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Iconic Arethusa of Ancient Syracuse on New Coins From CIT

Numismatic Icons – Arethusa Cook Islands. 5 Dollars. 2023. Silver .999. 1 oz. Approx. 33 mm. Antique finish. Mintage: 1,500 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (Ultra High Relief). B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Cook Islands. 250 Dollars. 2023. Gold .9999. 1 oz. Approx. 30 mm. Antique finish. Mintage: 199 pieces. Special technology: smartminting (Ultra High Relief). […]

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CIT Honors First Ascent of Mt. Everest With New Coins

Mt. Everest – First Ascent Cook Islands. 10 Dollars 2023. Silver .999. 2 oz. 45 mm. Proof. Mintage: 1,953 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (Ultra High Relief) with partial color application and micro minting. Minted by B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Cook Islands. 100 Dollars 2023. Silver .999. 1 kg. 100 mm. Proof. Mintage: 99 pieces. […]

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Snowflake Star Holdiay Ornament Coin Just in Time for Summer

Holiday Ornament – Snowflake Star Cook Islands. 5 Dollars 2023. Silver .999. Gilded. 1 oz. 50 mm. Silk finish. Mintage: 2,023 pieces. Special technology: Inlay; smartminting® (Ultra High Relief); Special shape. Minted by B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Cook Islands. 5 Dollars 2023. Silver .999. 1 oz. 50 mm. Silk finish. Mintage: 2,023 pieces. Special […]

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CIT Issues Key to My Kingdom Coin, Latest in Key-Shaped Series

Key to my Kingdom Cook Islands. 5 Dollars 2023. Silver .999. 1 oz. Size 60×29 mm. Antique finish. Mintage: 2,500 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (Ultra High Relief); Special shape. Minted by B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the ‘Key to My Kingdom’ Coin   The blank is shaped like a key. One side is […]

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Mont-Saint-Michel Honored on New Coins From CIT

Mont-Saint-Michel Silver Cook Islands. 10 Dollars 2023. Silver .999. 2 oz. 38.61 mm. Proof. Mintage: 1,000 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (Ultra High Relief) with partial color application. Minted by B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Cook Islands. 25 Dollars 2023. Silver .999. 5 oz. 65 mm. Proof. Mintage: 500 pieces. Special technology: smartminting (Ultra High Relief) […]

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CIT Issues Angel of Mercy Coin in Spiritual Art Series

Spiritual Art – Angel of Mercy Cook Islands. 20 Dollars 2023. Silver .999. Gold-plated. 3 oz. Silk finish. Size 60 x 40 mm. Mintage: 501 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (Ultra High Relief); Special shape. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Angel of Mercy Coin   The blank is shaped like an angel. One […]

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Spinning Coin Gets Its Inception at CIT

Spinning Coin Cook Islands. 5 Dollars 2023. Silver .999. 1 oz. 35 mm. Antique finish. Mintage: 999 pieces. Special technology: Shaped Coin; smartminting® (Ultra High Relief). Minted by B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin   Shaped Coin in the form of a toy top. One side features a spiral pattern converging to […]

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CIT Pushes Technical Limits With New Silverland – The Wave Coin

Silverland – The Wave Cook Islands. 10 Dollars 2023. Silver .999. 2 oz. 38.61 mm. Proof. Mintage: 1,777 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (Ultra High Relief). Minted by B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich.   Description of the Wave Coin One side of The Wave coin is covered by a three-dimensional wavy structure. The other side features […]

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Silver 2oz Black Swan Coin Issued by CIT

Black Swan Cook Islands. 10 Dollars 2023 Black Swan coin. Silver .999. 2 oz. 38.61 mm. Black Proof. Mintage: 2,500 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (Ultra High Relief) with partial color application. Minted by B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin   One side depicts a black swan to the left, above BLACK SWAN. […]

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CIT Honors Real Heroes of US Coast Guard on 3oz Silver Coin

Real Heroes – Coast Guard Cook Islands. 20 Dollars 2023. Silver .999. 3 oz. 50 mm. Black Proof. Mintage: 850 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (Ultra High Relief) with partial color application. Minted by B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich.   Description of the Coin One side features the head of a member of the United States […]

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Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam on Latest X-Ray Coin From CIT

X-Ray 2023 – Creation of Adam Cook Islands. 5 Dollars 2023. Silver .999. 1 oz. 38.61 mm. Proof. Mintage: 1,500 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (Ultra High Relief) with color application on one side. Minted by B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich.   Description of the Coin One side shows a detail of Michelangelo’s fresco The Creation […]

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CIT Brings The Shining’s Stanley Hotel to New Silver Coin

