# I have 100,000 Iraqi dinars. What to do with them? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 2, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-100-000-iraqi-dinars-what-to-do-with-them/792640 "2017-08-02T18:04:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-100-000-iraqi-dinars-what-to-do-with-them/792640/1 "2017-08-02T18:04:59Z")
So (long story) I have 100,000 Iraqi dinars in my possession. Which sounds like a lot but, alas, like the South Korean won, it’s more bark than bite. I ought to get it converted to US dollars (it’s worth about $85) but can’t figure out how to do so; the Iraqi dinar isn’t exactly a Top-20 currency. Is there any office in the Austin, Texas area that would accept this currency, or maybe I could mail it to a place that would take it and mail me US dollars in return? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-100-000-iraqi-dinars-what-to-do-with-them/792640/2 "2017-08-02T18:09:58Z")
What kind of condition are the notes in? If good, you could try selling them on Ebay to banknote collectors. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-100-000-iraqi-dinars-what-to-do-with-them/792640/3 "2017-08-02T18:11:19Z")
Sell them on eBay? ETA: beaten! ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-100-000-iraqi-dinars-what-to-do-with-them/792640/4 "2017-08-02T18:11:34Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > What kind of condition are the notes in? If good, you could try selling them on Ebay to banknote collectors. They’re good, like 90% new with only tiny wrinkles - they’ve basically sat in an envelope untouched for ten years. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-100-000-iraqi-dinars-what-to-do-with-them/792640/5 "2017-08-02T18:12:40Z")
I should note that these aren’t Saddam-era dinars, these are the new Iraqi government dinars manufactured after the U.S.-led regime change in 2003, so there should be a lot less “novelty” factor going for them. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-100-000-iraqi-dinars-what-to-do-with-them/792640/6 "2017-08-02T18:46:55Z")
Still might be of interest to banknote collectors, you could always give a try putting them up with a reserve price. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-100-000-iraqi-dinars-what-to-do-with-them/792640/7 "2017-08-02T18:56:36Z")
I was in Argentina with the worst hang-over I ever had. Walked into bar to use the shitter and there was no paper or _anything_ to use. So I wiped my ass with Uruguayan Pesos. So, there is always that. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-100-000-iraqi-dinars-what-to-do-with-them/792640/8 "2017-08-02T22:45:10Z")
Run them on ebay. Ask $99. They will sell. After ebay fees, you have your money. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-100-000-iraqi-dinars-what-to-do-with-them/792640/9 "2017-08-03T03:03:18Z")
Just eBay’d, them, thanks for the suggestion. Now waiting for buyers… ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-100-000-iraqi-dinars-what-to-do-with-them/792640/10 "2017-08-03T04:34:35Z")
If eBay doesn’t pan out call around to some banks. Currency (paper money) they will often exchange; at least in bigger metropolitan areas. Coins on the other hand you are basically stuck with unless you get something of numismatic interest. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-100-000-iraqi-dinars-what-to-do-with-them/792640/11 "2017-08-03T06:09:51Z")
Main banks (not branches or credit unions, savings and loans, etc) will usually exchange money. Or at least know where to do it. There is usually an exchange service at airports also. I used one at an airport once. It was strange, like a movie. You call up the number and tell them exactly how much of what currency you have. They tell you where to wait and a guy comes over and makes the swap. Dennis ---
**Author:** ![BobBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@BobBitchin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobBitchin)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-100-000-iraqi-dinars-what-to-do-with-them/792640/12 "2017-08-03T07:44:08Z")
> [@mixdenny](#): > > \ > You call up the number and tell them exactly how much of what currency you have. They tell you where to wait and a guy comes over and makes the swap. > > Dennis I’ve done something like this before:cool: afterwards my living room smelled like the art teachers office.:rolleyes:😃 PS Did I do “snip” correctly? I shortened the quote. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-100-000-iraqi-dinars-what-to-do-with-them/792640/13 "2017-08-03T10:36:04Z")
I once brought about 100 Jamaican dollars (at the time about $20 US) home after a vacation. They were all low denomination bills. I gave them out with tips (in addition to my real tip). ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-100-000-iraqi-dinars-what-to-do-with-them/792640/14 "2017-08-03T15:05:46Z")
Came home with $400 in New Zealand bills 5 years ago, forgot I had stashed them in my passport wallet. Saving them for my next trip to New Zealand. ---
**Author:** ![Meltdown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-100-000-iraqi-dinars-what-to-do-with-them/792640/15 "2017-08-03T15:25:24Z")
How many notes do you have in total? If you strike out selling them in bulk on eBay, you could consider selling them individually. I’m not interested in buying them all, but I’d be interested in buying one, just for the sake of the novelty. If there are a bunch more people like me, you may even make out better than trying to sell them all at once. If your current eBay auction doesn’t work out, feel free to PM me. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-100-000-iraqi-dinars-what-to-do-with-them/792640/16 "2017-08-03T16:41:33Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I once brought about 100 Jamaican dollars (at the time about $20 US) home after a vacation. They were all low denomination bills. I gave them out with tips (in addition to my real tip). For that I use 10 billion dollar Zimbabwe notes ----------- its the Dr Evil i9n me. 😉 (Seriously ---- I keep 4-6 in my wallet at all times just for the joke factor.) ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-100-000-iraqi-dinars-what-to-do-with-them/792640/17 "2017-08-03T17:01:55Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > So (long story) I have 100,000 Iraqi dinars in my possession. Which sounds like a lot but, alas, like the South Korean won, it’s more bark than bite. > > I ought to get it converted to US dollars (it’s worth about $85) but can’t figure out how to do so; the Iraqi dinar isn’t exactly a Top-20 currency. Is there any office in the Austin, Texas area that would accept this currency, or maybe I could mail it to a place that would take it and mail me US dollars in return? That should net you about 30 Iraqi hookers.