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Date: 23 May 2024 19:49:59 GMT
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On Thu, 23 May 2024 05:20:51 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

> I think the British Pound used to be over $2 (when I bought Sinclair
> computer stuff from England). Now it's at $1.27. The euro is at $1.08.
> The Canadian dollar used to be almost even (sometimes higher), now it's
> at 73¢.

I haven't followed it over the years but the last time I remember the 
Canadian dollar being at par was in the '60s. Back in the '90s I went to 
Kelowna BC frequently so I'd exchange USDs at a bank. I was a treat 
getting a wad of multicolored bills totaling about $130 USD for a 
Frankiln.

I've been to Mexico when they were going crazy. I never exchanged money 
but in a casual transaction the change from $1 US would weigh you down 
with all sorts of coins. iirc the Peso was 20,000 to the dollar.