Just seen this and had to share it with you guys. Its a coin? that the Perth Mint has released. A world first coin shaped into the number 8 which is a very lucky number in China. I heard somewhere that a car plate with the number 8 sold for million. This is something that is very different and will be popular with the stackers in China.

If you look at it, you can see that there is a dragon wrapped around the number 8. In China, this creature is seen as mythical, is a symbol of strength and bring wealth and good fortune. The Chinese word for the number 8 means goof fortune are money. And when 8 is on its side, it is the symbol for infinity. Each coin is struck with .999 silver and weighs 2oz each. There are 8888 of these minted which is fitting and the designer of the coin is Thomas Vaughan. The dimensions are 40.5mm wide, 70mm tall and 4.5mm thick.
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Priced at £125, its out of my range but it sure is sexy to look at. Even the side with the details is really great looking with ole Beth there in the middle. I would love to have one of these but £62.50 an oz before shipping, on your bike!!!