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DollarsandcentsarethebasicunitsofAmericanmoney.Thebackofalldollarbillsaregreen(hence"greenbacks").Thecommonlyusedcoinsare..onecent(penny),fivecents(nickel),10cents(dime),and25cents(quarter).50pieces(halfdollar)andsilverdollars(notreallysilveranymore)aregaininginusage,whiletherehasbeentalkofphasingoutthepennythat'sinflationforyou."Alwayscarryplentyofquarterswhentraveling.Veryusefulforphones,sodamachines,laundrymachines,etc."
ThereisgenerallynoprobleminusingUSdollarsinCanada,butthisisneverpossibleinreverse.
It'susefulalwaystocarrysmallchangeforthingslikeexactfarebuses,butdonotcarrylargesumsofcash.Insteadkeepthebulkofyourmoneyintravelers'chequeswhichcanbepurchasedbothintheUSandabroadandshouldbeindollardenominations.ThebestknownchequesarethoseofAmericanExpress,soyouwillhavetheleastdifficultycashingthese,eveninoutofthewayplaces.ThomasCooktravelers'chequesarealsoacceptable,especiallyaslostonescanbereclaimedatsomecarrentalcompanies.Dollardenominationchequescanbeusedlikeregularmoney.There'snoneedtocashthematabank.-usetheminsteadtopayformeals,supermarketpurchasesorwhatever.Tenortwentydollarchequesareacceptedlikethisalmostalwaysandyou'llbegivenchangejustasthoughyou'dpresentedthecashierwithdollarbills.BepreparedtoshowI.D.whenyoucashyourcheques.
Creditcardscanbeevenmorevaluablethantravellers'cheques,astheyarcoftenusedtoguaranteeroomreservationsoverthephoneandareacceptedinlieuofdepositwhenrentingacar--indeedwithoutacreditcardyoumaybeconsideredsountrustworthythatnotonlyadepositbutyourpassportwillbeheldassecuritytoo.ThemajorcreditcardsareVISA,MasterChargeandAccess,DinersClubandAmericanExpress.Ifyouholdabank
card,itcouldwellbeworthwhiletoincreaseyourcreditlimitfortravelpurposes--youshouldaskyourbankmanager.
Whyisitusefultocarryenough25-centcoinswithyou? A.Theycanactassmallchangeforthe-exactbusfares.
B.ThereisgenerallynoprobleminusingtheminCanada.
C.Asabasicunitofmoney,theyaregraduallygaininginusage.
D.Theymaycomeinhandyforpayphonesorlaundrymachines.
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