Leftover Currency Blog
Extra currencies added – July 2017
These are the latest currencies added to the Leftover Currency site. Have a look to see if you have any of these foreign banknotes or coins: We convert them to cash in three easy steps and free of charge.
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500 DDR Mark and 200 DDR Mark: East Germany’s mysterious banknotes
During the last years of the Cold War, the East German state bank printed millions of 500 DDR mark and 200 DDR mark banknotes, but they were never put into circulation. What was the reason for this, and how come these banknotes are for sale on sites like Ebay?
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GDPR: our new Privacy Policy
25 May 2018 saw the start of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, also known as GDPR. We have taken steps to ensure that Leftover Currency is compliant with GDPR. One of the required actions included updating our Privacy Policy.
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Extra currencies added – April 2018
We continuously add extra currencies to the list of banknotes and coins you can convert to cash. Here is the list of currencies we added recently.
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Community currencies: keeping money local
The British towns, cities and districts of Totnes, Lewes, Stroud, Bristol, Worcester, Liverpool, Exeter, Cardiff, Brixton and Kingston all issued their own currencies. Are these local banknotes worth their face value, and what can you do with them?
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Rock star money: These bands issued their own banknotes
Rock stars really like money drops. Bands including Muse and Foo Fighters printed their own rock star money Dollar and Euro bills to give away at concerts. Here's a closer look at those awesome rockstar reproduction banknotes...
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Crooked sixpence love tokens
Millennials would have a hard time living in the 19th Century. No 4G coverage, nowhere to charge your phone,... And for Valentines Day one receives... a crooked coin? Introducing sixpence love tokens...
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What is the value of a 100,000 Republika Hrvatska banknote?
What is the value of Hrvatskih Dinara banknotes from Croatia? Is it true that the Republika Hrvatska bills of 50,000 and 100,000 are worth a lot of money?
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One Million Dollar bill – novelty US banknotes
Is there such a thing as a one million dollar US banknote? What is its value: Is it really worth $1 Million dollars? How do you spot if it's real or fake? These are some questions we received at Leftover Currency. Here are the answers ...
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500 Fils coin from Bahrain – discontinued
The 500 fils coin from the state of Bahrain was discontinued in 2011, following the Bahraini uprising. The reason why the 500 fils coin was cancelled had to do with the monument featured on the back side of the bimetallic 500 fils piece: the Pearl Monument...
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