Most Haunted Places – The Stanley Cook Islands. 10 Dollars 2023. Silver .999. 2 oz. 50 mm. Black Proof. Mintage: 1,909 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (Ultra High Relief). Minted by B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin One side depicts the facade of the Stanley Hotel, in front of it the statue of […]

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CIT Big City Lights Coin Features Sydney Opera House

Big City Lights – Sydney Cook Islands. 5 Dollars 2023. Silver .999. 1 oz. 50 mm. Proof. Mintage: 2,023 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (High Relief) with partial color application. Minted by B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Cook Islands. 5 Dollars 2023. Gold .9999. 0.5 g. 11 mm. Proof. Mintage: 5,000 pieces. Minted by B. H. […]

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Journey Series Continues With Coin Honoring the American Train

Train – Steam Dream Cook Islands. 10 Dollars 2023. Silver .999. 2 oz. 38.61 mm. Black Proof. Mintage: 999 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (High Relief), four different finishes. Minted by B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Palau. 1 Dollar 2023. Gold .9999. 0.5 g. 13.92 mm. Silk finish. Special technology: smartminting®, Special Shape. Mintage: 15,000 pieces. […]

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Claude Monet Featured on Second Masters of Art Coin

Masters of Art – Claude Monet Cook Islands. 10 Dollars 2023. Silver .999. 2 oz. 50 mm. Proof. Mintage: 1,500 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (Ultra High Relief) with partial color application. Minted by B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin   One side shows a self-portrait of the artist Claude Monet of 1886; […]

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Trapped Coin Series From CIT Ends With Escape

Trapped – Escape Cook Islands. 5 Dollars 2023. Silver .999. 1 oz. 38.61 mm. Antique finish. Mintage: 999 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (High Relief). Minted by B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin One side depicts a ripped cloth, revealing the view into a vault. In the background an empty chair, on the […]

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Latest Coin in Impact Series Features Aba Panu Meteorite

Meteorite Impacts: Aba Panu Meteorite Cook Islands. 5 Dollars 2022. Silver .999. 1 oz. 38.61 mm. Proof. Mintage: 2,500 pieces. Special technologies: smartminting® (Ultra High Relief) with embedded piece of a meteorite. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin One side is a realistic depiction of a meteorite impact; in the crater an […]

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Latest Coin in Impact Series Features Aba Panu Meteorite

Meteorite Impacts: Aba Panu Meteorite Cook Islands. 5 Dollars 2022. Silver .999. 1 oz. 38.61 mm. Proof. Mintage: 2,500 pieces. Special technologies: smartminting® (Ultra High Relief) with embedded meteorite fragment. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin One side is a realistic depiction of a meteorite impact; in the crater an embedded piece […]

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New Coin in CIT Steampunk Series Features Jules Verne’s Nautilus

Steampunk – Nautilus Cook Islands. 20 Dollars 2022. Silver .999. 3 oz. 50 mm. Antique finish. Mintage: 888. Special Technology: smartminting© (Ultra High Relief), combined with partial gilding. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin One side features an inhabited underwater world in steampunk style: The foreground on the left is dominated by […]

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CIT Issues Mesmerizing Raven Witch – Eye of Magic Silver Coin

Raven Witch – Eye of Magic Cook Islands. 10 Dollars 2022. Silver .999. 2 oz. 45 mm. Proof. Mintage: 999 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (Ultra High Relief) with partial color application. Minted by B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin One side features a woman’s head with a pointed hat. Her open hair […]

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Circles of Life Coin From CIT Evokes the Interconnectedness of Nature

Circles of Life Cook Islands. 5 Dollars 2022. Silver .999. 1 oz. 45 mm. Proof. Mintage: 2,022 pieces. Minted by B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin One side depicts a circle composed of the growth rings of a tree and the human fingerprint. On the motif, the inscription “Circles of Life” is […]

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Eclectic Nature Coin Series Continues With Colorful European Roller

Eclectic Nature – Roller Cook Islands. 5 Dollars 2022. Silver .999. 1 oz. 38.61 mm. Proof. Mintage: 1,500 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (Ultra High Relief), color. Minted by B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin One side features a left-facing European roller, below the inscription ECLECTIC NATURE; the field is divided into two […]

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CIT Introduces Series of Coins Inspired by Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece Series Cook Islands, 5 Dollars 2022. Gold .9999. 0.5 g. 11 mm. Silk finish. Mintage: 15,000 pieces each. Minted by B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin The obverse of all issues features the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley (initials: IRB); around it the name of the ruler, […]

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Mt. Vinson Features on Final Coin of 7 Summits Series

