Minicheck Craze Sweeps Italian Flea Markets
In Rome collectors buy and trade minichecks issued by Italian banks to fill coin shortages, with some 100-lire blueprints selling for up to 283 dollars equivalent. Dealers report brisk sales at the flea market, while banks and authorities question legality, fueling a popular market abroad and cataloging hundreds of issues.
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Banco di Napoli
Reggio Calabria
Rome
Treasury Ministry
West Germany
Bank of
Italy
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Linn County Heritage Society
Iowa
P.O. Box
Cedar Rapids
Tufts
Alfred A
Elizabeth J. Greely Tufts
Clarence Seth Tufts
Herbert F. Adams
Hosmer Street
Boston
Mass
Frank M. Rose
Eunice
Monroe Township
Mahaska County
Luella
Lavonna
Hettie
Nellie
Amelia
Benny
Rose
Marilyn Rose Walsh
Sixth Street
Linn County
James
Susan Pritchard
William Knickerbocker
Austa Gibson Jayne
Permillia Hanes
William Jayne
Jackson County
Pat Nygren
LeMars
Weigel
David Weigel
Legrand
Marshall County
Henry
Emma Hartman) Wehmeier
William H. Lerch
Hardin County
Cathryn M. Hartman
Freeport
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