The EC8 Series debuted at the Scottsdale Mint in 2018 with a brand-new, unique eight-coin collection for investors and collectors. The coins in this series have unique designs for each of the eight member nations of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. As of 2020, the series continues on introducing new designs for each nation with each new date mark. The first coin ever released in the series was the 2018 Antigua & Barbuda issue. Provident Metals is proud to offer the 2018 Antigua & Barbuda Rum Runner 1 oz Silver Coin to you for online purchasing.

Highlights:

• Arrives with an individual protective capsule or Scottsdale Mint skinboard of 5 coins!
• Debut release of the EC8 Series and 1^st coin in the 2018 collection!
• 1 of the 4 choices available in the Antigua & Barbuda release!
• Limited mintage of just 25,000 silver coins!
• Contains 1 Troy oz of .999 pure silver in BU condition.
• Issued a face value of 2 Dollars (XCD) by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank.
• The obverse bears an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II.
• On the reverse is a depiction of an armed rum runner.

When you purchase a 2018 Antigua & Barbuda Rum Runner 1 oz Silver Coin, you receive a specimen that is in Brilliant Uncirculated condition from the Scottsdale Mint. These coins ship individually with protective capsules or in multiples of five sealed within a Scottsdale Mint skinboard.

Obverse

The obverse of the 2018 Antigua & Barbuda Rum Runner 1 oz Silver Coin comes with a depiction of Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty is featured in right-profile relief in the popular 1998 design from Ian Rank-Broadley. This bust of the Queen is flanked by fern leaves on either side and shows the Queen with the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara on her head. Inscriptions around the design edge include Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, 1 oz .999 Silver, Queen Elizabeth II, and Two Dollars.

Reverse

On the reverse face of 2018 Antigua & Barbuda Rum Runner Silver Coins is an image of a schooner in the Caribbean Sea serving as a rum runner. The ship is anchored just off shore from a sandy beach where there is a bottle of rum and a few extra barrels. The inscriptions read Antigua & Barbuda and 2018.

History

As the colonial powers of Spain and Britain realized the value of the rum industry within the Caribbean, both powers began to tax the import and export of rum between the islands, as well as in the ports of both North America and the New World. Britain, in particular, employed revenue cutters to track down rum runners trying to dodge the taxes on rum. Rum runners would often use armed, quick sloops and schooners to get away from the more heavily armed ships of revenue cutters and the Royal Navy.

Ordering

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