The 7 Summits – Mount Vinson Cook Islands. 25 Dollars 2022. Silver .999. 5 oz. 65 mm. BU. Mintage: 777 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (Ultra High Relief) with partial color application. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin One side shows a bird’s eye view of Mount Vinson, whose peaks are minted in […]

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Ancient Corinthian Stater Celebrated With Pegasos Coin From CIT

Numismatic Icons: Pegasos Cook Islands. 5 Dollars. 2022. Silver .999. 1 oz. Approx. 33 mm. Antique finish. Mintage: 999 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (Ultra High Relief). B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Cook Islands. 250 Dollars. 2022. Gold .9999. 1 oz. Approx. 30 mm. Antique finish. Mintage: 199 pieces. Special technology: smartminting (Ultra High Relief). B. […]

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Second Iron Maiden Coin in Series Features Eddie as Samurai

Iron Maiden – Senjutsu Silver Cook Islands. 10 Dollars. 2022. Silver .999. 2 oz. 38.61 mm. Proof. Mintage: 999 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (Ultra High Relief), color. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Cook Islands. 5 Dollars. 2022. Gold .9999. 0.5 g. 11 mm. Proof. Mintage: 5,000 pieces. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Cook Islands. 1 […]

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Ultra-Faceted and High Relief, The Rock Defies Coin Physics

Silverland – The Rock Cook Islands. 10 Dollars 2022. Silver .999. 2 oz. 38.61 mm. Proof. Mintage: 1,777 pieces. Special technology: smartminting (Ultra High Relief). B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin One side shows stylized crystalline structures with the facets becoming smaller towards the edge. The other side presents the portrait of […]

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Special Forces Feature on Latest Coin in Real Heroes Series

Special Forces – Real Heroes Cook Islands. 20 Dollars. 2022. Silver .999. 3 oz. 50 mm. Black Proof. Mintage: 750 pieces. Special technology: smartminting (Ultra High Relief); partial color application; micro minting. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin Special Forces soldier with helmet and mirrored visor in front of a honeycomb pattern, […]

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Zeus – Father of the Gods in 3D on Latest Spiritual Art Coin From CIT

Zeus – Father of the Gods Cook Islands. 20 Dollars 2022. Silver .999. Gilded. 3 oz. Silk finish. Size 60 x 30 mm. Mintage: 501 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (Ultra High Relief); Special Shape. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin The blank is minted in the shape of an enthroned Zeus. One […]

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CIT’s Big City Lights Shows New York Skyline on High Relief Coins

Big City Lights – New York Cook Islands. 5 Dollars. 2022. Silver .999. 1 oz. 50 mm. Proof. Mintage: 2,022 pieces. Special technology: smartminting® (High Relief); black coloring; the city lights in Proof. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Cook Islands. 5 Dollars 2022. Gold .9999. 0.5 g. 11 mm. Proof. Mintage: 5,000 pieces. B. H. […]

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New Gold and Silver Coins From CIT Feature the Titanic

Titanic 2022 Gold Cook Islands. 250 Dollars. 2022. Gold .9999. 1 oz. 33 mm. Special technologies: smartminting® (Ultra High Relief); color application; inlay; micro minting. Mintage: 110 pieces. Proof. Cook Islands. 5 Dollars. 2022. Gold. 0.5 g. 11 mm. Mintage: 5,000 pieces. Proof. Silver Cook Islands. 20 Dollars. 2022. Silver .999. 3 oz. 45 mm. […]

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Journey Series Continues With Coin Honoring the Truck

Truck – King of the Road Cook Islands. 10 Dollars. 2022 Silver .999. 2 oz. 38.61 mm. Mintage: 999. Special technology: smartminting (High Relief); Black Proof with parts in Silk Finish and Proof. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Palau. 1 Dollar n.d. (2022). Gold .9999. 0.5 g. 13.92 mm. Special technology: smartminting, Special Shape, Silk […]

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Vincent van Gogh Commemorated on New Masters of Art Coin Series

Masters of Art – Vincent van Gogh Cook Islands. 10 Dollars. 2022 Silver .999. 2 oz. 50 mm. Mintage: 999. Special technology: smartminting (Ultra High Relief); color application; Proof. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin One side features a 1889 self-portrait of the artist Vincent van Gogh; in the background a detail […]

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Second Coin in CIT X-Ray Series Features the Egyptian Mummy

X-Ray – Mummy Cook Islands. 5 Dollars. 2022 Silver .999. 1 oz. 38.61 mm. Special technology: smartminting (Ultra High Relief), color application. Proof. Mintage: 999. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin One side depicts a royal sarcophagus, to its left a side view of a pharaoh’s death mask, hieroglyphic symbols in the […]

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CIT Coins Commemorate 650th Anniversary of Leaning Tower of Pisa

