2023 Cook Islands $10 2-oz Silver Mt. Everest Ultra High Relief Colorized Proof

Stunning Silver Coin Commemorates First Successful Ascent Of Mount Everest!

The world’s highest mountain had remained hidden to western society until 1852, when British surveyors discovered it while they were charting India. Many climbers had tried and failed to climb the snow-covered mountain over the next century, but it wasn’t until May 29, 1953 when Sir Edmund Hilary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay reached the peak to mark the first successful ascent of Mount Everest. This was no small feat as more than 300 people have died trying to climb Everest since 1900 with an average of 5-to-10 dying annually in recent years year with 12 confirmed in 2023 and another 5 reported missing. The most common causes of death are acute mountain sickness, falls, avalanches, exhaustion, crevasses, exposure, and hypothermia. That’s quite a list, right? Well, when you’re climbing above 29,000 feet, a lot can—and does—go wrong! For perspective, the average deployment altitude for most licensed skydivers is 3,000 feet!

The Majesty And Awe Of Mount Everest

In 2023, to pay tribute to the 70th Anniversary of Hilary and Norgay’s famous climb, Germany’s world-famous Mayer Mint released this amazing coin with designs that, much like its mountainous namesake, towers above its surface. The coins were struck in two full ounces of highly pure 99.9% fine silver using Coin Invest Trust’s (CIT) patented Smartminting® technology to capture the majesty and awe of Mt. Everest with extraordinary Ultra High Relief (UHR) detail. The addition of selective colorization serves to further illustrate the deep valleys and towering ridges of the Himalayan terrain where Mount Everest reigns supreme. The coin’s obverse presents the late Queen Elizabeth II and two hikers representing Hilary and Norgay trekking along a ridge towards the summit.

This legal-tender $10 coin was released on behalf of the Cook Islands, a nation made up of 15 islands in the South Pacific Ocean and comes in gorgeous Proof condition, meaning it was expertly crafted by the mint from hand-selected planchets, polished dies and multiple strikes to produce beautifully frosted details rising over mirror-like fields. Plus, each coin available here will come shipped in its original mint packaging that consists of a Mt. Everest window box and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.

Hurry, Small Limited Mintage Will Not Last Long

Only 1,953 of these 2023 Cook Islands $10 Two-Ounce Silver Mt. Everest Ultra High Relief Colorized Proofs were minted, one each for the year the first successful ascent of Everest was accomplished. More than 6,300 people have successfully climbed Mount Everest in the past 70 years since Hilary and Norgay made their historic ascent. That means only one out of every three people who have stood on the world’s tallest mountain will ever be able to own this coin. Here’s your chance to be the ultimate king of the hill by adding one of these coins to your collection. Secure yours now!

COIN HIGHLIGHTS:

• THE 70th ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST SUCCESSFUL ASCENT OF MT. EVEREST – This coin pays tribute to the 70th Anniversary of the first successful of Mount Everest, the world’s tallest mountain. It shows a colorized aerial image of Everest on one side while the obverse shows Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay trekking along a ridge towards the summit. A circular inset to the left of the mountaineers features the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II.
• EXTRAORDINARY ULTRA HIGH RELIEF DETAIL – These coins were struck by Germany’s world-renowned Mayer Mint using Coin Invest Trust’s (CIT) patented Smartminting© Technology to create extraordinary Ultra High Relief (UHR) images.
• STRUCK IN HIGHLY PURE SILVER – Each Mt. Everest Ultra High Relief Colorized Coin was struck in two ounces of highly pure 99.9% fine silver and measures 45 mm in diameter.
• LEGAL-TENDER COIN – These 2023-dated Two-Ounce Silver Mt. Everest Ultra High Relief Colorized Coins are $10 legal tender in the Cook Islands, a nation made up of 15 islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
• GORGEOUS PROOF CONDITION – Your 2023 Cook Islands $10 Two-Ounce Silver Mt. Everest Ultra High Relief Colorized Coin will come in gorgeous Proof condition with frosted details rising over mirror-like fields.
• EXTREMELY SMALL MINTAGE – The mintage for the 2023 Cook Islands $10 Two-Ounce Silver Mt. Everest Ultra High Relief Colorized Proof was set at just 1,953—one each for the year the first successful ascent of Everest was accomplished.

Mark the 70th Anniversary of Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay becoming the first to successfully climb the world’s tallest mountain with this 2023 Cook Islands $10 Two-Ounce Silver Mt. Everest Ultra High Relief Colorized Proof! Order yours today!