"Sgt.Sausage" wrote in message
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"KnowledgeSeeker" wrote in message
ups.com...
Where can I find a list of the countries with the least valuable
currency? I am NOT looking for a place to do foreign exchange trading
to create fabulous wealth. So, please do not spam me. I am working
on a project that is, well... not commercial. So, I am looking for an
easy to use source of data. Thanks.


I dunno, but you reminded me of the first time I became
a millionaire. Florence, Italy, 1998 on my honeymoon. Arrived
on the train from Switzerland. We were gonna be in Italy for
the whole week so I needed to dump some dollar denominated traveler's
checks for the local currency (the Lira -- this was pre
Euro).

I think it was just under $650 bucks I turned in and
after exchange fees I had just over a Million Lira. I
was a millionaire!!

The smallest bill I ever saw over there was a 1,000 Lira.
I think that might have bought a stick of chewing gum. Folks
carried around 10,000 Lira bills around like we carry a
10-spot U.S. dollar in our pocket.


Sometimes in Italy rather than give back change in the form of a very low
value coin a wrapped sweetie (piece of candy) would be given, this was back
in the 1970s I think.

Perhaps this should be tried in the USA? :-) Billy