Leaning Tower of Pisa Cook Islands. 10 Dollars 2022. Silver .999. 2 oz. 38.61 mm. Antique finish. Mintage: 1,372. Special technology: smartminting (Ultra High Relief). B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Cook Islands. 25 Dollars 2022. Silver .999. 5 oz. 50 mm. Antique finish. Mintage: 650. Special technology: smartminting (Ultra High Relief). B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, […]

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Latest High Relief Silver Coin From CIT Features Summit of Matterhorn

Matterhorn Cook Islands. 10 Dollars 2022. Silver .999. 2 oz. 38.61 mm. Proof. Mintage: 999. Special technology: smartminting (Ultra High Relief). B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin One side features the Matterhorn, above it MATTER-/HORN / 4,478m; next to the altitude an ice axe. The other side features the portrait of Elizabeth […]

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CIT Honors King Tut Anniversary With Legacy of the Pharaohs Precious Metal Coins

Legacy of the Pharaohs Cook Islands. 5 Dollars 2022. Silver .999. 1 oz. 38.61 mm. Proof. Mintage: 1,500. Special technology: smartminting (Ultra High Relief). B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Cook Islands. 20 Dollars 2022. Silver .999. 3 oz. 45 mm. Antique finish. Mintage: 2022. Special technology: smartminting (Ultra High Relief). B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. […]

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Peaks of Mount Elbrus in Ultra High Relief on Latest 7 Summits Silver Coin

The 7 Summits – Elbrus Cook Islands. 25 Dollars 2021. Silver .999. 5 oz. 65 mm. BU. Mintage: 777. Special technology: smartminting (Ultra High Relief) with partial color application. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin One side shows a bird’s-eye view of Mount Elbrus, whose peaks are minted in raised relief. The […]

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Latest Meteorite Coin Features Piece of La Ciénega Embedded in Edge

Meteorite Impacts: La Ciénega Meteorite Cook Islands. 5 Dollars 2021. Silver .999. 1 oz. 26 mm. Antique finish. Mintage: 2,500. Special technology: Piedfort; with embedded piece of a meteorite in the coin edge. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin One side shows the impact of the Ciénega meteorite in the Sonoran Desert […]

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Silver Burst High Relief Coin Continues Exploration of Humanity’s Greatest Fears

Silver Burst Cook Islands. 20 Dollars 2021. Silver .999. 3 oz. Proof. 50 mm. Mintage: 999. Special technology: smartminting (Ultra High Relief). B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin One side features the androgynous, stylized bust of a person. The body and the back of the head dissolve into small shards of increasingly […]

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Jet Pack First in New Steampunk Series of Antiqued Silver Coins From CIT

Steampunk – Jet Pack Cook Islands. 20 Dollars 2021. Silver .999. 3 oz. 50 mm. Antique finish. Mintage: 888 pieces. Special Technology: smartminting (Ultra High Relief), combined with partial gilding. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin One side features future means of transportation in steampunk style: on the right, the foreground is […]

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Siamese Fighting Fish Embody Eclectic Nature on New Silver Coin From CIT

Eclectic Nature Cook Islands. 5 Dollars. 2021. Silver .999. 1 oz. Proof. 38.61 mm. Mintage: 1,500. Special technology: color; black silk finish; smartminting® (Ultra High Relief). B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin One side features a Siamese fighting fish, below ECLECTIC NATURE; the field is divided into two unequal parts, one of […]

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Siamese Fighting Fish Embody Eclectic Nature on New Silver Coin From CIT

Eclectic Nature Cook Islands. 5 Dollars. 2021. Silver .999. 1 oz. Proof. 38.61 mm. Mintage: 1,500. Special technology: color; black silk finish; smartminting® (Ultra High Relief). B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin One side features a Siamese fighting fish, below ECLECTIC NATURE; the field is divided into two unequal parts, one of […]

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New Silver Coin Celebrates 40 Years of Iron Maiden’s Number of the Beast

Iron Maiden (Silver Edition) Cook Islands. 5 Dollars. 2022. Silver .999. 1 oz. Obsidian Black. 38.61 mm. Mintage: 1,982. Special technology: Color. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coins One side features the cover of the third studio album of the English heavy metal group Iron Maiden with the title “The Number of […]

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Cook Islands Issues New $3 Polymer Note on Safeguard

By De La Rue, plc ….. The South Pacific nation of the Cook Islands launched their new $3 banknote on August 3, 2021, during Constitution Week celebrations. This replaces the previous design that was first issued in 1987. The $3 is the only note issued by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MFEM), which […]

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Gold and Platinum Premium Firefighter Coins New From CIT

