The King is Dead

[Fulvio]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/13/thai-king-bhumibol-adulyadej-dies-after-70-year-reign



Of course, it being a coin club meeting tonight, and with much of the discussion during and after being about banknotes, the obvious question is, what will happen to Thai banknote values now?

And, what will that tell us about what to expect here?

[trout]

He did a great job holding his country together over the years.
Lets hope his Son will command the same reverence that He did.

[Fulvio]

He did a great job holding his country together over the years.
Lets hope his Son will command the same reverence that He did.

Heh, and move back from his European digs?

[LooseChange]

And, what will that tell us about what to expect here?

What were some of the thoughts on our Queen?

[Fulvio]

What were some of the thoughts on our Queen?

From a numismatic perspective?

Obviously she'll be replaced on coins and notes fairly quickly. The coins may take a while to vanish, but the notes should be fairly quick. Think along the lines of the light coloured $5's, or Federation notes once they started withdrawing them.

Values will of course depend on just how many are salted away, but given than most people go for commemoratives, the standard design coins might appreciate faster than expected.

And then of course there's the possibility that Charles will take over, only to quit fairly quickly. That would be interesting.

[Goldseeker]

Lets hope, at least I will, that she will not fall off the perch BEFORE I secure next years proof, mint and baby sets.

At least I have 2017 Luna Year with her on it.

[LooseChange]

From a numismatic perspective?

Yeah was just curious what people would speculate i guess.
Ive thought about it.. like for example if she didn't make it to 91... making any of the various 90th bday releases more interesting.

[trout]

I think that you are jumping the gun guys, it is not that unusual for someone to make it the 100 these days .
Especially someone with access to the best medical people in the World.
I think that I would enjoy reading that HRH had to send herself a telegram for her 100th

[keldaw]

me too Jim , I just love her

[Sapyx]

I have always thought that the policy of the mints these days in making coins over half a year in advance (when did they start making 2017 NCLT coins? August 2016?) is going to come back to bite them, if the Queen happens to die late in a year: we'll end up with a bunch of coins with her portrait, "dated" to a time after she's already passed away.

[Triggersmob]

I'm glad I completed my Y#183 One Baht set recently. They might increase in price now.

[translateltd]

Any post-dated coins pose a bit of a risk, really - I thought it odd that the Royal Mint was preparing 1971-dated UK decimals with HM's effigy in 1968 ... three years in which anything could have gone wrong.  Even more risk at her current advanced age, of course.

[kchan1111]

So will there be a "Longest Reigning Monarch" coin? What's going to happen to the value of "Longest Reigning Comonwealth Monarch" coin?

http://www.prospectstampsandcoins.com.au/royal-australian-mint/2015-coin-releases-ramint-coins/2015-longest-reigning-comonwealth-monarch-five-dollar-silver-proof-coin.html

[translateltd]

So will there be a "Longest Reigning Monarch" coin? What's going to happen to the value of "Longest Reigning Comonwealth Monarch" coin?

http://www.prospectstampsandcoins.com.au/royal-australian-mint/2015-coin-releases-ramint-coins/2015-longest-reigning-comonwealth-monarch-five-dollar-silver-proof-coin.html

Unless it's a circulating (i.e. real) coin I have no real interest - I consigned most "collector pieces" to the category of souvenirs or "coin-like objects" (CLOs) a long time ago :-)

To each their own, though.

Martin
NZ