(Steltzjr) wrote in
news::
> << I have dumped some old money in an old briefcase in my attic
> including notes and coins from trips going back maybe 30years and then
> forgot about them. >>
>
> I too found some old French notes - two 50 franc notes from about
> 1960.
>
> Only the Banque de France would handle the exchange. And the final
> date for exchanging them was Jan, 2004. So when we were in Nice my
> wife and I hiked to the bank, stood in line, only to receiv a total of
> 15ยข for the 100 francs.
>
> I had completely fogotten about the devaluations that had taken places
> so many years ago.
>
Oh... that is too bad. Would have been better to keep them... They always
make nice book marks.