2000 1C Cheerios Cent, RD MS(PCGS#515762)

Spring 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4162

Grade

MS68RD

Price

1,680

Lot Description

An as-struck beauty with smooth, virtually pristine surfaces and radiant bright pink color. These pieces were distributed by the Mint in boxes of Cheerios cereal as part of a promotional program with General Mills to advertise the new "golden" dollar coin. Each distribution also included an accompanying 2000 Lincoln cent, as here. Some 10 million boxes were prepared with cents while an additional 5,500 boxes also contained a Sacagawea dollar coin. While the dollars from this program have garnered widespread attention, the cents have largely been ignored by both the public and numismatists alike. As a result, a mere handful have been saved at the very highest levels of preservation. (Total: 1 coin)