A Triumph of Minting Technology: Firefighter 2021 At the beginning of this year, CIT Coin Invest released after the 2020 “Fighter Pilot” the second issue of its Real Heroes series. Honoring the heroes of 11 September 2001, a tragedy that happened exactly 20 years ago, this issue is dedicated to firefighters around the globe. A […]

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Take A Trip Down Route 66 With New CIT Open Roads Coin

Classic Car – Open Roads Cook Islands. 10 Dollars. 2021. Silver .999. 2 oz. 38.61 mm. Mintage: 999. Special technology: smartminting® (High Relief); Black Proof featuring details in Silk Finish and Proof. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Palau. 1 Dollar n.d. (2021). Gold .9999. 0.5 g. 13.92 mm. Special technology: smartminting, Special Shape, Silk Finish. […]

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Trapped: Vampire Attack Latest Coin From CIT to Explore Our Primal Fears

Trapped: Vampire Attack Cook Islands. 5 Dollars 2021. Silver .999. 1 oz. 38.61 mm. Mintage: Antique finish. Special technology: smartminting® (High Relief). Mintage: 999. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin One side features the outlines of two faces with open mouths: one of them with the eyes wide open from the front; […]

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Firefighter: Courage and Bravery Commemorated on New Silver Coins

Firefighter – Real Heroes Cook Islands. 20 dollars. 2021. Silver .999. 3 oz. 50 mm. Black Proof. Mintage: 499. Special technology: smartminting©, partially printed, with micro minting. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin Firefighter with breathing apparatus and helmet in front of honeycomb pattern; in the left field REAL / HERO in […]

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Vitruvian Man and Modern X-Ray on New Silver Coin Show Two Ways of Looking at Humanity

X-Ray – Vitruvian Man Cook Islands. 5 Dollars. 2021. Silver .999. 1 oz. 38.61 mm. Special technology: smartminting® (Ultra High Relief), color application. Proof. Mintage: 999. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin One side depicts the Vitruvian Man as we know him from a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci; in the background […]

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Terracotta Warriors Come to Life on Gold, Silver Coins From CIT

Terracotta Warriors Cook Islands. 20 Dollars. 2021. Silver .999. 3 oz. 45 mm. Special Technology: Ultra high relief by smartminting© and partial gilding. Proof. Mintage: 500. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Cook Islands. 5 Dollars. 2021. Silver .999. 1 oz. 38.61 mm. Special Technology: Ultra high relief by smartminting. Proof. Mintage: 888. B. H. Mayer’s […]

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Roller Coaster Coin Commemorates 120th Anniversary of Loop the Loop

Loop the Loop Cook Islands. 5 dollars. 2021. Silver .999. 1 oz. 38.61mm. smartminting. Mintage: 1,901. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin One side depicts the vertical loop of a roller coaster, in which a car with three passengers dares to complete the inversion. In the loop LOOP / THE / LOOP […]

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Chameleon Coin Final Entry in CIT Magnificient Life Series

Magnificent Life 2020 – Chameleon Cook Islands. 5 dollars 2020. Silver .999. 1 oz. 38.61mm. Proof. Mintage: 999. Special technology: Color application; smartminting©. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Chameleon Coin One side features the colored front part of a chameleon to the left on a branch, its head turned towards the observer, […]

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Meteorite Coin in High Relief Celebrates Viñales Impact: CIT

Meteorite Impacts: Viñales Cook Islands. 5 dollars 2020. Silver .999. 1 oz. 33mm. Proof. Mintage: 2,500. Special technology: smartminting© with an embedded piece of a meteorite. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin One side is a realistic depiction of a meteorite impact with an embedded piece of a meteorite. Above the legend […]

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Fighter Pilots: Knights of the Air Honored on New Silver Coins

Fighter Pilot – Real Heroes Cook Islands. 20 dollars. 2020. Silver .999. 3 oz. 50 mm. Black Proof. Mintage: 499. Special technology: smartminting©, partially printed, with micro minting. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin Fighter pilot with mirrored visor in front of honeycomb pattern; in the left field REAL / HERO in […]

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Carstensz Pyramid Newest Coin in Award-Winning High Relief 7 Summits Series

The 7 Summits – Carstensz Pyramid Cook Islands. 25 dollars 2020. Silver .999. 5 oz. 65 mm. BU. Mintage: 777. Special Technology: smartminiting©, partially colored. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin One side shows a bird’s eye view of the Carstensz Pyramid, whose peaks are minted in raised relief. The piece is […]

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Buel Spoon: Legendary Fishing Lure Commemorated on New Collector Coins

