I collect international currency as a hobby, and there isn't a place where I can buy foreign bills and coins that I know of here in Austin. Can anyone help me?
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February 1st, 2009 at 11:07 am
Have you tried the banks? Sometimes if someone goes in to exchange money they will exchange it for you. I collect international money also. But have gotten all mine from either going there are from friends and family that have traveled.
Only thing I can think of, I have gotten some from a bank once I tried Ebay but they seem to only have the older coins.
Good luck.
February 1st, 2009 at 11:07 am
Any bank of some standing will hold a certain stock of foreign BILLS. However, you'll hardly ever get foreign COINS from any bank - not even the big city ones. Simply because they don't accept them any more (too much work to handle). So if you come back from a foreign country + still have coins, you either keep them for the next trip or donate them to a catholic church - they somehow handle them.
You may search online for "National Bank" and the country you wish to buy the coins from - you may write an email to them + ask if they'll sell you new, sealed coin sets+ send them to you.
As a collector, you'll want only newly printed coins (sealed in plastic) and bills - as old ones are mostly worthless (exceptions exist however - you want to get a book on this or read online forums) - then - of course, there are local happenings for "exchanges" between those collectors. You might get something there, too.
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February 1st, 2009 at 11:07 am
I found this on a Yahoo search:
http://nownow.com/nownow/viewresults.jsp?hitid=Y80ZT7YRRXXWZ4ZKGB4Z
There might be one at the airport too.