Directory of Community Currency Systems Using Printed Money in the United States

by

Ed Collom

collom@usm.maine.edu

http://www.usm.maine.edu/soc/collom/

With the Assistance of

Sara Trafton

Created

May 23, 2004

I have identified a total of 82 locally printed currency systems based on the “HOURS” model that have been attempted in 80 U.S. cities since the emergence of Ithaca Hours in 1991. Internet searches and my contact with system coordinators indicate that only 17 of the 82 systems are currently active (a 20.7% survival rate). If you have any questions or updated information, please contact me.

The 17 Active U.S. Community Currency Systems Using Printed Money

System Name	City	State	Internet URL
Tucson Traders	Tucson	AZ	http://tucsontraders.net/
Humboldt Exchange (formerly Humboldt Exposure)	Arcata	CA
Northern Colorado Local Currency and Barter Project	Fort Collins	CO	http://www.fortnet.org/nclcbp/
Gainesville Barter Network	Gainesville	FL	http://www.palmstone.com/barter/index.html
Earthaven Leaps	Asheville	NC
NCPlenty, Inc.	Chapel Hill	NC	http://www.ncplenty.org/
Ithaca Hours	Ithaca	NY	http://www.ithacahours.com/
Oneonta Hours	Oneonta	NY
Corvallis Hours	Corvallis	OR	http://www.hourexchange.org/
Emerald Ecos	Eugene	OR	http://emeraldecos.org
Cascadia Hour Exchange	Portland	OR	http://www.cascadiahourexchange.com/
Equal Dollars	Philadelphia	PA	http://www.rhd.org/equal.html
Charlottesville Barter Network	Charlottesville	VA	http://www.tradelocal.org/barter/
Burlington Currency Project	Burlington	VT	http://www.burlingtoncurrency.org/
Green Mountain Hours	Montpelier	VT	http://www.greenmountainhours.org/
OlyBarter Network (formerly Sound Exchange)	Olympia	WA	http://olynetwork.com/sX/
Madison Hours	Madison	WI	http://www.madisonhours.org/

The 65 Inactive U.S. Community Currency Systems that Used Printed Money

System Name	City	State	Internet URL
Flagstaff Neighbor Notes	Flagstaff	AZ	http://www.flagteaparty.org/Subjects/FNN/FNN_Home.html
High Desert Dollars	Prescott	AZ
Humboldt Local Currency Project	Arcata	CA
Berkeley Barter Network	Berkeley	CA
Berkeley Bread	Berkeley	CA
Sand Dollars	Bolinas	CA
Humboldt Hours	Eureka	CA
Mendocino SEED	Fort Bragg	CA
Sequoia Hours	Garberville	CA
Area Bucks	Palo Alto	CA
Santa Barbara Hours	Santa Barbara	CA
San Luis Obispo Hours	San Luis Obispo	CA
Santa Monica Hours	Santa Monica	CA
Sonoma County Community Cash	Santa Rosa	CA
Ukiah Hours	Ukiah	CA	http://www.greenmac.com/hours/
Carbondale Spuds	Carbondale	CO
Community Cash	Durango	CO
North Fork Helping Hands	Paonia	CO
Thread City Bread	Willimantic	CT
Atlanta Hours	Atlanta	GA
Kauai Barter and Trade Network	Kilauea	HI	http://www.realkauai.net/Barter/Coconut.php
Boise Hours	Boise	ID
BloomingHours	Bloomington	IN	http://www.bloomington.in.us/~blmghour/
Barter Bucks	Indianapolis	IN
REAL Dollars	Lawrence	KS	http://lto.lawrence.ks.us/
Berea Bucks	Berea	KY
Mo’ Money	New Orleans	LA	http://members.aol.com/ALinNOLA/MoMoney.html
Amesbury Hours	Amesbury	MA
Cape Anne Dollars	Gloucester	MA
Valley Dollars	Greenfield	MA
Baltimore Hours	Baltimore	MD	http://www.geocities.com/baltimorehours/
P.E.N. Neighborhood Exchange	Takoma Park	MD
Waldo Hours	Unity	ME
Great Lakes Hours	Detroit	MI
Columbia Hours	Columbia	MO
Kansas City Barter Bucks	Kansas City	MO
Missoula Hours	Missoula	MT
Bull City Bucks	Durham	NC
Mountain Money	Mars Hill	NC	http://www.main.nc.us/BarterNetwork/
Brattleboro Hours	Chesterfield	NH
Santa Fe Hours	Santa Fe	NM
Capitol Area Self-Sustaining Hours	Albany	NY
Brooklyn Greenbacks	Brooklyn	NY
Buffalo Hours	Buffalo	NY
Stoneridge Hours	Kerhonkson	NY
Columbia County Hours	Philmont	NY
Chenango Hours	New Berlin	NY
Summit Hours	Akron	OH
Wooster Hours	Apple Creek	OH
Cuyahoga Hours	Cleveland	OH
Simply Hours	Columbus	OH
Portage Hours	Kent	OH
Tulsa Hours	Tulsa	OK
Lehigh Valley Barter Hours	Bethlehem	PA
Dillo Hours	Austin	TX
Houston Hours	Houston	TX
Floyd Hours	Floyd	VA
Blue Money	Brattleboro	VT
Buffalo Mountain Hours	Hardwick	VT
Bainbridge Island Bucks	Bainbridge Island	WA
Kitsap Hours	Bremerton	WA
Kettle River Hours	Kettle Falls	WA
Lopez Island Hours	Lopez Island	WA
Skagit Dollars	Mount Vernon	WA
Milwaukee Hours	Milwaukee	WI

Maps of 80 U.S. Cities in which Community Currency Systems Using Printed Money have been Attempted

(Currently Active Systems Symbolized with Green Dots)

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