Usually, valuable coins are highly appreciated by collectors because they have some type of error in their minting. However, the dollar that was news on this occasion It has a curious story because, although it may seem difficult to believe, It was obtained as a prize in the cereal boxes of a famous brand.
You’ve probably heard of the Sacagawea dollar coins, a special edition released in 2000. But you may not have known that, in partnership with the United States Mint, Some promotional pieces were included on Cheerios cereal boxes.
At that time, customers They could find a $1 Sacagawea coin and a Lincoln Memorial cent in the cereal. If for some reason you were one of the lucky ones to get that prize, it may be time to sell it.
Numismatic expert Eric Miller, from his TikTok account @thecoinchannel, explained that currently those coinswhich have a face value of only US$1, They can be worth more than US$2,000.
In order to identify these pieces you must pay attention to check that the letter “P” is shown on the front, that is, a mint mark indicating that the piece was minted in Philadelphia. But, what makes these coins that could be found in Cheerios boxes truly special is that On the reverse, where the eagle is shown, the bird’s tail is different.
In the Sacagawea coins the tail of the eagle does not have any type of detail, but in the case of those known as Cheerios dollars you can see every line of the feathers. A detail that many could overlook, but that makes all the difference, making These pieces can sell for up to US$2,100.
Be careful: if you do this a valuable coin may lose its importance
In the TikTok video uploaded by Eric Miller, the numismatic expert noted that one of his followers shared a photo with him with a certificate he obtained from the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), authenticating the piece, but Its value was only a little more than US$1,000.
The reason for the above is that the person made a major mistake and had cleaned the coin before sending it to be valued, affecting the design and significantly decreasing its value. For that reason, The first recommendation is to do nothing to a piece that you consider valuable until it is evaluated by an expert.
And, precisely, that is advice number two. Reach out to a valuation professional to issue a certificate that guarantees the quality authenticity of the coin, this will increase its value very significantly.
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