forum finding one in change a few years ago Probably a lot of them were spent because it was not realized that the dollars used the pattern reverse until several years later. In has turned up in a bank roll and there are probably others as well, but the number of boxes you would have to go through to find one is staggering. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by Penny4Me
01/20/2012 11:35 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8516 Posts |
Hmmmm, I was just pondering wether to cut my Cheerios penny out to look for a WAM. Probly just keep it as is. Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
12839 Posts |
I have one too. Fun conversation piece.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
781 Posts |
I'm confused... Why is it that you can still get sealed Cheerios pennies for $5 or so, but graded ones are selling for hundreds of dollars? If they are no different than any other 2000 penny, why the premium value? https://www.liveauctioneers.com/ite...os-promotion |
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 United States
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People are paying for provenance?  |
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Valued Member
United States
219 Posts |
$7.95 least expensive I see on bay. One available with reverse showing.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
Paying for the fact that it is a "Cheerios" cent plus probably grade rarity. Cheerios cents aren't thatvaluable, but how many of them have been graded MS-67? Or better?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Don't know what all the hype is about, but these things on the original cards are selling for $15, $20, $25. For that reason alone I pick them up when I see them for a dollar or two.. |
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Posted 01/18/2012 9:58 pm
90% of people cut the Sacagawea coins out to spend them 
