Finest known Cheerios Prototype Dollar coming up for auction later this month

CaptHenway · August 11, 2025 7:40AM

An online friend is selling some Cheerios Prototype Dollars through Stack's. The first one, an NGC-69, will appear in this sale:

https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-1KO4BM/2000-p-sacagawea-cheerios-dollar-fs-902-boldly-detailed-tail-feathers-ms-69-ngc

I have no financial interest in the coin. I simply have always had an interest in the Prototype coin itself, ever since I noticed the change in the tail feathers design back in January of 2000.

TD

CaptHenway · August 11, 2025 7:49AM

There are four more a few days later, starting here:

https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-1KQEL0/2000-p-sacagawea-cheerios-dollar-fs-902-boldly-detailed-tail-feathers-ms-67-pcgs-sculptor-engraver-of-the-us-mint-ret-thomas

CaptHenway · August 11, 2025 8:02AM

There are two more, including an actual circulated piece (come on, if you got a dollar in the box of cereal your Mom bought wouldn't you spend it?) a few days after that, plus a Wounded Eagle in the lot before them.

https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-1KVZB1/2000-p-sacagawea-cheerios-dollar-fs-902-boldly-detailed-tail-feathers-au-58-details-cleaned-anacs

TD

OAKSTAR · August 12, 2025 4:10AM

Maybe it's time I think about establishing a Stack's account.... not that I can afford one of these. 😉

I think the die marker shows up pretty good on the detailed 58.

TwoSides2aCoin · August 12, 2025 7:31AM

Thanks. But 25 years later and two shipment to General mills in late 1999 has me thinking only 500 prototype coins were struck , even though 5500 went to General Mills. i will never be convinced that 5000 were broken out of the original blister packs and spent. Far too many “regular” coins were found in those blister packs. Thus, I think Phillip Diehl had a second shipment to General Mills which were not prototypes. Have mentioned this before and it is based in theory , and commom sense. why ? Because there are still fewer than 300 known to exist.

OAKSTAR · August 12, 2025 7:44AM

@TwoSides2aCoin said:
Thanks. But 25 years later and two shipment to General mills in late 1999 has me thinking only 500 prototype coins were struck , even though 5500 went to General Mills. i will never be convinced that 5000 were broken out of the original blister packs and spent. Far too many “regular” coins were found in those blister packs. Thus, I think Phillip Diehl had a second shipment to General Mills which were not prototypes. Have mentioned this before and it is based in theory , and commom sense. why ? Because there are still fewer than 300 known to exist.

Congratulations! You now have a mission. Track down Mr. Diehl and find out. No rush, we can wait...

I'm joking but I'm serious!

CaptHenway · August 12, 2025 8:33AM

@TwoSides2aCoin said:
Thanks. But 25 years later and two shipment to General mills in late 1999 has me thinking only 500 prototype coins were struck , even though 5500 went to General Mills. i will never be convinced that 5000 were broken out of the original blister packs and spent. Far too many “regular” coins were found in those blister packs. Thus, I think Phillip Diehl had a second shipment to General Mills which were not prototypes. Have mentioned this before and it is based in theory , and commom sense. why ? Because there are still fewer than 300 known to exist.

I respectfully disagree. My guess is that approximately 3/4ths of the 5500 dollars that went into the cereal boxes had the prototype reverse.

Mr Lindy · August 12, 2025 9:51AM

Hey Hey CaptHenway !
A while back you seemed to have a desire to rehome your factory sealedCHERRIOS example.
Do you have it/them still ?

@CaptHenway said:

@TwoSides2aCoin said:
Thanks. But 25 years later and two shipment to General mills in late 1999 has me thinking only 500 prototype coins were struck , even though 5500 went to General Mills. i will never be convinced that 5000 were broken out of the original blister packs and spent. Far too many “regular” coins were found in those blister packs. Thus, I think Phillip Diehl had a second shipment to General Mills which were not prototypes. Have mentioned this before and it is based in theory , and commom sense. why ? Because there are still fewer than 300 known to exist.

I respectfully disagree. My guess is that approximately 3/4ths of the 5500 dollars that went into the cereal boxes had the prototype reverse.

MsMorrisine · August 12, 2025 11:40AM

and will it be pedigreed

CaptHenway · August 12, 2025 11:46AM

I sold the one in the original packaging to a collector.

I still have the “DeLorey Specimen.”

eCoinquest · August 12, 2025 2:57PM

Excited for the opportunity to bid but sad to see such an amazing collection of Cheerios Dollars broken up. Hope to pick one up

eCoinquest · August 12, 2025 2:58PM

@CaptHenway said:
I sold the one in the original packaging to a collector.

I still have the “DeLorey Specimen.”

That one should be in the Smithsonian some day

ChrisH821 · August 13, 2025 7:19AM

@Mr Lindy said:
Hey Hey CaptHenway !
A while back you seemed to have a desire to rehome your factory sealedCHERRIOS example.
Do you have it/them still ?

@CaptHenway said:

@TwoSides2aCoin said:
Thanks. But 25 years later and two shipment to General mills in late 1999 has me thinking only 500 prototype coins were struck , even though 5500 went to General Mills. i will never be convinced that 5000 were broken out of the original blister packs and spent. Far too many “regular” coins were found in those blister packs. Thus, I think Phillip Diehl had a second shipment to General Mills which were not prototypes. Have mentioned this before and it is based in theory , and commom sense. why ? Because there are still fewer than 300 known to exist.

I respectfully disagree. My guess is that approximately 3/4ths of the 5500 dollars that went into the cereal boxes had the prototype reverse.

There is an original package for sale in the BST. No mention of die marker though.
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1046083/fs-2000-p-pcgs-ms67-cheerios-dollar-original-package-cheerios-dollar-for-sale-price-reduced#latest

And I only just noticed the seller is posting to this topic also.

Finest known Cheerios Prototype Dollar coming up for auction later this month

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