Most banks won't take foreign coins - only paper money.  It's different
three miles from the border!  I'm sure your local bank won't take pence or
euro cents for exchange.

Joy

:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Mike Collum
:::Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 12:21 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: Canadian taxes
:::
:::That's strange.
:::
:::When I was in Hawaii (I know ... different place) Banks would exchange
:::currency from any country.  Here in Houlton, Maine (3 miles from the
:::Canadian border) stores will accept US or Canadian money at the cash
:::register.
:::
:::Mike
:::
:::
:::
:::Mike Miller wrote:
:::> How about a bunch of change? Somebody here, California, threw it away.
:::Can't
:::> use it and can't change it into US.
:::>
:::> Mike
:::>
:::>
:::> On 1/11/07 4:52 AM, "Christopher Gronski" <gronski@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
:::>
:::>> Robert, and any other Americans finding difficulty giving away
:::>> Canadian Money, feel free to give it to me so I can support my Vanagon
:::>> habit while I'm in school. I will not even charge a service charge!
:::>>
:::>> Chris
:::>>
:::>