How do I know if I have a Cheerios dollar?

To tell if you have these coins most people suggest that you count the tail feathers on the eagle on the reverse side. If there are twelve tail feathers it is a Cheerios dollar.

How can you tell if dollar is Cheerios?

Most collectors consider these rare coins, which quickly gained the moniker Cheerios Dollars, to be pattern coins. They can be distinguished from standard Sacagawea Dollars by the enhanced eagle tail feathers on the reverse (see photo.)

How can you tell if you have a rare Sacagawea Dollar?

However, it wasn't until 2005 that coin collector Pat Braddick noticed the difference between a regularly issued Sacagawea dollar and the ones placed in Cheerios' boxes. Look for sharp and crisp details in the eagle's tail feathers to identify this rare variety.

How can you tell if a 2000 dollar is Cheerios?

As it turns out - most (if not all) 2000 Sacagawea Dollars that were placed in cereal boxes are actually all pattern coins - now known as "Cheerios Dollars" - with the boldly detailed tail feathers!

How do I identify a Sacagawea Dollar?

The U.S. Mint issued the Sacagawea Golden Dollar from 2000 to 2008. It was the first dollar made with an outer layer of manganese brass, giving it a golden color. The obverse design features Sacagawea and the reverse depicts a soaring eagle.

Cheerios Dollar - Search Your Change For This Rare Sacagawea Gold Dollar Variety

What year Sacagawea dollar is worth money?

According to the NGC Price Guide, as of February 2023, a Sacagawea Coin from 2000 in circulated condition is worth between $1.05 and $1.35. However, on the open market 2000 P Dollars in pristine, uncirculated condition sell for as much as $375.

What are the errors on the Sacagawea coin?

Some 2000-P Sacagawea coins came out with a double die on the obverse. The error is easy to see on the coin. You'll notice the doubling on the “E PLURIBUS UNUM” and Sacagawea's chin and neckline. Even if it was a mint mistake, the coins today make the coin attractive and rare.

How much is a 2000 Cheerio penny worth?

This penny was given away in the year 2000 as part of the new Sacagewea program. Infamously, General Mills ended up giving away 5,500 free dollar coins that are now each worth around $3,000! If you did not get lucky enough for one of the dollars, you would recieve this cent instead.

Is a 2000 dollar coin rare?

The 2000 P Goodacre Specimen is another rare and valuable Sacagawea dollar, though this is not one you're likely to find in circulation as all 5,000 of the coins were encapsulated—though not graded—by ICG (Independent Grading Service).

How much is a 2000 P Cheerios gold dollar worth?

There is certainly no reason to think that the other 5,420 coins were destroyed or never found. That means that right now there are over 5,000 2000-P Cheerios dollars still in the wild waiting to be found. Cheerios dollars regularly sell for around $5,000 in today's market.

What is the error on the 2000 D Sacagawea Dollar?

The 2000 Sacagawea Dollar Mule Error has the diameter, weight, and composition of a typical Sacagawea Dollar. It was later determined that the error was created when someone in the Die Room at the Mint mistakenly provided a Statehood Quarter obverse die for the Sacagawea Dollar.

What is the error on a 2001 Sacagawea Dollar?

This coveted error coin features a beautiful dark golden-brown patina, an accidental departure from the intended “golden” sheen of the Sacagawea dollars. The known quantity of these coins is estimated at less than . 002 percent of the total mintage of the 2001 Sacagawea dollars!

How do you know if you have a rare dollar?

There are three things you need to know to identify the misprinted bills that could be worth a small fortune: The Series date located near the photograph of George Washington must read “Series 2013” The bill must have a “B” Federal Reserve Seal above the serial number.

How do you confirm a dollar?

The fine lines in the border of a genuine bill are clear and unbroken. On the counterfeit, the lines in the outer margin and scrollwork may be blurred and indistinct. Genuine serial numbers have a distinctive style and are evenly spaced. The serial numbers are printed in the same ink color as the Treasury Seal.

How do you identify a dollar?

What year dollar coins are worth keeping?

Dimes dated after 1964 have no premium value. All quarters minted before 1965 are worth their silver value. All Standing Liberty quarters have a premium above that value, except for well-worn coins. Among Washington quarters, only the 1932-D and 1932-S have a significant premium over the silver value.

How much is a Susan B Anthony dollar worth?

According to the NGC Price Guide, as of February 2023, a Susan B Anthony Coin from 1979 in circulated condition is worth between $1.05 and $1.35. However, on the open market 1979 D Silver Dollars in pristine, uncirculated condition sell for as much as $1950.

How rare is a Susan B Anthony dollar?

About 3 million of these coins were minted, so they're not rare.

What is the rarest penny ever?

1872 Indian Head Penny – $126,500

What makes this coin extremely rare is its condition, combining a flawless coin with a very sharp strike from a new set of coin dies.

What is the rarest penny year?

A penny from 1909 was the star of the show. It is, in fact, considered one of the rarest and most highly valued pennies in existence, made to celebrate the centennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth and inscribed with the initials of its designer, Victor D. Brenner. It sold for $365,000.

What is the rarest penny worth?

Which Sacagawea coins are worth money?

There are a couple of special varieties that are collectible like the 2000-P Cheerios coin. However, your regular strike Sacagawea coins are still just worth $1 and will likely only be worth a dollar for the foreseeable future.

What is on the tail side of the Sacagawea gold dollar coin?

The program builds on the Sacagawea Golden Dollar, released from 2000 to 2008. It featured a portrait of Sacagawea carrying her infant son, Jean-Baptiste on the obverse (heads side) and an eagle on the reverse (tails side).

Why is the Sacagawea 2000-P rare?

Price Guide and Information for 2000-P Sacagawea Dollars

There were no less than 767,140,000 2000-P Sacagawea gold dollars minted in 2000. At the time, that was about 3 coins for every American. It goes without saying that a mintage that large doesn't leave any room for these coins to ever really be rare.