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Community currencies that have been used in the
United States:
Models
Currencies
Intra-company
Interstate
Currencies by State
Arkansas
Arizona
California
- Barter Bucks
Concord, California
- Bay Bucks
San Francisco, California
- Berkeley Barter Network
Berkeley, California
- Berkeley Bread
Berkeley, California
- Central Pound
Clovis, California
- Davis Dollars
Davis, California
- Escondido Dollars
[3]
Escondido, California
- Fairbuck
Fairfax, California (2011–2016)
- Humboldt Hours
Eureka, California, and
Arcata, California
- Mendocino SEED
Fort Bragg, California
- North Fork Shares
North Fork, California
- San Luis Obispo Hours
San Luis Obispo, California
- Sand Dollars
Bolinas, California
- Santa Monica Hours
Santa Monica, California
- Sequoia Hours
Garberville, California
- Sonoma County Community Cash
Santa Rosa, California
- TradeMarket
Nevada City, California
- Ukiah Hours
Ukiah, California
Colorado
- Butte Bucks
Crested Butte, Colorado
- Carbondale Spuds
Carbondale, Colorado (Inactive)
- Community Cash
Durango, Colorado (Inactive)
- NOCO Hours
Fort Collins,
Greeley, and
Loveland,
Colorado (Inactive)
- North Fork Helping Hands
Paonia, Colorado (Inactive)
- Mountain Hours
Breckenridge, Colorado (2012 - Current)
- Mile High Hours
Denver, Colorado (2012 - Current)
- Peak Hours
Colorado Springs, Colorado (2012 - Current)
Connecticut
Florida
- Clear Water Hours
Tampa, Florida (2012 - Current) (Inactive)
- Tampanio
Tampa, Florida (a proposed currency based on the BerkShares Model for Tampa, Florida and surrounding communities) (Inactive)
Georgia
Hawai'i
Idaho
Illinois
- White Rabbit Money (downstate Illinois)
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
- Bridgetown Bucks from PDX Currency Corp,
Portland (Inactive)
- Cascadia Hour Exchange (1993) Portland
[12]
- Columbia Community Exchange,
Columbia County
- Gorge Local Currency Cooperative,
Hood River
- Jefferson Rounds,
Coos,
Curry,
Douglas,
Klamath,
Lake,
Jackson, and
Josephine counties
- HOUR Exchange,
[13]
Corvallis
- PDX Timebank,
[14] Portland
- Reedville Free Exchange,
[15]
Reedville
- Xchange Stewards, Portland
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
- Bainbridge Island Bucks
Bainbridge Island, Washington (no website found—outdated?) (Inactive)
- BizX
Seattle, Washington
- Timebanks of Puget Sound
Kirkland, WA
- Fourth Corner Exchange Washington, Oregon, Colorado, New Mexico, Ohio, California
- Kettle River Hours
Kettle Falls, Washington (no website found—outdated?) (Inactive)
- Kitsap Hours
Bremerton, Washington (no website found—outdated?)
- Lopez Island Hours
Lopez Island, Washington (no website found—outdated?) (Inactive)
- Skagit Dollars
Mount Vernon, Washington (no website found—outdated?) (Inactive)
- Snohomish Diamonds
Snohomish, Washington
- Sound Hours, Olympia (Inactive)
- SWEL Timebank
Shoreline, Washington
- Tenino Wooden Dollars,
Tenino, Washington
[22]
- Life Dollars (Started: 2004) mostly electronic with some printed bills; Bellingham and Seattle
[23]
Wisconsin
See also
References
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"Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. p. 8. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
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^ Ellis, Blake.
"Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. p. 9. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
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"Ken Kramer's About San Diego (start at 4:33)". Retrieved January 3, 2013.
a time when Escondido printed its own money
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^ Ellis, Blake (January 27, 2012).
"Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. CNN. p. 11. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
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^ Ellis, Blake (January 27, 2012).
"Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. CNN. p. 1. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
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^ Ellis, Blake (January 27, 2012).
"Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. CNN. p. 4. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
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"Chamber Bucks Cash Program | Sault Ste Marie Chamber of Commerce".
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Chamber to take $100k hit after bankrupt company stiffs them The Holland Sentinel, March 2, 2009
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^ Ellis, Blake (January 27, 2012).
"Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. CNN. p. 10. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
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"A Local Currency? Introducing Hudson Valley Current". 8 July 2010.
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^ Ellis, Blake (January 27, 2012).
"Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. CNN. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
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"Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. p. 5. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
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"The Hour Exchange - Corvallis, Oregon".
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"PDX Timebank - Portland Oregon". Archived from
the original on 2008-05-20.
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"Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. p. 7. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
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"AkioSite Beta 10.2 R - Bank of Akio". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
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"Bristol Bucks – Bristol CORE". Retrieved 2022-02-27.
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"Middlebury Money". Experience Middlebury. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
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"City Wide Gift Certificates". Vergennes. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
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"Washington city helps residents, merchants with wooden money". Associated Press. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
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"Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. p. 6. Retrieved 9 February 2019.