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okiepb Pillar of the Community United States 1213 Posts	Posted 02/25/2018 6:51 pm I have 3 of the Cheerios pennies still in the plastic/cardboard that they came in. I know on ebay a single one typically sells for $3 - $5. I was planning on putting these up for sale for $10 for all three. Then I saw a listing on ebay (see below link) for a 2000 Close AM cent graded MS68RD by NGC. The seller is asking $2,099.88! Now, I'm guessing he's not going to get that, but I have a question. Since the Close AM is NORMAL on a 2000 cent, is there any difference in the Close AM cents in the Cheerios package than a normal Close AM cent? Is this really worth any more than your average MS68RD 2000 Lincoln Cent with a Close AM that was NOT in a Cheerios package? Why would NGC label it as " Close AM 1C Cheerios Promotion" if there is no difference? I know the Wide AM is the error. Is this just another ebay joke and they got NGC to participate? My Google searches did not yield any helpful information on this subject so I'm turning to the experts here. https://www.ebay.com/itm/2000-CLOSE...!53547!US!-1 Report this Post to the Staff

Tanman2001 Pillar of the Community United States 4396 Posts	Posted 02/25/2018 6:57 pm There's too much here that confuses me. Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 02/25/2018 7:09 pm Phil, I have two cherrios cards in the wrappers, one of the two has a stapled on cello...now and the answer to the $64,000 question is... Edited by Crazyb0 02/25/2018 7:11 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Mrzllewellyn Pillar of the Community United States 1901 Posts	Posted 02/25/2018 7:16 pm Look up cert number and it just has it as 2000 cheerios promotion 1c top pop it has 2 graded at ms68 rd none higher no value no mention of Close AM I wonder why they would put it on there as that Report this Post to the Staff
okiepb Pillar of the Community United States 1213 Posts	Posted 02/25/2018 7:21 pm Mrzllewellyn, I can't believe I didn't think of that!! Thank you. Who'd have thought someone on ebay would actually alter the wording on a slab in order to scam someone? Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 02/25/2018 7:22 pm There were 10,000 first run cents packaged for General Mills, so it is possible this was among the first off the presses so to speak, as the die wore down, grade quality lagged. Report this Post to the Staff
Mrzllewellyn Pillar of the Community United States 1901 Posts	Posted 02/25/2018 7:28 pm 202231030026 OK with looking at other cheerio cents I ran across this one and thought it was wierd so they have no way to tell if this is a WAM or cam but the reverse is showing Report this Post to the Staff
okiepb Pillar of the Community United States 1213 Posts	Posted 02/25/2018 7:32 pm Right!! It just goes to show that folks will put anything in the title on ebay to get a sale. Hmm, perhaps I'll list my 3 as "Possibly a Wide AM, a Closed AM, and a Narrow AM." Report this Post to the Staff
Mark1959 Pillar of the Community 7234 Posts	Posted 02/25/2018 7:34 pm AH yes, the "Possible WAM" and of course blurry picture! Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 02/25/2018 7:36 pm Edited by Crazyb0 02/25/2018 7:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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