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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;acanthite, post: 167764, member: 6647&quot;]I travel quite a bit outside the US and can verify that observation.&nbsp; In transporting cash, and I have always been very picky about which $100 bills to except from a bank cash withdrawal; no new designs (though this seems not to be a problem any more) and NO bills highly worn or ripped to any degree.&nbsp; Bills that don&#039;t look &#039;nice&#039; may command LOWER black market exchange rates by some fraction, or make the deal go sour from the start.&nbsp; I&#039;ve been asked by some people to bring only new, crisp bills and they can assure me primo rates.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Similar traps occur while using currencies in countries where businesses won&#039;t accept torn or worn bills of their OWN money.&nbsp; As a foreigner one is a target for unloading slightly torn notes in change.&nbsp; These notes are subsequently refused by any vendor thereafter.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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