2023 Cook Islands $20 3-oz Silver Famous Islands – Alcatraz Island UHR Colorized Proof

Alcatraz Island In Stunning Silver!

Thanks to movies and stories spread by paranormal investigators, Alcatraz Island and its history as a maximum-security federal penitentiary has developed a reputation as being a haunted escape-proof prison. According to government records, there never was a successful escape from Alcatraz. There were 14 separate escape attempts involving 36 prisoners during the island’s time as a federal penitentiary from 1934 to 1963. Of those attempts, 23 were caught, six were shot and killed, and two drowned. Five men disappeared and were assumed to have drowned in the strong currents and cold temperatures of the shark-infested waters in the mile-and-a-half span that separates the island from San Francisco. Today, the prison island that once held such notorious criminals as Al Capone, George “Machine Gun” Kelly, and Robert Stroud—the famous Birdman of Alcatraz—is now a major tourist attraction where visitors can visit the prison’s cells and walls. And, thanks to this release in the “Famous Islands” series, you can get a coin that shows an ariel view of the historic island along with the famous prison that occupies much of its rocky terrain.

Ultra High Relief Design Capture Alcatraz Island ‘s Rugged Features

In 2023, to pay tribute to the 60th Anniversary of the prison’s closing, Germany’s world-famous Mayer Mint released this amazing coin with designs that tower above its surface. The coins were struck in three full ounces of highly pure 99.99% silver using Coin Invest Trust’s (CIT) patented Smartminting® technology to capture the rugged details of the island and its dangerous shoreline in extraordinary Ultra High Relief (UHR) detail. The addition of selective colorization serves to further illustrate Alcatraz Island’s lonely isolation in San Francisco Bay.

This legal-tender $20 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 Certificate of Authenticity and a custom-designed presentation box that looks like a prison window.

Hurry, Small Limited Mintage Will Not Last Long

Only 750 of these 2023 Cook Islands $20 Three-Ounce Silver Famous Islands – Alcatraz Island Ultra High Relief Colorized Proof Coins were minted—a painfully small, limited edition for such a famous landmark and one that has captivated the imagination of people for decades. Don’t let this coin’s small mintage bar you from making the move to acquire it. Act fast and you just may escape with one of these coins to keep interned in your collection!

COIN HIGHLIGHTS:

• TRIBUTE TO ALCATRAZ ISLAND – This coin is part of the Famous Islands series and depicts an ariel view of Alcatraz Island with selective colorization to highlight the layout of the prison island. The coin’s obverse 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 Famous Islands – Alcatraz Island Ultra High Relief Colorized Coin was struck in three ounces of highly pure 99.99% silver and measures 50 mm in diameter.
• LEGAL-TENDER COIN – These 2023-dated Three-Ounce Silver Famous Islands – Alcatraz Island Ultra High Relief Colorized Coins are $20 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 $20 Three-Ounce Silver Famous Islands – Alcatraz Island Ultra High Relief Colorized Coin will come in gorgeous Proof condition with frosted details rising over mirror-like fields.
• EXTREMELY SMALL MINTAGE – The limited mintage for the 2023 Cook Islands $20 Three-Ounce Silver Famous Islands – Alcatraz Island Ultra High Relief Colorized Proof was set at just 1750 for worldwide release.

With just 750 available, there’s a real jailbreak on to secure the 2023 Cook Islands $20 Three-Ounce Silver Famous Islands – Alcatraz Island Ultra High Relief Colorized Proof. Don’t miss out; reserve one of these stunning coins now before they’re all gone!