The 2024 release cycle marks the seventh year of Scottsdale Mint’s EC8 Series, a program of gold and silver coins that celebrates the member nations of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB). This annual series showcases fresh artwork each year, with individual reverse designs created for each participating nation. Today,  2024 1 oz Colorized EC8 Silver Antigua & Barbuda Rum Runner and Kraken Coins are available from JM Bullion.

Coin Highlights:

• Comes with a capsule, display box, and a Certificate of Authenticity!
• 7th release year in the EC8 Series!
• Colorized Rum Runner and Kraken imagery for Antigua & Barbuda!
• Limited mintage of just 500 coins!
• Contains 1 Troy oz of .999 pure silver.
• The face value of Two Dollars (XCD) is fully backed by the ECCB.
• On the obverse is the ECCB seal.
• The reverse shows a Kraken surfacing beneath a rum runner’s sailing vessel.

The most notorious era of rum running in the Caribbean came during American Prohibition (1920-1933), when the smuggling of alcohol into the United States became an immensely profitable enterprise. Caribbean islands, particularly the Bahamas, Cuba, and Jamaica, transformed into staging grounds for operations that transported millions of gallons of rum to thirsty American consumers.

All 2024 1 oz Colorized EC8 Silver Antigua & Barbuda Rum Runner and Kraken Coins offered here come in a capsule and ship with a display box that includes a Certificate of Authenticity. This version of the 1 oz Silver Rum Runner and Kraken release includes a colorized reverse showcasing the tranquil seas at night transformed by the terror of the Kraken.

The obverse of the 2024 EC8 Colorized Silver Antigua & Barbuda Rum Runner and Kraken Coin displays the official seal of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. Established in 1983, the ECCB is responsible for maintaining the stability of the Eastern Caribbean dollar, which has been pegged to the US dollar at a fixed rate of EC$2.70 to US$1 since 1976.

On the reverse of the 2024 1 oz Colorized EC8 Silver Rum Runner and Kraken Coin, a traditional sailing vessel appears in peril as a Kraken rises from the surrounding sea. By the golden age of piracy in the 17th and 18th centuries, the Caribbean Kraken had evolved to become a distinct entity in maritime folklore, often described as having characteristics that differed from its European counterpart. Pirates and privateers would use tales of the Caribbean Kraken to deter pursuit or to explain disappearances of rival ships.

Please feel free to contact JM Bullion with any questions about silver coins for sale. You can call us at 800-276-6508, chat with us online, or email us directly.