The Lure That Revolutionized Fishing Cook Islands. 20 dollars. 2020. Gold .9999. 1/10 oz. 22.5 x 14 mm. Silk finish. Mintage: 1,000. Special Technology: concave minting. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Cook Islands. 2 dollars. 2020. Silver .999. 1/2 oz. 40 x 25 mm. Silk finish. Mintage: 2,000. Special technology: concave minting. B. H. Mayer’s […]

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British Icon Mr. Bean Celebrated on New Coin From CIT

Happy Birthday, Mr. Bean! Cook Islands. 5 dollars. 2020. Silver .999. 1 oz. 38.61 mm. Proof. Mintage: 999. Special Technology: color application. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin One side features a three-quarter view of Mr. Bean in front of the Union Jack in two appearances: the actual human being right looking […]

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Ancient Tortoise of Aegina Reprised on New High Relief Coin

Tortoise Cook Islands. 5 dollars. 2020. Silver .999. 1 oz. Approx. 30 mm. Antique finish. Mintage: 999. Special Technology: smartminting©. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin One side features a tortoise in the style of Aeginetic staters. At its right and left, C-I for Cook Islands. The other side features the portrait […]

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Blue Skies and Tailwinds From CIT on Proof High Relief Propeller Coin

Airplane Propeller – Blue Skies Cook Islands. 10 dollars. 2020. Silver .999. 2 oz. 38.61 mm. Black Proof. Mintage: 999. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description One side is dominated by the propeller of an airplane, behind it, the cockpit; in the background, compass scale; in the left field, inscription BLUE SKIES & TAILWINDS. The […]

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Still Trapped: Mankind’s Greatest Fears Continue on New Silver Coin From CIT

Still Trapped Cook Islands. 5 Dollars 2020. Silver .999. 1 oz. 38.61 mm. Antique Finish. Mintage: 999 pcs. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description The obverse features the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Ian Rank-Broadley (initials IRB); surrounded by the sovereign’s name, the country of issue and the denomination 5 DOLLARS. The reverse […]

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Madonna of Bruges Honored With Gilt Silver Coin

Madonna of Bruges Cook Islands. 2020. Silver .999. Gilded. 3 oz. Silk finish. Size 60 x 30 mm. Mintage: 501. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description The blank is minted in the shape of a Madonna with a child. The obverse features the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley (initials: IRB) in a […]

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Philippine Eagle Featured on Latest Silver Coin in Magnificent Life Series

Magnificent Life 2019 – Philippine Eagle Cook Islands. 5 Dollars 2019. Silver .999. 1 oz. 38.61 mm. Proof. Mintage: 999. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description The obverse features the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley (signature IRB below the neck). Around it the legend ELIZABETH II – 5 DOLLARS – COOK ISLANDS […]

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Philippine Eagle Featured on Latest Silver Coin in Magnificent Life Series

Magnificent Life 2019 – Philippine Eagle Cook Islands. 5 Dollars 2019. Silver .999. 1 oz. 38.61 mm. Proof. Mintage: 999. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description The obverse features the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley (signature IRB below the neck). Around it the legend ELIZABETH II – 5 DOLLARS – COOK ISLANDS […]

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Legendary Kilimanjaro Latest Coin in Award-Winning 7 Summits Series

The 7 Summits – Kilimanjaro Cook Islands. 25 Dollars 2019. Silver .999. 5 oz. 65 mm. BU. Mintage: 777. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description The obverse features the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank Broadley (signature IRB below the neck). In the right field micro minting .999. Around it the legend ELIZABETH […]

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New Titanium Silver Coin From CIT Features Piece of Estacado Meteorite

Meteorite Impacts: Estacado Meteorite Cook Islands. 2 dollars 2019. Titanium silver .925. 1/2 oz. 50 mm. Silk finish. Mintage: 2,500. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description of the Coin The blank is split by an artificial crack, which almost reaches the coin’s center. In this crack, there is a piece of the Estacado meteorite. The […]

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Fairytales and Fables on Coins

There have been some very unique coins from NumisCollect and Cook Islands recently and this coin is no different.
Cook Islands have created a new series, The Fairy Tales and Fables series. The first issue in the new series features the story of Little Red Riding Hood

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CIT Salutes Those About to Rock with New AC/DC Coin

AC/DC: For Those About to Rock Cook Islands. 2 Dollars 2019. Silver .999. 1/2 oz. 38.61 mm. Proof. Mintage: 5,000. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description The obverse features the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley (initials: IRB); around, name of ruler, issuing nation and denomination 2 DOLLARS. On the reverse, you can […]

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AC/DC Commemorative Coin Series Goes to the Razors Edge

AC/DC: The Razors Edge Cook Islands. 10 Dollars 2019. Silver .999. 2 oz. 38.61 mm. Black Proof. Mintage: 999. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description The obverse features the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley (initials: IRB); around, name of ruler, issuing nation and denomination 10 DOLLARS. Below, year of mintage 2019. On […]

