[lbo-talk] Some NYC shops accepting Euros instead of dollars now

John Thornton jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net
Thu Feb 7 10:40:51 PST 2008


B. wrote:
> "Euros Accepted" signs pop up in New York City
> Wed Feb 6,
>
>
> While shops in many U.S. towns on the Canadian border
> have long accepted Canadian currency and some stores
> on the Texas-Mexico border take pesos, the acceptance
> of foreign money in Manhattan was unheard of until
> recently.

Until just before the US Civil War began lots of foreign currencies were accepted all over NYC.

John Thornton



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