Nuie 5 ounce black proof year of the dragon coin/ Re-blog lottery

Yesterday while I was researching the Chinese Zodiac for my previous post on the year of the dragon I realized that next year will again be another year of the dragon. This coming year will be the wood dragon, with the wood representing strength and flexibility like bamboo. Just by chance I happened to find a coin being produced for the upcoming year of the dragon by country of Nuie.

Nuie is a small island nation in the South Pacific that is a beautiful place from the pictures I've seen, but I've never had the chance to visit. It is also a country that probably produces the most commemorative coins of any nation on the planet. Almost any popular cultural subject you can think of they have probably minted a coin, everything from Disney characters, DC comics, video games, etc... The list goes on and on.

To celebrate the year of the dragon they are producing several coins with limited mintages. The one that caught my eye was this five ounce silver black proof with gold plating with two dragons on the the reverse. The artist and engravers went all out on this one, it looks to be one awesome coin.

all photos from fortymillioncoins.com

About the coin
Country: Nuie
Denomination: $10
Mintage: 888, with coin number in the series on the edge
Composition: 99.9% silver
Weight: 5 Troy ounces
Diameter: 65 mm
Obverse: King Charles III
Reverse: Two Chinese dragons, one gold plated
Finish: Black proof

This coin isn't available for sale yet, and only one seller has a price published at $410 US. It won't be an inexpensive coin but is impressive. Will I shell out to buy it? I haven't decided, maybe some other sellers will have a better price (crossing my fingers). But it looks to be an awesome addition to anyone's stack! If I can fit it in my budget I would love to have one!

Since this coming year of the dragon will be the wood dragon I decided to try my luck to see if I could find any interesting wood dragons. I knew I wasn't going to be as lucky as yesterday when I found the Chinese water dragon. However, I did find a really cool artists conception of a wood dragon.
pinterest.com

I think the artist did an amazing job. The only problem I could think of is that a dragon made of wood probably couldn't breathe fire or it would likely incinerate itself. Anyone else have an opinion on that one? But a very cool artist's rendition!

Thanks for stopping by to read my post, I really appreciate it. I have a lot of fun putting these posts together! If you have any suggestions, comments, or questions please feel free to leave them below. Have a great weekend everyone!

Keep on stacking!

And my disclaimer:
Gold and silver stacking can be a fun hobby but isn't for everyone. You can lose money. I'm not a financial advisor and this isn't financial advice, please always do your own research before spending your hard earned money.

References:
https://fortymillioncoins.com/products/2024-lunar-double-dragon-gold-plated-black-5-oz-silver-proof

Re-blog lottery

Now for the winner of the re-blog lottery! Today we had people re-blog my post, thank you so much! You guy are the best! The people who re-blogged were:

@bitandi
@blitzzzz
@bulliontools
@caleb-marvel
@diodao
@ericburgoyne
@flaxz.alive
@florakese
@ganjafarmer
@heinkhantmaung
@henruc
@hiro.guita
@ifarmgirl-leo
@irfanmustafa
@kungfukid
@kunschj
@ladymisa
@maurojd
@monsterbuster
@olaf.gui
@pedrobrito2004
@pepetoken
@stekene
@stevenseagull
@sudeon
@trautenberk
@trumpman
@vrezyy

Voluntary daily reminder list for those who request to be on it: @ganjafarmer
If you want to be added to the list as well just feel free to ask!

Thank you everyone! I have been working to improve my engagement and all of you have really helped out! If you have any recommendations or suggestions please feel free to let me know. I'm always looking to improve my posts.

Good luck to everyone!

And the Wheel of Names results:

Congratulations @kungfukid !
You will receive 3 HSBI!

Now for today's re-blog lottery! You just need to re-blog my post you will be placed on the Wheel of Names for a spin to possibly win 3 HSBI units! Just one prize for the lucky winner. An upvote is not required but is always greatly appreciated. Bots aren't allowed to win the prize. Contest ends at 14:00 (2 PM) California Pacific time tomorrow. If I somehow missed your re-blog please let me know and I'll add you to the next draw.

What are HSBI units? They are units that you can purchase to sponsor someone and you in turn receive a unit as well. This way we both benefit! They give you occasional upvotes on your posts for a lifetime, and the more you accumulate the more often you receive upvotes and the bigger they can be. You can read some more here:

@steembasicincome/hive-sbi

If you have more questions feel free to ask.