if Mark Carney becomes PM?

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Hi all,

Just wondering if Mark Carney becomes Prime Minister, does that effect the value of any notes with his signature? Or perhaps old paper notes? 

Cheers, Breanna

I think it will have no effect on banknotes with his signature.

I don't know this info but is there a note with his signature that is of low quantity? limited release? to items might have an impact who knows?

Yes, if you have a low print run otherwise there would be no impact on value.

Banknotes with his signature were mass produced so it wouldn't really increase the value unless the banknote was a short-run

Perhaps the M-C $5 2013 series would potentially increase in the value with only 3.62M made but i'm not sure. Haven't found one in circulation in a while.

The interesting thing about this question is that last (ending prefixes) of upgraded Journey series & the first prefixes of the Frontier polymer series have both the PM & current governor of the Bank of Canada.  I believe that to have both a PM & acting governor on a Canadian note may be a first. And it gets interesting because for Macklem Carney (M-C) notes:
* for the Upgraded CDN Journey only 3 denominations have the signature combo ($5.00, $20.00 & $50.00)
* Upgraded $5.00 were actively culled so that all 7 prefixes HAE - HAL are tough & still sought after
* 2004 M-C $20 had just 10 prefixes & both the first AUT & last BID were short releases
* 2004 M-C $50 had just 3 prefixes AHN, AHP & AHR with both first & last short ranges reported.

+ 2013 Frontier polymer, the HBG Macklem Carney $5.00 release was delayed by over a year. A few were spotted initially & it was assumed they would be rare but then a huge amount were released out west & they trickled into regular circulation. It was tough to get them UNC. The rest of the denominations had more regular releases but the last Macklem Carney FTH $10, BSW $20, AMK $50 & EKZ $100 all have become exceptionally difficult to attain (with the M-C signature).

Just reading this post and I received today this HAE banknote at the local grocery store.  I do agree that the HAx prefixes are hard to find but you never know when they do pop up.  If anyone wants this circulated banknote for their prefix collection, please let me know.

Enjoy, Whitenite