I've been going back and forth to Germany the last few years to see my family. I don't think that most will want American Money, the Euro is worth more than the Dollar, It's to expensive to change, so actually it would only be a Souvenir, and because a lot of the People are struggling a bit more then before the Euro, a real tip in Euros would be much more appreciated. Have fun. Inge ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Ann Conklin" <maryannconklin@earthlink.net> To: <CZECH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 3:09 PM Subject: [CZ] U.S. coins... > In two weeks, we leave to visit my ancestral villages in the C.R. Then on to Germany to visit family. > When I was in Europe (Germany amd France) in l965, porters and cab drivers were very interested > in receiving a " Kennedy Half" dollar as a tip. Are there any current U.S. coins that might be particularly > desireable? The Susan B Anthony dollar was not popular here, what about over there? Also, would there > be special interest in our state quarters? > > Thanks for any answers. > > > ==== CZECH Mailing List ==== > The mailing list is configured to reply only to the list. If you are making a personal reply to a poster, it will be necessary to delete the list address and add the individual's address. >

In Oct. I also will be making a trek to ancestral villages in the CZ Republic. The researcher that has been doing some for me had this to say: "I recommend you to take some cash money with you. It is not common to pay by card in shops and hotels outside Prague. We pay mostly cash with exception of hypermarkets. My clients had problems to change even American Express Travel checks in southern Bohemia. We lost plenty of time having to drive to Ceske Budejovice as a small bank in small town did not accept travel checks, nor card and my client forgot his PIN to take Czech crowns on his card from bankomat." She went on to say I needed to avoid the obvious tourist traps and I could save money if I eat and shop where the Czechs eat and shop. To avoid dangers that would spoil the trip, she said, keep money and passport on your body (not in your pocket) and BEWARE of the pickpockets/gypsies. She also said the Prague taxi-cab drivers were the real robbers "we are ashamed of them" as they cheat foreigners horribly. The public transportation is very good and safe in the city and in bold lettering "Never take taxi in the street!" Hope this helps, Teresa > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Ann Conklin" <maryannconklin@earthlink.net> > To: <CZECH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 3:09 PM > Subject: [CZ] U.S. coins... > > > > In two weeks, we leave to visit my ancestral villages in the C.R. Then on > to Germany to visit family. > > When I was in Europe (Germany amd France) in l965, porters and cab drivers > were very interested > > in receiving a " Kennedy Half" dollar as a tip. Are there any current U.S. > coins that might be particularly > > desireable? The Susan B Anthony dollar was not popular here, what about > over there? Also, would there > > be special interest in our state quarters? > > > > Thanks for any answers. > > > > > > ==== CZECH Mailing List ==== > > The mailing list is configured to reply only to the list. If you are > making a personal reply to a poster, it will be necessary to delete the list > address and add the individual's address. > > > > > > ==== CZECH Mailing List ==== > If you'd like to search our archives, please visit > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=CZECH >