Zimbabwe currency

[CAustin]

I'm hoping to be able to find some of these bills myself when I'm there in May

@reedy0312 get me one of those $1,000,000,000 notes while you are there!

 

[rookhawk]

As a collectible, the hundred trillion dollar bills in mint uncirculated sell on eBay for about $45

Circulated they are worth $7 from a street vendor.

 

[cpr0312]

I'll see what I can find @CAustin

 

[mrpoindexter]

I think they are worth more now than they were when they were being printed.

 

[gizmo]

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Crap you beat me to it with the 50 cent meme. Lol

 

[Heeler75]

I read somewhere that it was best to have USD not older than a certain issue date? For the life of me can't remember where. This was a Zim requirement BTW.

 

[wesheltonj]

I read somewhere that it was best to have USD not older than a certain issue date? For the life of me can't remember where. This was a Zim requirement BTW.

Yes, need to be the latest issued bills.

 

[rookhawk]

Yes, need to be the latest issued bills.

Funny, the only small bills I see in Zim are ancient US two dollar bills. I see more $2 in a day in Zim than a lifetime at a US racetrack!

 

[Philip Glass]

Sometimes I relish when stupidity punishes the stupid. I don't know why I'm evil, but here is an example of an "I told you so" moment that was so obviously going to end poorly:

A guy goes to Zim on a hunt about 4 months ago. He brings $16,000 and declares it. He trades it at airport 1:1 for Zim dollars so he can have local currency. Huge pile mind you as it's all in $5 Zim bond notes.

He goes to zimparks and tries to pay them in Zim dollars for his hunt concession fees. They won't take the Zim dollars!

I cannot fathom why anyone would be so foolish as to trade US dollars or Rands or Pounds or Euros for a local currency in Zim. Diamonds, gold, silver, that is real.

Zim bond notes are not real.

You can't be serious? Is this a true story?
Philip

 

[rookhawk]

You can't be serious? Is this a true story?
Philip

Happened to my PH's client 4 months ago.