2 Dollars - Charles III John & Jackie

Cook Islands has issued commemorative silver under its own authority since the 1970s, a prerogative it retains as a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand. This piece pairs Charles III — in his first year as monarch following Elizabeth II's death in September 2022 — with John and Jacqueline Kennedy, a pairing that reflects no historical connection between the subjects and exists purely as a collector-market product aimed at the American nostalgia trade.