2005 Sixpence coins

Yeah, I've got all three and I have to agree with whats been said. The 1993 ones are beautiful, a collectors item not just for Queen fans, but also for coin enthusiasts.

The 2004 ones are quite ugly really, very poor, just by looking at them you can see they are cheap.

The 2005 ones look better but are nowhere near the quality of the original.

So far no one has been able to answer my question in my last post.....about why the 2004 sixpences are considered to be the "rare" ones of the lot. I am guessing because you could only get them at WWRY or the QOL shop?

About where i live...as it was asked. Right here on the outskits of that grand ol' Queen City BOSTON! Yep....USA.

The 93' sixpence is gorgeous. The reason it is so far superior to the other editions is that the 93's were actually minted like real coins by thr Royal National Mint if a remember correctly. I recieved mine when i attended one of many US Brian solo shows back then. The night i bought my Red Special guitar pin i was given a sixpence in a small but nice display case for free as a added bonus. Very nice!

The 2004 edition i bought out in Las Vegas at the WWRY shop the day of the Premiere event. I bought several actually, and two of them i gave to friends.

The 2005 edition i purchased at the recent Q+PR show in Worcester, Ma. I myself was not surprised as others were that it was not a 2006 edition. As the above illustrates, the coins are not made every year but are instead minted to coincide with a monumental event in Brian's career: His first solo tour, the WWRY Musical, and finally Q+PR's.

I suppose the next edition will be in a year or so...to coincide with the NEXT big move in Queen's history! :)

To Deacons 1st...
Would you mind emailing me...beamus2000-at-hotmail.com - I'd like to add your friends' names to the list of owners, if I may ?

Please let me know.

Thanks everyone for replying!!

David Jones - you sure are lucky - getting one of the '93's for free. I was also fortunate to have been able to make a trade for mine. Can't hardly believe that they're worth quite a pretty penny now.

I bought one in Toronto for my husband, one in Auburn Hills for my son , and one in Vancouver for myself. We all live in Peterborough, Ontario

I have all three coins as well. Am located in Swindon in the UK. Bought the 1993 coin during Brian's Back To The Light Tour when he played at Cardiff Ice Rink. The 2004 coin was bought from the queenonline shop. Have been to see WWRY a couple of times but all before 2004. Will be going again on Oct 7th. Last year bought the 2005 coin whilst attending the Q+PR Concert at the Sazka Arena in Prague. Was at the recent California shows but did not buy a coin as they were also the 2005. Would have bought one if they were dated 2006.

Sasha will soon be the owner of 3 '2005' tour sixpence coins, as I JUST got her Money Order yesterday.

She's from the USA ;-)

I didn't get mine for free, not sure where you got that idea from! Maybe you mean Deacon's 1st Choice?

I did manage to get my 2004 one for free, but thats a different matter! :-)

Not sure why the 2004 is classed as rare. Maybe they were rare to begin with as they were only available in Las Vegas. But with them available in the QOL shop and also on eBay like the 2005 ones, I wouldn't call them rare any more. I certainly don't think their the most desirable of the set. Probably just sellers hyping them up to get a sale.

Oops sorry, my bad - yes I was referring to Deacon1st and the free coin.

Can somebody here put a posting on QOL for this list as well ?

And please ask around - I'd like to build on this list - it's growing every day right now and I'd like to continue this trend!

thanks everyone for replying!!

Cheers,

Andrew

yes...smileexpert and mr stagger lee are one in the same

I purchased it too... I wanted to have something which would always remind me about my first Queen Show!
Do you know if there will be (or there is already) a 2006 version?
Gill.

re: 2006 coins.

I WISH there had been an '06 coin for this tour, but I'm presuming that (I think I said this earlier on) they didn't want an over-abundance of these things laying around, so they just stayed with the 2005 one's for the full tour - Europe, Japan and North America.

I'm like yourself, Gillian- I am currently wearing one around my neck - kind of a good-luck charm. (thanks again, Inu)

Cheers.

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]mr. stagger lee wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I'm like yourself, Gillian- I am currently wearing one around my neck - kind of a good-luck charm. (thanks again, Inu)

Cheers.[/QUOTE]

No worries, mate. Anytime :)