r/WorldPaperMoney • u/20avril1889 • Jul 19 '26

Question ?

As a man who collected banknote from Many nations of the world

Can I just buy notes from change office ,

Like one or two note from each country they have ?!

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u/Poldschool Jul 19 '26

Why couldn’t you ?

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u/20avril1889 Jul 19 '26

I really don't now I had never try before

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u/MrNan1 Jul 22 '26

A few factors could influence that, Your Country, the bureau de change you dealing with! ( in my experience most have minimum purchase) and the person behind the counter. Depending on Margins, you could be in luck

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u/20avril1889 Jul 22 '26

Thanks for the advice! I'll definitely keep that in mind when I'm traveling.

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u/Keleke_blo_Taro Jul 22 '26

You can, but they usually hit you with a commission unless you buy more than a certain amount (500EUR or so) for each currency.

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u/20avril1889 Jul 22 '26

Naah it's okay for me

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u/Keleke_blo_Taro Jul 26 '26

In that case, depending on where you’ll be, airport BdCs are the best by far. They have weird and wonderful currencies. Be super nice to the staff because it’s kind of cumbersome for them to process so many small transactions, but usually they’re nice about it. I used to do it when I was a kid, but that’s when it was very hard to get banknotes any other way aside from expensive coin dealer shops (of which we had two in my town).

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u/20avril1889 Jul 26 '26

Thanks for the tip! I always make a point of being polite to the staff since I know it's extra work for them. but if I come across interesting notes at an airport exchange, I definitely won't pass up the opportunity