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Chicken

04-10-03, 12:03 AM

Yeah, that's right! Gimme your money! OK, I'll explain. I have quite a decent amount of paper money from many countries, including China, Japan, Mexico, Sweden, etc., but am missing many countries. Aside from just having a personal interest in paper money from various countries, I teach a unit on Money, in our Language Arts program. The children's eyes really light up when I bring out the cash and it is a good tie into world geography (find where the cash is from on the map).

So... here I beg you. It doesn't have to be much, in fact, the smaller amounts will do. If you'd be willing to send some money from your country, first I'll make sure I don't already have it*. Second, I'd be more than happy to pay you conversion, plus a few bucks for your efforts, if needed (remember poor teacher). Again though, smallest bills please. You can include a photo of yourself and a short note if you'd like to add some interest and a personal touch, or not, up to you.

Also, if you're cash strapped, maybe just a post card (even those cheesey ones showing the cliche tourist traps will do), addressed to the kids, (written in either English or Spanish please).

If interested, PM me and I'll give you an address to send money/write to the kiddies. :D Thank you.

*I'll try to post a list of the countries I already have soon.

zannie

04-10-03, 12:07 AM

I have an american penny for ya, but somehow I think you can dig up one (or 200) of those on your own! :D

Nifty idea though! I've never seen money from another country. (I've led a sheltered life) heh!

ZummiBear

04-10-03, 12:45 AM

Great idea :) When I was younger I used to write a lot of letters and I've had money sent to me....I have money from the Philippines...as well as a coin from London and Belguim...always interesting to look at :)

Chicken

04-10-03, 01:00 AM

Originally posted by zannie:

Nifty idea though! I've never seen money from another country. (I've led a sheltered life) heh!
It's really cool! I have some which are really colorful and have interesting watermarks such as turtles and the leaders of various countries, etc. I suppose I should try to get some Iraqi money before they change it heh. Saw a post about people eBaying it, so that idea was probably a better one before the war.

Jan

04-10-03, 01:41 AM

:uzi: :chicken:

Chicken is Nigerian? :eek:

Need Aussie bucks? :D

suppleSupport

04-10-03, 02:03 AM

I'd love to help out :)

Chicken

04-10-03, 02:03 AM

Heh, well I am not promising to give you my family's long lost fortune ;) :D

Someone has offered to send Aussie bucks, so for now, I'll wait on that one.

Robert

04-10-03, 07:14 AM

I have a 5 dollar bill or w/e amouunt from Nicaragua.
Please PM your address Chicken.

Thanks.

Debbie

04-10-03, 09:17 AM

Just paper money? I think I have a few British and Norwegian coins around here somewhere, but no paper money.

JeremyV

04-10-03, 09:43 AM

Ahh dang.

I had a bunch of leftover money from the UK and Euros from the rest of europe just recently. But I gave it all away as souviners because it wasn't doing me any good. I would have rather donated it to the :chicken: but ahh well. I'm sure there are a lot of Europeans on the site who can help instead.

thebyp2

04-10-03, 11:09 AM

Originally posted by ZummiBear:

Great idea :) When I was younger I used to write a lot of letters and I've had money sent to me....I have money from the Philippines...as well as a coin from London and Belguim...always interesting to look at :)

does london have its own currency, dang. i've only got my rest-of-the-uk currency :D

i can do you some uk funds if you want.

current coinage:
1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1, £2,

Notes:
£5, £10, £20 & £50

Quite happy to send off the coins but would probably have to ask for something for the notes. (£5 for instance is nearly $10 and i'm not that rich at the mo!)

theres craploads of history behind uk coins. so always a good teaching tool, and then of course you get to look at our lovely queeny too!

Debbie

04-10-03, 11:23 AM

Something else you could check would be at your bank. I think you can buy currency from other countries at at least some banks, if not all. You will probably have to place an order for it though.

Chicken

04-10-03, 03:30 PM

Originally posted by Robert:

I have a 5 dollar bill or w/e amouunt from Nicaragua.
Please PM your address Chicken.

Thanks.
That's one I know I don't have (I don't have many really, but...) Pm sent! :D
Originally posted by Debbie:

Just paper money? I think I have a few British and Norwegian coins around here somewhere, but no paper money.
I have some of those as well, but I've found that they are harder for the kiddies to read. Bill usually have the country name and amount in larger type, and are generally more colorful and easier for them to see without touching (heh).

