Originally Posted by
Mickidon
For many years, I have dutifully labeled and filed away unused foreign money
from trip for "next time." I now have a snazzy chest full of pre-Euro currency from pretty much every European country, along with leftovers from at least 60 other countries. I looked into some of the services that will exchange even out of circulation money, but it didn't seem worth the effort. I'd love to think of my grandchildren looking at this collection in wonder, but I'd give long odds on that.
Many of you must have a similar stash and I'm curious about whether it just goes into dead storage at your homes, too.
I keep a few notes from every country just as a collection.
A few years ago while I was in Angola and the black market rate was about 20 million kwanzas to the dollar, I invested $10 and bought a bunch. Made everyone in my family a millionaire for Christmas.
One thing to be careful of. Some countries absolutely forbid taking any of their currency out of the country.