The Mermaid Rising
A few days ago when I was showing my poured Scottsdale mint bars I mentioned I was waiting for some coins to come in, and they have arrived! I'm always excited to pick up the next coin release from the Scottsdale mint as I have collected almost all of them. The quality from their mint is always excellent. Of course all the designs are not loved, but for the most part I really do like them all.
This new coin is called Mermaid Rising. It’s a coin for Fiji with a one dollar face value, and has a limited mintage of 15k. These are bullion coins of course, and not made for circulation. The coin is based on a legend from Fiji regarding a mermaid washing up on the shores in the early 1800's. The mermaid was displayed in the P.T. Barnum circus and at a museum in New York during that period before it came up missing.
First thing I notice on the coin are the nice surfaces and finishes. On the reverse you can see the mermaid just cresting in a proof finish surrounded by a frosted slightly rippled water surface. It's a neat design, however I would've liked to see a little more definition on the mermaid itself. The obverse of the coin shows the Crest of Fiji with a nice brushed surface which is very sharp in detail. Overall I think it's another good addition to my Scottsdale collection. What do you think?
Information for this post came from Scottsdale Mint and APMEX.com
Great post Supplement! I wish the mermaid looked a little better than she does, but it is still a very nice coin!
Beauty adds bro! Was cool seeing the unboxing live on the chat 👊
I think its a nice one. Very well written post too 👍
I will be picking that one up !👍🏼🍺🥓
That is a nice catch!! need to pick one of those up too! Thanks for sharing!
The Scottsdale Mint makes some excellent pieces, but I will agree with you that a little more definition to the mermaid would have been nice!
that's sexy silver ... I need more sexy in my silver stack ... adding to my list :):):)
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funny how taste can vary, for me this coin could win most ugly 2018 :-)
I'm also in the camp of this coin is ugly...but that mintage caused me to order one! I should be getting it any day now.