Back for the fourth year, the Barbados Trident has become a staple of Scottsdale Mint's annual bullion offerings. It's one that straddles the two major types of bullion coin - those that change design regularly and those that don't. The design of the broken handled trident that became the Caribbean island's symbol, has remained unchanged over the [...]
Back for the fourth year is Scottsdale Mint's Cayman Islands issued 'Marlin' bullion coin. The leaping fish adorns the central section of the reverse face, and is surrounded by a 'wavy-patterned' border carrying various inscriptions. That border is also present on the obverse, with the centre area occupied by an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. The mintage [...]
A new bullion coin series from Scottsdale Mint, a producer known for its varied and widespread selection, Serpent of Milan was an interesting idea. Based on a centuries old emblem from the Italian city-state, the Biscione depicts a serpent eating a human child. It's currently still used by the top tier football team, Inter Milan and by [...]
With everything that's been going on in the world, it's no surprise that the coin world hasn't been spared, and we'd not have been surprised in the slightest if Scottsdale Mint had decided to eschew its annual bullion jaunt around eight Caribbean nations. Late, but unbowed, the first in the mints third Caribbean cruise has now launched, and as [...]
If you were wondering what has happened to Scottsdale Mint's epic ten-year Biblical Series of antiqued 2oz silver coins, wonder no more. The first of the six issues due to put in an appearance through 2020 has finally been released and has gone with a numismatic rendering of 'Jesus Walking on the Sea' by Gustave [...]
Scottsdale mines the rich medieval heraldry of Italy for its latest bullion coin selection Of all the major bullion coin producers, Scottsdale Mint stands apart for the sheer breadth of subjects it chooses for them, and the nations it issues them for. The Eastern Caribbean 8 is an excellent example, but they've released a [...]
Congo Silverback returns for his sixth bullion coin iteration and he looks real mad... The Congo Silverback returns for its sixth iteration and has carved itself a place as one of Scottsdale Mint's signature series. With a debut in 2015 and a single annual issue, it has been a steady rock in a [...]
Saint Lucian Flamingo entrant in Scottsdale's EC8 2019 series arrives in superb proof form The good news is that Scottsdale Mint's Eastern Caribbean 8 (EC8) series is coming back in 2020 for its third annual run through the eight nations in the programme, but what we're looking at here is [...]
Scottsdale Mints 2019 Eastern Caribbean Eight bullion programme wraps up with the Saint Lucian Flamingo A little late, but the 2019 EC8 bullion coin programme from Scottsdale Mint has finally wrapped up with the release of the eighth coin in the series. Like the 2018 range, this one has finished with one of [...]
Scottsdale's chunky Terracotta Army 5oz bullion coin puts in a late appearance in reduced mintage form Originally an Egyptian-themed set of releases, Scottsdale Mints hewn-edged five-ounce silver bullion coins were a refreshingly new idea that expanded to incorporate smaller versions and even a variant in gold. In October 2018, Scottsdale opened up the format [...]