Re: Euros... I know I don't have any Euro coins or bills.

thebyp2, let me make sure about the £5, £10, £20 & £50 as there is a good chance I already have some. If not, I'd gladly repay you the amount plus shipping.
Originally posted by Debbie:

Something else you could check would be at your bank. I think you can buy currency from other countries at at least some banks, if not all. You will probably have to place an order for it though.
Hmmm, I never thought of that. Will hav to check into the process and see if I can get some there to fill in the blanks. Thanks for the suggestion!

thebyp2

04-10-03, 03:36 PM

for the british notes the bank may be a better place to go. even with commision at 1.5% its still cheaper than shipping. also the authorities won't start watching your every move because they think u are money laundering :)

Robert

04-12-03, 06:35 PM

Money Has been sent :banana:

DizixCom

04-12-03, 08:09 PM

Chicken,

If you need any Canadian money let me know. I have some left over from a few years ago. That, and I live about 20 minutes (hour and a half if you add the homeland-security-wait-for-customs-at-the-bridge factor) from Winsor, Ontario.

Chicken

04-13-03, 09:40 AM

I think I have Canadian. Almost positive. That's one of teh few places I've actually personally visited, so one would think I'd have some. But if not, I'd imagine that would be easy to find at a bank. Many thanks...
Originally posted by Robert:

Money Has been sent :banana:
Moochass grassy-ass, as I say to the kids. They love my Spanish dialect!

rockergrrl

04-13-03, 03:15 PM

Check out Federal Banks (anything with Federal in it), they're usually you best bet in finding currency.

Up in Michigan, Canadian coins are a dime a dozen. They're a royal P.I.T.A when it comes to vending machines. <-- You'd thinks since about 20% of the coins in Michigan are Canadian (most places take Candian in Michigan), they'd set the vending machines to accept Canadian coins.

Rewdog

04-13-03, 03:32 PM

Cool, I remember I was in a choir when I was 12 we toured England. We visited an elementary school there, and I remember I had a pocketful of American change that I gave out to a couple of the boys I met and they thought I had given them gold. Pretty cool :)

Robert

04-13-03, 04:47 PM

Originally posted by Chicken:

I think I have Canadian. Almost positive. That's one of teh few places I've actually personally visited, so one would think I'd have some. But if not, I'd imagine that would be easy to find at a bank. Many thanks...

Moochass grassy-ass, as I say to the kids. They love my Spanish dialect!

I thought the word ass was a bad word and not allowed to be said in schools, especially in Elementary schools. Naughty Naughty Chicken..:chicken:

suppleSupport

04-15-03, 11:47 AM

Sent :)

Chicken

04-15-03, 04:26 PM

Thank you!

Ohhh, and I have updated the first post with the official list that I have (if not there, then I'm adding it right now).

Edit: I started listing them and wooo, there are many that I can't really read type the amount or the country, 100%. So i gave up. Will scan in one day, heh.

101sales

04-15-03, 11:39 PM

I did find a site that scanned some currency from several different countries - i'll try and dig it up out of my incredibly unorganzied favorites folder.

101sales

04-15-03, 11:41 PM

http://www.banknotes.com/images.htm

That didn't take long - there are all your currencies. May not be the real thing but if you have a good colour printer who can tell the difference. :D

Chicken

04-16-03, 05:52 AM

Wow! Thanks! At least that will aid me in identifying some that I have and maybe making a list of the ones I need. Danke!

Robert

04-16-03, 05:54 AM

Wow that's cool...but isn't it against the U.S. Law to copy/scan/reproduce U.S. Currency?

Chicken

04-16-03, 05:58 PM

Originally posted by Robert:

Money Has been sent :banana:
Robert, received today! one fo the first things said by kid: "Can I have it?"
-which is typical. Grrrrr... To which I always reply sarcastically: "YEAH!"
Kid: "Really?!"
Me: "NO!!!"

Robert

04-16-03, 06:05 PM

LOL Chicken! That was fast! 2 or so days

Steve

04-20-03, 11:36 AM

I have a bill laying around somewere from Costa Rica ....

adminME

04-20-03, 11:42 AM

You have any Canadian bills?

thebyp2

04-20-03, 11:44 AM

hey chicken, did you have any british coins in the end. i've been putting the odd one or two asside just incase you needed them.

