Coin Plectrums
I picked (pun intended) these up from Highland Plectrum Co recently simply because they looked cool. They sell coins which have been machined into a pick shape.
The silver coin is an English sixpence (like Brian May uses) and it’s the year I was born.
The other one is a 5 Yen coin. I got this because I spent some time in Tokyo not so long ago, and I was aware of the cultural significance of 5 Yen coin.
For those that don’t know, the main religion in Japan is Shinto, and in Shinto culture, 5 Yen is what you give to the spirits for good luck. When people go to a Shinto shrine to pray, 5 Yen is typically what they donate.
5 Yen, by the way, is about 3 or 4 pence.
As it turns out, the sixpence really is too small (for me), being smaller than a Dunlop Jazz pick.
The 5 Yen coin turns out to be much more usable. It’s bigger, and the hole adds grip.
TBH I don’t actually use either of them that much, but they are a cool thing to own.
Cheers,
Keith