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Little Princess Lullaby Coin Works With Music Box in Latest From CIT

Lullaby – Little Princess Cook Islands. 5 Dollars. 2019. Silver .999. ca. 1 oz. 38,61 mm. Antique Finish. Mintage: 999 pcs. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description The obverse shows a starry sky with three hearts cut out. In the lower field a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley (IRB) (View Designer’s Profile), […]

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Silver Proof Coin From CIT Celebrates Symbol of Hope to All Who Sail the Seas

Anchor – Fair Winds Cook Islands. 10 Dollars. 2019. Silver .999. 2 oz. 38.61 mm. Black Proof. Mintage: 999 pcs. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description The obverse features the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Ian Rank-Broadley (initials IRB); surrounded by the monarch’s name, the issuing country, and the denomination. The reverse is […]

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Coin Invest Trust Explores Mankind’s Greatest Fears With New Silver Coin

Trapped Cook Islands. 5 Dollars 2019. Silver .999. 1 oz. 38.61 mm. Antique Finish. Mintage: 999 pcs. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description The obverse features the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Ian Rank-Broadley (initials IRB); surrounded by the sovereign’s name, the country of issue and the denomination 5 DOLLARS. On the reverse, […]

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Paper-Thin Highway to Hell Coin Latest in AC/DC Commemorative Series From CIT

AC/DC: Highway to Hell Cook Islands. 2 Dollars 2018. Silver .999. 1/2 oz. 168 mm (sic!). Prooflike. Mintage: 1973 pcs. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description The obverse features the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Ian Rank-Broadley (initials IRB); surrounded by the monarch’s name, the issuing country, and the denomination 2 DOLLARS. The […]

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Aconcagua: Third Coin in CIT’s Award-Winning 7 Summits Series Featuring Smartminting Technology

The 7 Summits – Aconcagua Cook Islands. 25 Dollars 2018. Silver .999. 5 oz. 65 mm. BU. Mintage: 777 pcs. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description The obverse bears Ian Rank-Broadley’s portrait of Queen Elizabeth II (signature IRB below the neck). In the field to the right micro characters .999. Surrounding inscription ELIZABETH II – […]

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ACDC: Black Ice coin by Coin Invest Trust

Description
The obverse features the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Ian Rank-Broadley (initials IRB) surrounded by the name of the monarch, the issuing country, and the denomination 10 DOLLARS.

The reverse shows a three-dimensional image of the cover of Black Ice, an ACDC album released in 2008

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Deep Incuse Design on Risqué New Coin from CIT

Little Secrets Cook Islands. 10 Dollars. 2018. Silver .999. 2 oz. Brilliant Uncirculated. Diameter 38.61 mm. Mintage: 777 pcs. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description The obverse is adorned with a delicate, lightly deepened floral pattern, onto which a round blank space is set in the upper middle of the coin, showing the portrait of the […]

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CIT Scarab Collection – Sacred Scarab on Silver & Rhodium Coins

Series: Scarab Collection / Selection III Secret Riddle, Solar Zenith, Withering Blaze Cook Islands. 5 Dollars. 2017. Silver .999. 1 oz. Proof. Diameter 38.61 mm. Mintage: 499 pcs. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description The obverse features a decorative floral pattern, onto which a round blank space is set in the upper middle of the […]

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Lullaby Coin in Special Music Box from CIT Coin Invest

Promoting numismatics among the youngest ones: A musical box with turning coin from CIT Coin Invest Are you still looking for a gift for the latest addition to the family? CIT Coin Invest AG has produced a coin that is more than just a collector’s object put away in a drawer. The exquisitely crafted coin can […]

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Emperor Penguin Featured on Two New Precious Metal Coins

Emperor Penguin Silver Coin Cook Islands. 20 $. 2018. Silver .999. 88 g. Antique finish. Height 60 mm. Mintage: 888 pcs. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description The obverse shows a circular impression with the portrait of the English Queen facing right; below the portrait, the signature I(an) R(ank) B(roadley) and, surrounding it, the legend […]

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CIT Commemorates Lizard Named for Tolkien Dragon Smaug with Gilded Silver Coin

Shades of Nature – Giant Girdled Lizard Cook Islands. 5 Dollars. 2018. Silver .999. Partially gilded. 25 g. 38.61 mm. Proof. Mintage: 2,000 pcs. Mint: B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description The obverse depicts the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of Elizabeth II, as well as the following inscriptions: 5 DOLLARS – ELIZABETH II – COOK ISLANDS. […]

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New APMEXclusive American Buffalo Silver Coin Made with Latest Tech

