I was recently in a non-Euro country, maybe it was New Zealand or the UK, where the currency changebooths quoted rates for the former Euroean currencies. I suppose if they pay little enough for them, they could still make money after sending the bills to the European central banks for exchange. Maybe they were just too lazy to change their rate cards. I'd check in Canada or Mexico.
A US-Dollar note won't be accepted by any bank or change booth in most of Eastern Europe if it is in the least bit torn or has a hole in it. I don't know why, and we all know that the US Federal Reserve will accept a US bill in any condition, but they must somehow think that only counterfeit bills can be torn!
[This message has been edited by Track (edited 08-25-2002).]