Anybody want some Cook Islands coins?

Greetings all - going to Rarotonga tomorrow and thinking of bringing back some notes and coins. They use New Zealand Dollars, but have their own distinctive currency of coins and notes. They include a $5 coin and are beautiful and quite scarce.

Most resellers of coins from this place, charge huge mark ups, however I will bring some back and send them on to people if they request.

Not sure if I am breaking rules here, but may charge face for them (You can pay me by Paypal), otherwise may do it for free, limit one set per person.

Up to you guys.

The only note that circulates in the Cook Islands only is the 3 Dollars.

The current one is the blue polymer one that was released in 2021.

I look forward to when King Charles III's coins are finally released.

Aidan.

BCNumismatics

The only note that circulates in the Cook Islands only is the 3 Dollars.

 

The current one is the blue polymer one that was released in 2021.

 

I look forward to when King Charles III's coins are finally released.

 

Aidan.

I’ll be hoarding them apparently the 20 Pence and 50 Pence are already being minted so I bet those two will be the first to be released into circulation.

If you can get UNC for face we can do a swap - one set for me and we'll see what I've got that might tickle your fancy.

I'd love one please

These are the Cook Islands regular circulation coins I don't have:

No longer circulating I think, so don't worry about these:
50 cents 1987-1992 with a fish, hard to find it seems: N#23849
$1 1992, very hard to find it seems: N#73603

Still circulating I suppose, I'ld love to get one of each type of the following, I appreciate it when you find them in your change and keep them for me:
$1 2003/2010, N#3675
$2 2003/2010, N#3676
$5 2003, N#3677

In case you find any new ones with King Charles, then certainly I'm interested! Any $3 bill would be great as well!

Thank you for making this offer, covering your costs for the coins, the bill and postage is totally fair for this service! And enjoy Rarotonga and the islands!
 

That's a very nice offer of you!  If you're OK to send to Europe I'd be interested in coins and notes, whichever you can get your hands on :)

Also happy to swap for it and NZ coins and notes, too, if you see something you like on my swap list :)

How much does it cost to mail that triangular coin to the US?   I’ve always kinda wanted one. not really what I collect but it’s just interesting.  yea a whole set would be great!

I you are willing to gift , I would love to get a triangular 2$ coin 

Hey, I'm interested in a set of coins from the Cook Islands. How much does shipping them to Singapore cost?

Just got back and the news is all bad. There are very few coins in circulation and the natives were not eager to let them go! After much cadging and bargaining, all I got was the following

20 tene x 1, $1 x 4, $2 x4 $5 x 2. Often I was given NZ notes and coins or asked for exact change. To be honest I can only send out a couple of the $1 and $2 coins and maybe sell one of the $5 coins.

There are no King Charles coins circulating there or in NZ yet and I could not track down any coins dated other than 2015 although I noticed that many 2015 coins were in good nick, some brand new, which leads me to suggest the Reserve Bank of the Cook Islands is releasing the coins in batches. Unlike most other Pacific Islands not connected to France or the USA, they are quite rich and the average PCI is a high $17,000. Hence most people use notes and cards. You don't see many coins.

Same with notes, none of the 1992 series in use and I could not track down ANY $3 Polymer notes of the 2021 series. God's honest truth. Plus like many Pacific Islands, no Post Office selling souvenirs (Postal stamps are all run by an American wallpaper agency called Philatelic Collector) and all the dodgy NCLT they put out, you do not see there, if any thing the few souvenir stores were littered with made in China wood carvings, coconut oil, noni juice, booze and smokes! along the ubiquitous pareus (A sarong) and ukuleles.

I did really enjoy the Cooks though - well organised, English speaking is everyone and very friendly people. Its all about upgrading and upskilling, their ads are full of messages like “Don't litter”, “Save the earth”, “Eat more fruits and vegetables”, “Don't smoke”, Respect your elders, No Domestic Violence etc.

Sorry to hear that. It totally makes sense that the locals prefer to hold on to these coins, as they are have become so rare there.
On Wikipedia I found that in 2016 all pre-2015 issues were declared no longer to be legal tender:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Islands_dollar

As I already have the 2015 series, you can share your double coins with the others who responded to your post.

A few months ago Russian friends of mine visited the Seychelles. Apparently it was hard to find coins there as well. Unfortunately getting coins from small island nations and dependencies generally is much easier on websites where coins are sold…

Of course I will be interested!

To be honest, I will have to withdraw the offer, passed some on to an Australian buddy and sold a few others tonight. Sorry won't do Indian giving again. I was expecting to come home with stacks of them and I didn't.

Moneytane

To be honest, I will have to withdraw the offer, passed some on to an Australian buddy and sold a few others tonight. Sorry won't do Indian giving again. I was expecting to come home with stacks of them and I didn't.

Or perhaps do it the other way around - acquire first, offer later. 🙂

It was nevertheless generous and selfless offer. It is really sad state of things for a country to issue 2 new NCLTs every day and do not even use their own coins really.