APMEX, Inc., a leading Precious Metals retailer based in Oklahoma City, is committed to offering customers Precious Metals products they can’t find anywhere else. This 2017 2 oz Silver Antique American Buffalo is the perfect example and is now available exclusively at APMEX.com. Produced as a sovereign coin backed by the Cook Islands government, this […]

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World Coins – Meteor and Icthyosaur Deliver One-Two Punch from CIT

Evolution of Life – Ichthyosaur Mongolia. 500 Togrog 2017. Silver .999. 1 oz. 38.61 mm. Antique finish. Mintage: 999 pcs. 1,000 Togrog 2017. Gold .9999. 0.5 g. 11 mm. Proof. Mintage: 15,000 pcs. Design: Coin Invest Trust. Mint: B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description The obverse shows the coat of arms of the issuing nation […]

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CIT: Latest Coin in Summit Series Commemorates Mt. Everest

Cook Islands. 25 Dollars 2017. Silver .999. 5 oz. 65 mm. BU. Mintage: 777 pcs. Design: Coin Invest Trust. Mint: B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description The obverse features the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of Elizabeth II of England, as well as her name, the name of the issuing nation, nominal value, and fine content. The […]

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Revered Around the World, Cobra & Scarab Depicted on Luxurious Collector Coins from CIT

Magnificent Life 2017 – Cobra Cook Islands. 5 Dollars 2017. Silver .999. 1 oz. 38.61 mm. Proof. Mintage: 999 pcs. Design: Coin Invest Trust. Mint: B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description The obverse features the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of Elizabeth II of England, as well as her name, the name of the issuing nation, nominal […]

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Modern World Coins – Laughing Buddha, Cherry Blossom Snow Globe Coins from CIT

Laughing Buddha Palau: 10 Dollars 2017. Silver .999. 2 oz. 38.61 mm. Proof. Mintage: 888 pcs. Palau: 1 Dollar. Gold .9999. 0.5 g. 13.92 mm. BU. Mintage: 15,000 pcs. Design: Coin Invest Trust. Mint: B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description The obverse features the official coat of arms of the Republic of Palau below an […]

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Modern World Coins – Take Flight with New Releases from Coin Invest Trust

Exotic Butterflies – Aporia crataegi Mongolia. 500 Togrog 2017. Silver .999. 25 g. 38.61 mm. Proof. Mintage: 2,500 pcs. Design: Coin Invest Trust. Mint: B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description The obverse features the coat of arms and the name of the issuing nation, as well as material, fine content, weight, and nominal value. The […]

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New World Coins – Silver Skyline Dollar Notes, Time Capsule Coin from Coin Invest Trust

Skyline Dollars Description In recent years a new line of collector’s items has been established: banknotes that are not made of paper, but of precious metals. While usually the items for sale are merely collector’s objects without any nominal value, Coin Invest Trust (CIT) has now issued the first real legal tender silver note – […]

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New World Coins: Magical Congress of the USA – Fantastic Beasts

Cook Islands. 5 Dollars 2017: Silver .999. 1 oz. 38.61 mm. Proof. Mintage: 5,000 pcs. Design: Coin Invest Trust. Mint: B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Description The obverse features the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of Elizabeth II of England as well as her name, the title of the issuing nation, and the nominal value. The reverse […]

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Gold Coins Celebrate Pope Francis’ 80th Birthday

Cook Islands. 5 Dollars 2016. 1/100 oz. 11 mm. Gold. 9999. Proof-like. Mintage: 10000 Pcs.; 10 Dollars 2016. 1/25 oz. 18 mm. Gold. 9999. Proof-like. Mintage: 5000 Pcs.; 20 Dollars 2016. 1/10 oz. 26 mm. Gold. 9999. Proof-like.Mintage: 3000 Pcs.; 25 Dollars 2016. 1/4 oz. 35 mm. Gold. 9999. Proof-like. Mintage: 2000 Pcs.; 200 Dollars […]

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Royal Australian Mint to Make New Circulating Pacific Island Nation Coins

By The Royal Australian Mint…. History was made today on March 4, 2015, with three Pacific Island nations marking the introduction of their own brand-new circulating coins at the official coin striking ceremony at the Royal Australian Mint. With the Mint’s assistance and expertise, the Cook Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu have embarked on the important […]

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New $5 Coin from Cook Islands Offers a Color View of the Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon, one of the most impressive landscapes on earth, is the inaugural subject in a new program of coins under the heading “Spectacular Landscapes.” The sterling silver $5 piece dated 2014 issued under the auspices of the Cook Islands weighs 20 grams and has a diameter of 38.61 millimeters (1½ inches). Its mintage […]

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