British Tibetan Mt. Everest Gold Coins That Were Never Made

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willieboyd2 Pillar of the Community United States 524 Posts	Posted 06/15/2018 7:00 pm The book Into the Silence - The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest by Wade Davis (published 2011) is about the three British mountaineering expeditions in 1921, 1922, and 1924 to Tibet whose purpose was to climb Mount Everest. All three expeditions failed to climb the mountain and the last one resulted in the deaths of two of the climbers, Mallory and Irvine. Some Tibetans opposed the expeditions for religious reasons and some wondered why the British were trying to do something so dangerous to themselves. In Tibetan, there is no word for a mountain summit; the very place the British so avidly sought, their highest goal, did not even exist in the language of their Sherpa porters. Among the "Tigers", men handpicked by Norton and Bruce [expedition leaders] for the most difficult work at the highest elevations, there were many who believed that the British were actually searching for treasure a golden statue of a cow, perhaps a yak, rumored to reside at the highest point, which they would pillage and melt down into coins. The British had to use Tibetan silver coins, similar to this one, to pay the porters to carry their equipment in 1921 and 1922. Tibet silver tangka made in the 1920's Base silver, 27mm, 3.60gm In 1924 things were different: Between them they drove ten mules laden only with money. The previous year [1923], the Tibetan authorities had recalled all of the silver in the country, forcing the expedition to rely on copper currency, seventy-five thousand coins altogether. Tibet copper shokang made in the 1920's Copper, 23mm, 5.18gm https://www.brianrxm.com The Mysterious Egyptian Magic Coin Coins in Movies Coins on Television Report this Post to the Staff

OttawaVoyageur Valued Member Canada 206 Posts	Posted 06/16/2018 12:08 am Thank you for this post willieboyd2, super interesting and well-researched. Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9862 Posts	Posted 06/16/2018 12:22 am Thanks for sharing. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 06/16/2018 12:40 am Both were relatively easy to find in dealers' junk boxes 40 years ago, but are impossible to find this way, these days. Thanks for sharing with the write up. My coins, to mind, now have a little more of their story attached to them. Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 06/16/2018 01:40 am Great write up. Thank you. I've read many books on Mt. Everest over the years. Into the Silence is on my to read list. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
willieboyd2 Pillar of the Community United States 524 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 4:37 pm They are still searching for that golden statue to make the coins from: Mt. Everest climbers line up https://www.brianrxm.com The Mysterious Egyptian Magic Coin Coins in Movies Coins on Television Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 5:24 pm That wait is crazy, something I thought seriously about doing when in my twenties, then in my 30's I still couldn't afford it, by my 40's I decided to give up on it, now I'm in my 50's I don't regret NOT climbing it, not such a big deal to me anymore. I still enjoy the books about climbing Everest, K2, etc, one of my favorites is "Everest: Mountain Without Mercy" by Broughton Coburn, incredible photography and a nice layout for a big book. The other thing that made me question my want to climb Everest was meeting Beck Weathers from the infamous 1996 season. His story made me realize just how much things locally meant to me, friends and family that did not want me to go, how there were a lot more important things I still want to do than risk everything on a dream of maybe reaching the summit. If I had actually done the climb, it would have been around 1998-2003 when I was still young enough and could actually afford to consider it. These coins of Tibet are really beautiful, thanks for sharing them. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 5:28 pm Amazing photo and really interesting write up willieboyd2.. I'm a collector of Tibetan Sho coins and this thread has certainly put a different light on them..Thanks for sharing ..Paul Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 6:18 pm Thanks for sharing Report this Post to the Staff
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