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Post by JustKaren on Jan 21, 2020 17:08:32 GMT -5
You might think I am crazy, but I really wanted to know why the piano keys D, F, G were highlighted on the coin. (notice the same is true for both the silver and gold versions, so it seems to be part of the design). My working theory is that it matches the "D. G. Reg. F. D." from the other side of the coin, which is abbreviation of "Dei Gratia Regina Fidei Defensatrix", or "by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith". While "Reg" is not part of the highlighted keys, there is some shading on the border of the piano that could be marking the "register" (octave), or "Reg." for short. So in my mind the keys on the piano are a code, but I could not find an article discussing those details... From the original Royal Mint press release: "Hugely anticipated by coin collectors and music fans alike, Queen are celebrated with a design that features the iconic instruments played by each founding member: Brian May’s Red Special guitar, John Deacon’s Fender Precision bass, Roger Taylor’s Ludwig™ bass drum and Freddie Mercury’s Bechstein™ grand piano with the opening notes of Bohemian Rhapsody pressed down." www.royalmint.com/our-coins/events/music-legends/queen/
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Post by SophieB on Jan 21, 2020 17:15:52 GMT -5
Just googled the coins and the shading is there on all four of them including the silver ones. It must be significant but no idea why. edit: just seen JustKaren ‘s post - now we know! 😁
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Post by lurleene on Jan 21, 2020 17:32:19 GMT -5
Adam has not had the biggest radio hits in the world or in the US. But he does have 3 hit singles (Gold/platinum in the US and multiple other countries) with WWFM, IIHY and GT. Even some of his singles that only received HAC radio play, at least charted and made a decent showing. BTIKM #18, NICOE #35, ALN #25 and SP #35(?). But his career, solo and with Queen, is so much bigger than radio hits. It is rather amazing (not to us, lol) that he has done so well and accomplished so much even without the massive radio play that some enjoy. Fronting Queen puts him in a class that many never experience. But I am so thrilled the Velvet Side A has received so much positive attention. It is such great work. I hope that when he has time to promote Side B, that it will receive an equal or better reception. Fingers crossed that he can somehow get on some of the bigger streaming playlists and another song on the radio would be an added plus. In the meantime, I'm really enjoying all the QAL excitement.
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Post by LindaG23 on Jan 21, 2020 17:44:10 GMT -5
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Post by kryptoman68 on Jan 21, 2020 18:03:16 GMT -5
You might think I am crazy, but I really wanted to know why the piano keys D, F, G were highlighted on the coin. (notice the same is true for both the silver and gold versions, so it seems to be part of the design). My working theory is that it matches the "D. G. Reg. F. D." from the other side of the coin, which is abbreviation of "Dei Gratia Regina Fidei Defensatrix", or "by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith". While "Reg" is not part of the highlighted keys, there is some shading on the border of the piano that could be marking the "register" (octave), or "Reg." for short. So in my mind the keys on the piano are a code, but I could not find an article discussing those details... From the original Royal Mint press release: "Hugely anticipated by coin collectors and music fans alike, Queen are celebrated with a design that features the iconic instruments played by each founding member: Brian May’s Red Special guitar, John Deacon’s Fender Precision bass, Roger Taylor’s Ludwig™ bass drum and Freddie Mercury’s Bechstein™ grand piano with the opening notes of Bohemian Rhapsody pressed down." www.royalmint.com/our-coins/events/music-legends/queen/Yay! I over-complicated things. I thought about the opening nodes of Bohemian Rhapsody too, but they did not seem right. There is no notation of the song anywhere I could find that fits those notes... But if the Royal Mint says it does, I will have to live with it.
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Post by pi on Jan 21, 2020 18:18:16 GMT -5
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Post by SophieB on Jan 21, 2020 18:27:48 GMT -5
Translated from Korean 200118 The crowned crooked Adam is so pretty that she tears ㅠㅠㅠ😭😭😭😭😭 Absorption ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ#아담램버트#퀸버트#AdamLambert @adamlambert This gives a great view of the little antennae poking up from each of Adam’s shoulders. I’m not completely sure but I think I read once that they are tuned in to the spotlights so that they find him automatically.
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Post by JustKaren on Jan 21, 2020 18:29:26 GMT -5
From the original Royal Mint press release: "Hugely anticipated by coin collectors and music fans alike, Queen are celebrated with a design that features the iconic instruments played by each founding member: Brian May’s Red Special guitar, John Deacon’s Fender Precision bass, Roger Taylor’s Ludwig™ bass drum and Freddie Mercury’s Bechstein™ grand piano with the opening notes of Bohemian Rhapsody pressed down." www.royalmint.com/our-coins/events/music-legends/queen/Yay! I over-complicated things. I thought about the opening nodes of Bohemian Rhapsody too, but they did not seem right. There is no notation of the song anywhere I could find that fits those notes... But if the Royal Mint says it does, I will have to live with it. I also read somewhere that Queen approved the design, so I'm assuming they know what those opening notes are ...
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Post by willowgarden on Jan 21, 2020 18:48:48 GMT -5
A number of the higher priced coins have already sold out but I was able to buy one for Kind of Magic and the generic coin.
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Post by pi on Jan 21, 2020 19:18:33 GMT -5
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