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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;acanthite, post: 238658, member: 6647&quot;]My advice for the DR and Haiti at least is that you hang on to whatever change is given you, and resist rendering exact change in your payments for whatever goods and services. In countries with devaluing currency it is common that small denominations are in short supply and merchants try to get what they can, but if you give it up you end up with less to take home for your collection. Less of an issue in St Martin and Mexico I suppose at the moment. Of those countries, Haiti is the most interesting for coins, I&#039;ve kept very interesting pieces from circulation as there is a lack of recent coinage and the old stuff still floats around. I was handed a 50 centimes from 1908 at a store there. Keep in mind Haiti has a complicated monetary system, you may be quoted prices at one of three rates; US $, Haitian $, or Haitian gourdes. To explain, read the following (short article):</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://gbgm-umc.org/missionvolunteers/haiti/current.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://gbgm-umc.org/missionvolunteers/haiti/current.htm" rel="nofollow">http://gbgm-umc.org/missionvolunteers/haiti/current.htm</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Have a good trip.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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