Cheerio Chaps

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by Heavymetal, Mar 10, 2026 at 3:29 PM.

  1. Heavymetal

    Heavymetal Supporter! Supporter

    IMG_4160.jpeg IMG_4161.jpeg Going through a collection for my wife’s friend They don’t seem to have much value. Unless it’s a WAM, Wide AM or gets a 65+ grade
    Does she pop it out or leave it be? I should have started a poll
     
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  3. Mr.Q

    Mr.Q Well-Known Member

    Leave it be!
     
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  4. mrweaseluv

    mrweaseluv Supporter! Supporter

    I've got 2 in the package like that.. leave em be.. if it was wide AM or had a great chance at 65+ maybe.. but they hold more value in the original packaging then slabbed at lower grades
     
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  5. physics-fan3.14

    physics-fan3.14 You got any more of them.... prooflikes?

    I think most of us who were collecting at the time probably saved one or two of those.

    I cannot tell you how many boxes of cheerios I ate hoping to find one of the first Sacagawea's. Now those are worth something!
     
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  6. No_Ragrets

    No_Ragrets Self-proclaimed Semi-Amateur Numismatist Supporter

    From what I understand, if you pop it out of that package then it essentially loses all value (except for one cent, obviously). There's supposedly no telling those pennies apart from the run-of-the-mill penny, so that packaging is doing the heavy lifting there. I certainly vote on the "leave it be" option.
     
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