Cook Islands 2017 5 dollars

Stack's Bowers February 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74345

This specimen was lot 74345 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $168. The catalog description^[1] noted, "COOK ISLANDS. 5 Dollars, 2017. Elizabeth II. PCGS PROOF-70 Deep Cameo. First strike. Essentially flawless, with a majestic cameo nature." The Cook Islands, like many small, impoverished nations, has contracted with private mints to produce and market a large variety of commemoratives sold in lands far from the issuing country. We were unable to verify the catalog number cited below as it is missing from the edition in our possession.

Recorded mintage: 1,500.

Specification: 28.35 g, silver, 35 mm x 35 mm.

Catalog reference: KM-1852.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Link to:

• Cook Islands 2009 50 dollars HMS "Bounty"
• 2021 5 dollars, "EID MAR" denarius of Brutus
• 2021 5 dollars, tenth anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks
• 2021 20 dollars, firefighters, 3 oz silver
• Coins and currency dated 2017