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The demise of Queen Elizabeth II was not removed from the minds of many coin collectors as they met for the Calgary Numismatic Society’s fall coin present on Saturday.
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Collector Andrew McKaig mentioned he’s already beginning to see curiosity in cash and payments that includes the late Queen.
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“I’ve had individuals calling, you understand, they’re saying they wish to get some presents for his or her grandchildren and issues like that. So it’s like historical past,” he mentioned.
McKaig mentioned some critical collectors have an interest within the smallest modifications, similar to when a signature modifications on a invoice, so a brand new King will clearly be of curiosity to many.
“In historical past, every time there’s the primary yr of difficulty of cash or banknotes, lots of them get put away greater than different years,” he mentioned.
The accession of a brand new head of state to the throne has led to quirks amongst cash and payments. McKaig famous that Jamaica continued to difficulty payments with King George VI’s face on them as late as 1960, regardless that Elizabeth grew to become queen in 1953.
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Canada issued notes in 1935 that featured a portrait of an eight-year-old Elizabeth. It was issued one yr earlier than her uncle would abdicate the throne. They’re generally referred to as the Shirley Temple collection.
“I discover that the 1935 collection normally sells at a present,” mentioned McKaig. “I’ll promote certainly one of these notes. Individuals put them away.”
Morris Kosowan of Sylvan Lake operates a enterprise referred to as Traditional Money and got here down for the present. One of many objects in his assortment is a really uncommon $2 invoice issued in 1954 referred to as the satan’s face portrait.
At first look, it encompasses a younger Queen Elizabeth. However some individuals thought they might additionally see a satan’s face within the curls of her hair, simply to the fitting of her ear.
“Once they first printed that notice, taking it from an unique {photograph}, the spotlight within the hair, it had a particular satan face look to it,” mentioned Kosowan.
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The mint touched up the small print within the hair not lengthy after that to take away the obvious face, however the first payments have since turn into uncommon collector’s objects, fetching hundreds if they’re in good situation.
Typically, Kosowan expects a rush for cash that includes the late Queen Elizabeth II, in addition to the brand new King when his portrait is ultimately featured.
“In my specific age group, Queen Elizabeth is the one one I’ve ever recognized,” he mentioned. “It’s going to be very completely different, to see completely different monarchs on the banknotes at the moment, or cash for that matter.”
— With information from Jim Wells
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