Posted 02/25/2010 11:06 pm
In the past, convention dictated that coinage production ceased until new dies featuring the new monarch could be procured. In practice, if such a freeze were impractical and further coinage striking was essential (for the larger economies, such as Britain and Canada, a shortage of coin might otherwise occur) coins featuring the old monarch would continue to be struck, with the coins dated to the last year the monarch was alive.
The main problem during the previous monarch transition periods was the delay in shipping the approved master dies from The Royal Mint in London out to the "colonial" mints that required them. For Canada, this is probably no longer a major obstacle since they now use your own locally designed portraits rather than designs supplied by London.
The RCM might even have a master die featuring Charles ready to use with minimal delay, though an actual finished die is unlikely because we as yet don't know what name Charles will assume once he becomes king - he has four possible names to choose from (Charles Philip Arthur George), and it's speculated that he would prefer to be titled George VII rather than Charles III.
The main problem during the previous monarch transition periods was the delay in shipping the approved master dies from The Royal Mint in London out to the "colonial" mints that required them. For Canada, this is probably no longer a major obstacle since they now use your own locally designed portraits rather than designs supplied by London.
The RCM might even have a master die featuring Charles ready to use with minimal delay, though an actual finished die is unlikely because we as yet don't know what name Charles will assume once he becomes king - he has four possible names to choose from (Charles Philip Arthur George), and it's speculated that he would prefer to be titled George VII rather than Charles III.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