(btw, still getting notification problems)

Chicken

04-20-03, 12:10 PM

I think we're all set with Canadian. I beleive I have a British pound or so, coins are harder to read so I'm staying away from those at the moment.

thebyp2

04-20-03, 01:18 PM

fair enough. let me know if you want any of them :)

pulsetoday

03-05-05, 07:54 PM

Pretty old thread mate! But have you got Indian Rupees? I would love to send you some of them if you need em!

kickmyserver

03-06-05, 02:28 AM

Pretty old thread mate! But have you got Indian Rupees? I would love to send you some of them if you need em!

Rupees, I remember them off of Zelda - I miss them days :\ :offtopic:

Chicken

03-06-05, 06:45 AM

Pretty old thread mate! But have you got Indian Rupees? I would love to send you some of them if you need em!
You know, I don't think I have Indian Ruppees. I've ordered some clear pages for currency as the "all in an envelope" system I've been using doesn't work too well for keeping, organizing, displaying, etc. I have yet to receive the pages (so things aren't quite organized just yet), but from looking at a couple of sites, I don't have 'em. I'd love these...

India 5 Rupees (2001)
India 10 Rupees (1996)
India 50 Rupees (1997)
India 100 Rupees (1996)
India 1000 Rupees (2000)

In crisp uncirculated condition, if possible (willing to convert $ for...)

pulsetoday

03-06-05, 07:07 AM

You know, I don't think I have Indian Ruppees. I've ordered some clear pages for currency as the "all in an envelope" system I've been using doesn't work too well for keeping, organizing, displaying, etc. I have yet to receive the pages (so things aren't quite organized just yet), but from looking at a couple of sites, I don't have 'em. I'd love these...

India 5 Rupees (2001)
India 10 Rupees (1996)
India 50 Rupees (1997)
India 100 Rupees (1996)
India 1000 Rupees (2000)

In crisp uncirculated condition, if possible (willing to convert $ for...)
I am not pretty sure if I can find a 1000 Rs. note as I have hardly seen them in circulation (even the bank gives out 500 Rs. ). Rest, I can most probably send to you! Sent you a PM!

Chicken

03-06-05, 08:01 AM

I'm glad you mentioned the Indian currency. I looked and definitely don't have any and in looking at some of the bills, they are some really interesting ones. Plus India is kinda one of those countries they should know about.

This all started when I was younger and my father would travel on business to many countries and bring back bills. I guess he never made it to India, though even if he did, it would have been 10 years ago (before those bills).

RiderMayBail

03-06-05, 09:41 AM

Something else you could check would be at your bank. I think you can buy currency from other countries at at least some banks, if not all. You will probably have to place an order for it though.

You can also try airports, as the ones with international terminals generally have a currency conversion service.

Sorry, I don't think I have any money that you would be looking for, mostly various coins from England/France/Germany, from before the Euro. Pretty common stuff, and definitely all coins.

Tropical Tundra

05-28-05, 11:55 AM

Hey Chicken...I can send you paper currency from Costa Rica or Thailand or both. Let me know and I'll get it out to you. :beer:

Chicken

05-28-05, 07:47 PM

Tropical Tundra

05-31-05, 08:58 PM

OooOoOoOooooo

Well I have, Costa Rica 5 Colones (pretty common note I believe, colorful back), and Thailand 50 Baht 1997 P102 (polymer), but that's the extent of it. Not sure what else is interesting or what you can get?
I have several from Costa Rica plus I'll be there from 06-02-06-13 so send me a PM with the kids school address and I'll be happy to send them a post card from Costa Rica. Let me know to whom I should address it. I also have a 20 Baht bill I could send to you. Awesome stuff you do for your students! :dchick:

Chicken

06-01-05, 05:03 AM

Yeah, I used to have a envelope filled with random foreign bills and some coins which I would lay out on a table and let them walk around and look at. That has evolved into a more organized folder, with some U.S. bills, etc., and now it seems like it is a 20 minute presentation. Last year (school year that is), I was able to bring it around to all 3rd grade classes to show more students. We have quite a few 3rd grade classes (11 or so), and it's a great lesson (that I expand for my students).

I'll shoot you a PM :D