3497) Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, Billy The Kid—Legends Of The Wild West!, Cook Islands: 250 Dollars (Gold) and 20 & 5 Dollars (Silver) coins been minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprägeanstalt, at its facilities in Munich by commission of Coin Invest Trust - CIT, on behalf of the Treasury of the Cook Islands: Year of Coin issue: 2024:
Wild Bill Hicock:
James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876), better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his life on the frontier as a soldier, scout, lawman, cattle rustler, gunslinger, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his involvement in many famous gunfights.
He earned a great deal of notoriety in his own time, much of it bolstered by the many outlandish and often fabricated tales he told about himself.
Some contemporaneous reports of his exploits are known to be fictitious, but they remain the basis of much of his fame and reputation.
Hickok was born and raised on a farm in northern Illinois at a time when lawlessness and vigilante activity were rampant because of the influence of the "Banditti of the Prairie".
Drawn to this criminal lifestyle, he headed West at age 18 as a fugitive from justice, working as a stagecoach driver and later as a lawman in the frontier territories of Kansas and Nebraska.
He fought and spied for the Union Army during the American Civil War and gained publicity after the war as a scout, marksman, actor, and professional gambler. He was involved in several notable shootouts during the course of his life.
In 1876, Hickok was shot and killed while playing poker in a saloon in Deadwood, Dakota Territory (present-day South Dakota) by Jack McCall, an unsuccessful gambler.
The hand of cards that he supposedly held at the time of his death has become known as the dead man's hand: two pairs; black aces and eights.
Hickok remains a popular figure of frontier history. Many historic sites and monuments commemorate his life, and he has been depicted numerous times in literature, film, and television.
He is chiefly portrayed as a protagonist, although historical accounts of his actions are often controversial, and much of his career is known to have been exaggerated both by himself and by contemporary mythmakers.
While Hickok claimed to have killed numerous named and unnamed gunmen in his lifetime, his career as a gunfighter only lasted from 1861 to 1871. Hickok killed only six or seven men in gunfights, according to Joseph G. Rosa, Hickok's biographer and the foremost authority on Wild Bill.
Wild Bill, Calamity Jane, Billy The Kid—Legends Of The Wild West!
One was a well-known gunslinger and gambler. One was a frontier woman who wore trousers and swore like a man. The other was an outlaw and cattle rustler.
Together, Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, and Billy the
Kid are three of the most notable characters to ever slap leather in the heyday
of America’s Wild West. And all three are together on this, the fourth release
in the Legends Series that captures some of the famous figures of the American
Frontier.
The Coins:
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Front and center on the ($250 Dollars - Gold) and (and ($ 20 & $5 - Twenty & Five Dollars - Silver) Coin’s Obverse is none other than William Bonney AKA Billy the Kid, his six-shooter pointed in the viewer’s general direction as if to say, “Make a wrong move and yore life ain’t worth a plugged nickel!”
Wild Bill and Martha “Calamity” Jane Canary stand behind The Kid ready to leap into action.
In the 4th edition of the "Legends" series, we venture into the untamed Wild West. Amidst this captivating chapter in history, three individuals stand out.
Wild Bill Hickok, the legendary gunslinger and gambler, was hailed as one of the early Heroes of the West. Also renowned for his charm, persistent rumours suggest an intimate connection with the notorious yet enigmatic frontierswoman, Calamity Jane.
According to legend, Wild Bill met his end at a poker table in Saloon 10 in Deadwood.
The hand he held at the time of his murder forever etched in history as the "Dead Man’s Hand."
Billy the Kid, depicted in the center, became infamous as both a gunslinger and cattle rustler. His brief yet eventful life included at least nine murders and a daring prison escape.
Look closely and you’ll see an engraving that reads, “DEAD MAN’S HAND” superimposed before a pair of aces and eights—the hand Wild Bill was holding when he was gunned down while playing poker in a Deadwood, Dakota Territory saloon.
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Ultra High Relief Designs Struck In Pure Gold:
This 2024-dated coin was struck on behalf of the Cook Islands by Germany’s famed KunstprageanStalt at the Mayer Mint (GmbH) in a full ounce of 99.99% pure gold.
