Peter's Currency Converter

Created: 2020.06.29

updated automatically whenever we make any update to the site

The conversions on this page were calculated as of: 2024.07.23. When looking at these values, realize you will be charged a premium to do the transaction, for example you may typically be charged between 3 and 10%. So for example, if the exchange rate for USD --> CDN is 1.30, For every 100 USD you give the bank, you may only get $117 CDN (10%) instead of the 130 CDN you expected. Or, if the commission is only 3%, and you give the bank $130CDN, you might only get $97 USD instead of the $100 USD you were expecting. Depending on how you move the money, there may be flat fees as well, for example, a $50USD or $100USD per transaction is not unheard of, which makes your $97 USD from $130CDN only $47 (or you have to pay, if the fee is $100, $230 to get $97 in USD.)

Worse yet, if you work in 2 currencies that are not the USD or EURO, you can often expect to pay for TWO exchange rate fees - one to convert to USD and one to convert USD to the target currency.

The moral of the story: Whenever possible

Keep money in the currency it is in, don't exchange it (at least not until Facebook's Libra is live)

When moving money when there is a $50 or other transaction fee - move large blocks at a time

Convert USD

$1USD ($1.35CAD, ₡579CRC) single, buck, simoleon, ace, greenback (19th century it was black on the front, green on the back), bean, bone
$2USD ($2.71CAD, ₡1.157CRC) duce, Tom
$3USD ($4.06CAD, ₡1.736CRC)
$4USD ($5.42CAD, ₡2.314CRC)
$5USD ($6.77CAD, ₡2.893CRC) fin, fiver, five-spot, nickel (yes not a typo)
$6USD ($8.13CAD, ₡3.471CRC)
$7USD ($9.48CAD, ₡4.050CRC)
$8USD ($11CAD, ₡4.628CRC)
$9USD ($12CAD, ₡5.207CRC)
$10USD ($14CAD, ₡5.785CRC) sawbuck, ten-spot, Hamilton, dime (yes not a typo)
$20USD ($27CAD, ₡11.571CRC) dub, double sawbuck, Jackson
$25USD ($34CAD, ₡14.463CRC) quarter (yes not a typo)
$50USD ($68CAD, ₡28.927CRC) frog
$100USD ($135CAD, ₡57.854CRC) Benjamin, C-Note, yard
$1,000USD ($1,354CAD, ₡578.539CRC) large, grand, G, K, stack, bland
$10,000USD ($13,543CAD, ₡5.785.390CRC) rack (100 - $100 bills)
$100,000USD ($135,426CAD, ₡57.853.900CRC) brick
$1,000,000USD ($1,354,260CAD, ₡578.539.000CRC) rock, M, MM (Mil * Mil; 1000x1000), Mil
$0.01USD ($0.01CAD, ₡6CRC) penny
$0.05USD ($0.07CAD, ₡29CRC) nickel
$0.10USD ($0.14CAD, ₡58CRC) dime
$0.25USD ($0.34CAD, ₡145CRC) quarter, two-bits
$0.50USD ($0.68CAD, ₡289CRC) fifty-cent piece

Convert CDN

$1CAD ($0.74USD, ₡427CRC) loonie
$2CAD ($1.48USD, ₡854CRC) toonie
$3CAD ($2.22USD, ₡1.282CRC)
$4CAD ($2.95USD, ₡1.709CRC)
$5CAD ($3.69USD, ₡2.136CRC) fin, fiver, five-spot
$6CAD ($4.43USD, ₡2.563CRC)
$7CAD ($5.17USD, ₡2.990CRC)
$8CAD ($5.91USD, ₡3.418CRC)
$9CAD ($6.65USD, ₡3.845CRC)
$10CAD ($7.38USD, ₡4.272CRC) sawbuck, Ten-spot, dixie
$20CAD ($15USD, ₡8.544CRC) QE2, Queen Sheet
$100CAD ($74USD, ₡42.720CRC) C-Note, Borden, Onion
$1,000CAD ($738USD, ₡427.199CRC) grand
$10,000CAD ($7,384USD, ₡4.271.994CRC)
$100,000CAD ($73,841USD, ₡42.719.936CRC) brick
$1,000,000CAD ($738,411USD, ₡427.199.356CRC)
$0.01CAD ($0.01USD, ₡4CRC) penny (no longer exists in physical form)
$0.05CAD ($0.04USD, ₡21CRC) nickle
$0.10CAD ($0.07USD, ₡43CRC) dime
$0.25CAD ($0.18USD, ₡107CRC) quarter, two-bits
$0.50CAD ($0.37USD, ₡214CRC) half dollar

and then as a test $0.50CAD ($0.37USD, ₡214CRC) that is fifty cents converted to usd and colones

Convert Colones

₡5CRC ($0.01USD, $0.01CAD) aluminum coin
₡10CRC ($0.02USD, $0.02CAD) brass coin
₡20CRC ($0.03USD, $0.05CAD) aluminum coin
₡25CRC ($0.04USD, $0.06CAD) bronze/aluminum coin
₡50CRC ($0.09USD, $0.12CAD) bronze/aluminum coin, media teja
₡100CRC ($0.17USD, $0.23CAD) brass coin, teja
₡500CRC ($0.86USD, $1.17CAD) bronze/aluminum coin, cinco tejas
₡1.000CRC ($1.73USD, $2.34CAD) un rojo
₡2.000CRC ($3.46USD, $4.68CAD)
₡3.000CRC ($5.19USD, $7.02CAD)
₡4.000CRC ($6.91USD, $9.36CAD)
₡5.000CRC ($8.64USD, $12CAD) tucán, but now has a picture of a monkey on it.
₡6.000CRC ($10USD, $14CAD)
₡7.000CRC ($12USD, $16CAD)
₡8.000CRC ($14USD, $19CAD)
₡9.000CRC ($16USD, $21CAD)
₡10.000CRC ($17USD, $23CAD) un puma
₡20.000CRC ($35USD, $47CAD)
₡100.000CRC ($173USD, $234CAD)
₡1.000.000CRC ($1,728USD, $2,341CAD)
₡10.000.000CRC ($17,285USD, $23,408CAD)
₡100.000.000CRC ($172,849USD, $234,083CAD)
₡1.000.000.000CRC ($1,728,492USD, $2,340,827CAD)