"Sixpence" in a Charity Shop Lot

[Unwilling Numismatist]

I'm just rummaging through a large pile of foreign from a charity shop and got to the end with this left in the wtfit heap.

For your pleasure - one Brian May 1993 "Back to the Light" tour guitar pick. I guess I will get my tenner back today

 

 

 

[Stuntman]

Not quite the Queen's head, only part of it 

[zookeeperz]

wow that is one cool find. were there many of those made?

[Unwilling Numismatist]

As I understand it, very limited numbers for use by Mr May himself on the tours. I believe some were given away to lucky members of the crowd and a few sold.

This appears to be the rarest of all of the tour "sixpence" picks.

[craigy]

let me know if you sellimg it

[copper123]

I actually saw this tour in Sheffield  about 1996-97 now if I remember rightly , I saw brian tour about three times as a solo artist , he used to do a two hour set and I used to enjoy seeing brian on his guitar .

I have seen the new queen but not with the new singer though after seeing them on ther new years specials its clear i have missed out

I am pretty sure this tour was about the time they started retailing these picks , I remember seeing them for sale for around a tenner 2006? Maybe.

there are probably different ones for different tours , at a guess yours is the rarest

Edited May 14, 2018 by copper123

[copper123]

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[zookeeperz]

Almost bought one last week £100 . ummed and arred and decided to stick to my main area of focus errors and varieties. was a bargain though tbh. 

[Unwilling Numismatist]

sold one last week ... £100 -1p

 

Happy days.

[copper123]

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[Unwilling Numismatist]

2 hours ago, copper123 said:

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Nope, not quite getting that.