# Iraqi Dinars with Saddam

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-dinars-with-saddam/167926>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 11, 2003, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-dinars-with-saddam/167926 "2003-04-11T00:38:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Daoloth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/82dd89/32.png) [@Daoloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daoloth)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2003, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-dinars-with-saddam/167926/1 "2003-04-11T00:38:14Z")

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Seeing as how Iraqi dinars featuring Saddam are a hotseller now on eBay, is it possible for one to find these still at locations of currency exchange in the US? Are they still in circulation at these places? Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2003, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-dinars-with-saddam/167926/2 "2003-04-11T03:22:26Z")

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Here’s a coin guy’s take on what to do, if you have the patience to wait.

Whenever a country undergoes a change, the old money is superceded by new. The old stuff, which quite often is hanging around in vaults in the _millions_ of notes, is sold to some enterprising person, quite often in the US, who pays one to 10 cents/note. They then appear on the market at some later date.

Give it time. If you still care in 6-12 months, I’m sure I could get you notes by the _hundred_ for a buck a piece or so. Past experience tells me this.