Catalog
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
|---|---|
| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | NO 10 SALOON WILD WEST 45 CAL. DEAD MAN'S HAND |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Cook Islands has operated one of the most prolific bullion and commemorative licensing programs in the Pacific since the 1970s, effectively functioning as a mint-brand host for third-party private issues sold almost entirely to the collector market rather than into domestic circulation. This piece belongs squarely in that category — a one-troy-ounce fine gold issue whose face value bears no relationship to its intrinsic or market worth, and whose KM number reflects catalog thoroughness more than numismatic tradition.
The "Wild West" theme places it within a crowded segment of the modern collector-bullion market, where Cook Islands authorizations are frequently issued in small, documented mintages with rigid certificate controls.