![]() He noticed what he thought was only 12 tail feathers on the eagle on this the example coin and also noticed that the coins for general circulation looked like they had 13 tail feathers on the eagle. Numismatist Tom DeLorey examined one of the examples of the new Sacagawea coin in Fall of 1999 before the general release of the coin. The General Mills cereal company also began participating in the program by putting a year 2000 Sacagawea dollar in 1 of every 2000 boxes of Cheerios cereal. In late 1999 and early 2000 - The US Mint was working with businesses such as Walmart and Sam's Club to help promote and distribute the new 2000 "golden" Sacagawea Dollar coins. ![]() The story behind this coin is one of the most interesting of all US coin discoveries. This is another very rare variety of the 2000 P Sacagawea Dollar - known as the "Cheerios Dollar". What This Coin Looks Like (Obverse, Reverse, Mint Mark Location, Special Features, etc.):
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