Recent questions tagged currency

Description : Based on inflation, and the year the expression was first used, what should "giving your 2 cents" be today?

Last Answer : Let me see… Way back in the early 70’s, I heard that a dollar was really only worth .26 cents. So today .02 cents wouldn’t be worth spit.

Description : What fake items are still worth money?

Last Answer : There are some stamps.

Description : Would it be beneficial to permit ATM'S to print currencies?

Last Answer : answer:A lot more ATMs would get stolen. I think the days of the atm are nearly over. Fewer and fewer people have need of paper money.

Description : Your Thoughts About Coloured Money?

Last Answer : answer:Harder to counterfeit. Looks pretty.

Description : Can the United Nations print its own currency?

Last Answer : answer:I am no economist, but I will give it a shot :) I dont think they would be able to do that. The UN is not a nation backed organisation in the sense that there is a pool of ressources that they ... a better answer :) OH.. And I would call it Galactic Credits, just for the added SCi-Fi feel :p

Description : How can I purchase a Zimbabwe quadrillion dollar note?

Last Answer : answer:http://zimbabwedollars.net/ Personally, I think they are a little high. I’d shop around before buying from there.

Description : What is the point of all the gold at Fort Knox?

Last Answer : They used to back up the US currency with gold but that method was done away with when Richard M Nixon was in office.

Description : What's a good place in the USA to trade foreign currency at the face exchange rate?

Last Answer : You’ll probably do best at your own bank if they do exchanges.

Description : Will old European currency become worth anything ever again?

Last Answer : Collectors will at some point become interested in them. Keep them in good shape.

Description : Is a stamp legal tender in the uk?

Last Answer : that’s bloody ridiculous.

Description : What is going to happen to the euro?

Last Answer : It will find its place in the market based upon the market performance of the EEC. If any of us knew more than that, we wouldn’t waste time posting about it, we would be placing either long or short orders on the Euro with our brokers.

Description : What's a great way to stop using credit cards but keep Mint-friendly electronic transaction records?

Last Answer : Is it possible to use a debt card (linked to a checking or savings account) or a charge card (like American Express) for you business? What specifically don’t you like about credit cards?

Description : What is the conversion rate of pesos to dollars?

Last Answer : silly question..go to xe.com (sorry if im rude)

Description : I was advised by a policewoman to only pay for gas with cash, she wouldnt tell me why, any thoughts?

Last Answer : Cash price is cheaper than credit price in some areas.

Description : With the US dollar plunging in value, what can an individual do to help raise the dollar's value?

Last Answer : vote in the upcoming elections.