It was also struck in Ultra High Relief (UHR) using Coin Invest Trust’s (CIT) Smartminting© technology with detail so intricate that the designs seem like they’re leaping from the coin’s surface adding an exciting level of depth and dimension to the exciting tableau being played out on this blazing legal-tender $250 coin.
Finally, each 2024 Cook Islands $250 One-Ounce Gold Legends of the Wild West Coin available here comes in gorgeous Proof condition, meaning they were expertly crafted by the mint from hand-selected planchets, polished dies, and multiple strikes to produce beautifully frosted details rising over mirror-like fields.
Just 199 of these coins have been struck for worldwide release and each one will come housed in its original mint packaging that consists of a rugged-looking Wild West display box and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (COA).
COIN HIGHLIGHTS:
THREE LEGENDS OF AMERICA’S WILD WEST – This coin is the
fourth release in the Legends Series that captures some of the famous figures
of the American Frontier. It shows Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, and Billy
the Kid on the reverse while the obverse shows a stagecoach amid a Western
landscape. A Small portrait of King Charles III in the center of a sheriff’s
badge hovers above the stagecoach.
EXTRAORDINARY HIGH RELIEF DETAIL – These coins were
struck in extraordinary Ultra High Relief (UHR) using Coin Invest Trust’s (CIT)
Smartminting© technology with detail so intricate that the designs seem like
they’re leaping from the coin’s surface.
STRUCK IN HIGHLY PURE GOLD AND SILVER – Each Legends of the Wild West Ultra High Relief Coins was struck by Germany’s prestigious Mayer Mint in a full ounce of 99.99% pure gold and measures 33 mm in diameter.
THE SILVER COINS: Each Legends of the Wild West Ultra High Relief Coins was struck by Germany’s prestigious Mayer Mint in three ounces of highly pure 99.99% silver and measures 45 mm in diameter and was selectively gilded in gold.
LEGAL-TENDER COIN – These 2024-dated One-Ounce Gold
Legends of the Wild West Ultra High Relief Coins are $250 legal tender in the
Cook Islands, a nation made up of 15 islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
GORGEOUS PROOF CONDITION – Your 2024 Cook Islands $250
One-Ounce Gold Legends of the Wild West Ultra High Relief Gilded Coin will come
in gorgeous Proof condition with frosted details rising over mirror-like
fields.
EXTREMELY SMALL LIMITED MINTAGE – The authorized limited
mintage for the 2024 Cook Islands $250 One-Ounce Gold Legends of the Wild West
Ultra High Relief Proof has been set at just 199 coins for worldwide release.
Take a trip back to America’s Western frontier with this 2024 Cook Islands $250 One-Ounce Gold Legends of the Wild West Ultra High Relief Proof.
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The specifications of the Gold Coin are:
Year of Issue: 2024: Coin Series Theme: "Legends of the Wild West"; Coin Theme: "Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, Billy The Kid"; Country: Cook Islands; Metal Composition: .9999 Fineness Gold (Au); Coin Quality: Proof (P); Denomination: $ 250.00 (Two Hundred Fifty Dollars); Coin Weight: 3.00 Ounce - oz; Dimensions/Size: 33.00 mm.
i) The specifications of the Silver Coin are:
Year of Issue: 2024: Coin Series Theme: "Legends of the Wild West"; Coin Theme: "Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, Billy The Kid"; Country: Cook Islands; Metal Composition: .9999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Coin Quality: Proof (P); Denomination: $ 5.00 (Five Dollars); Coin Weight: 31.103 Grams or 1 Ounce - oz; Mintage: 888 pieces; Dimensions/Size: 38.61 mm.
ii) The specifications of the Silver Coin are:
Year of Issue: 2024: Coin Series Theme: "Legends of the Wild West"; Coin Theme: "Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, Billy The Kid"; Country: Cook Islands; Metal Composition: .9999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Coin Quality: Proof (P); Denomination: $ 20.00 (Twenty Dollars); Coin Weight: 3.00 Ounce - oz; Mintage: 888 pieces; Dimensions/Size: 45.00 mm; Coating: Partly Gilded.
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