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  #11  
Old March 14th 07, 10:41 PM posted to misc.invest.misc,rec.collecting.coins,rec.collecting.paper-money,24hoursupport.helpdesk,sci.econ
KnowledgeSeeker
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On Mar 14, 3:57 pm, "Mike Easter" wrote:
KnowledgeSeeker wrote:
"Mike Easter"
KnowledgeSeeker wrote:
Where can I find a list of the countries with the least valuable
currency?
every known world currency. That's over 180 currencies
Now, all you have to do is look thru' there and find some cheap ones.

Thanks. I have already found several nice currency conversion web
sites. I just need to know which specific countries to choose to pull
up the conversion rates for.


Thanks for the idea, but I have developed plenty of character
already. Not really looking for opportunities like this to develop
more. Unfortunately, it takes about 30 - 40 seconds per country so I
am not that interested in spending 90+ minutes of tedium clicking
through the list. Would have already done that on the numerous
conversion sites available if I wanted to engage in that exercise.
But I may think about creating a program to do that. At least that
would be interesting.

I am surprised that with volume of trading that is done every day that
there is not a pre-generated "cheat sheet" for this type of thing.




I like the idea of you clicking thru' those alphabetized 180
countries -- how long can it take? 10 minutes? You only have to
convert to one common currency.

Think of it as a character builder. :-)

You can do it faster than you can get someone to give you a 'list' which
won't be as definitive as your own current work.

Also notice how a 'conversation' actually flows chronologically and
sequentially.

--
Mike Easter



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Old March 14th 07, 10:43 PM posted to misc.invest.misc,rec.collecting.coins,rec.collecting.paper-money,24hoursupport.helpdesk,sci.econ
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Thanks. I may try to look for an issue on the way home.



On Mar 14, 4:12 pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote:
"KnowledgeSeeker" wrote in message

oups.com...

On Mar 14, 2:48 pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote:
"KnowledgeSeeker" wrote in message


roups.com...

Good info. Can you point me to a ranked list somewhere?


Each issue of the monthly World Coin News has a half page of nothing but
exchange rates, but they are not ranked, nor do they offer any comparison
with what the units used to be worth. Before the Euro was adopted by Italy,
the lira was worth next to nothing, for example.

This site may be of value to you:

http://www.x-rates.com/

And no, in spite of the URL, it's not a porn site! 8)

James



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Old March 15th 07, 01:38 AM posted to misc.invest.misc,rec.collecting.coins,rec.collecting.paper-money,24hoursupport.helpdesk,sci.econ
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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.


Zimbabwe Dollar is losing value fast with inflation reports today of 1700%.


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Old March 15th 07, 02:23 AM posted to misc.invest.misc,rec.collecting.coins,rec.collecting.paper-money,24hoursupport.helpdesk,sci.econ
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On Mar 14, 3:48 pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote:
"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.


Some of the components of what used to be Yugoslavia have undergone
reductions so drastic that it almost takes scientific notation (as in ten to
the minus x) to express them. Argentina, Brazil, Israel, and no doubt
others have experienced the same thing. Many Latin American countries have
given up entirely and now deem the U.S. dollar fit for their monetary


back in the mid-1980s Brazil was going thru a period of hyperinflation
and the cruzado was worth about 1/100 of a cent. Plus they had coins
that were fractions of a cruzado! Needless to say the coins were worth
more as metal (aluminum alloy) than cash. People would just throw the
coins away in the street and even the poorest people wouldn't pick
them up!
Living in a country during a hyperinflation is an interesting
experience, to say the least. Prices changed daily, sometimes hourly
as the people sought to unload their worthless currency.

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Old March 15th 07, 04:35 AM posted to misc.invest.misc,rec.collecting.coins,rec.collecting.paper-money,24hoursupport.helpdesk,sci.econ
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KnowledgeSeeker wrote:
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.

Try:
http://www.xe.net which can display all currency.
jeff

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Old March 15th 07, 04:49 AM posted to misc.invest.misc,rec.collecting.coins,rec.collecting.paper-money,24hoursupport.helpdesk,sci.econ
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On Mar 14, 8:23 pm, "RF" wrote:
On Mar 14, 3:48 pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote:

"KnowledgeSeeker" wrote in message


oups.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.


Some of the components of what used to be Yugoslavia have undergone
reductions so drastic that it almost takes scientific notation (as in ten to
the minus x) to express them. Argentina, Brazil, Israel, and no doubt
others have experienced the same thing. Many Latin American countries have
given up entirely and now deem the U.S. dollar fit for their monetary


back in the mid-1980s Brazil was going thru a period of hyperinflation
and the cruzado was worth about 1/100 of a cent. Plus they had coins
that were fractions of a cruzado! Needless to say the coins were worth
more as metal (aluminum alloy) than cash. People would just throw the
coins away in the street and even the poorest people wouldn't pick
them up!
Living in a country during a hyperinflation is an interesting
experience, to say the least. Prices changed daily, sometimes hourly
as the people sought to unload their worthless currency.


Interesting. Thanks. Can you get me any closer to an answer to the
original question?

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Old March 15th 07, 05:00 AM posted to misc.invest.misc,rec.collecting.coins,rec.collecting.paper-money,24hoursupport.helpdesk,sci.econ
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On Mar 14, 10:35 pm, Jeffrey Zarit wrote:
KnowledgeSeeker wrote:
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.


Try:http://www.xe.netwhich can display all currency.
jeff


Perfect. Thanks.

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Old March 15th 07, 10:25 AM posted to misc.invest.misc,rec.collecting.coins,rec.collecting.paper-money,24hoursupport.helpdesk,sci.econ
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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.


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Old March 15th 07, 11:29 AM posted to misc.invest.misc,rec.collecting.coins,rec.collecting.paper-money,24hoursupport.helpdesk,sci.econ
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"Sgt.Sausage" wrote in message
...

"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


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Old March 15th 07, 12:57 PM posted to misc.invest.misc,rec.collecting.coins,rec.collecting.paper-money,24hoursupport.helpdesk,sci.econ
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KnowledgeSeeker wrote:
Jeffrey Zarit


Try:http://www.xe.net which can display all currency.


Perfect.


Well. If you only want the 84 most popular currencies.

"top 85 currencies sorted by country name"

I tho't you were trying to get serious about it.

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Mike Easter
 




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