List of community currencies in the United States

Community currencies that have been used in the United States:

Models

Currencies

Intra-company

The Barter Network^[1]

Interstate

Blue Money Brattleboro, Vermont, and Chesterfield, New Hampshire
BNI^[2] Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey
Disney dollar Disneyland and Disney World
Fourth Corner Exchange Pacific Northwest
RiverHOURS Columbia River Gorge (Inactive)

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
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 Barbara Hours Santa Barbara, 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

Middletown Cash Middletown, CT, Wesleyan University
Thread City Bread Willimantic, Connecticut (Inactive)

District of Columbia

Potomacs Washington, DC (Inactive)

Florida

Clear Water Hours Tampa, Florida (2012 - Current)
Tampanio Tampa, Florida (a proposed currency based on the BerkShares Model for Tampa, Florida and surrounding communities) (Inactive)

Georgia

Atlanta Hours Atlanta, Georgia (Inactive)

Hawai'i

Aloha Hours Hawaii, USA (2013 - Current)
Kauai Barter and Trade Network Kilauea, Hawaii

Idaho

Boise Hours Boise, Idaho (Inactive)
Labor backed economy Boise, Idaho (Inactive)

Illinois

White Rabbit Money (downstate Illinois)

Indiana

BloomingHours Bloomington, Indiana

Iowa

Wash Bucks Sioux City, Iowa

Kansas

[REAL Dollars] Lawrence, Kansas (Inactive)

Kentucky

Berea Bucks Berea, Kentucky (Inactive)

Louisiana

Mo' Money New Orleans, Louisiana (Inactive)

US Money and BE Dollars Lafayette, Louisiana

Maine

Waldo Hours Unity, Maine (Inactive)

Maryland

Anacostia Hours Mount Rainier, Maryland (Inactive)
Baltimore Hours Baltimore, Maryland (Inactive)
P.E.N. Neighborhood Exchange Takoma Park, Maryland (Inactive)
The BNote Baltimore, Maryland

Montana

Missoula Hours Missoula, Montana (Inactive)

Nebraska

Shamrock Dollars O’Neill, Nebraska

New Hampshire

Shire Silver

New Mexico

Santa Fe Hours Santa Fe, New Mexico (Inactive)

New York

North Carolina

Asheville LETS Credits Asheville, North Carolina (Inactive)
Bull City Bucks Durham, North Carolina (Inactive)
Earthaven Leaps Earthaven Ecovillage
Mountain Money Mars Hill, North Carolina (Inactive)
PLENTY Pittsboro, North Carolina

Ohio

Cuyahoga Hours Cleveland, Ohio (Inactive)
Portage Hours Kent, Ohio (Inactive)
Simply Hours Columbus, Ohio (Inactive)
Summit Hours Akron, Ohio (Inactive)
Wooster Hours Apple Creek, Ohio (Inactive)

Oklahoma

Tulsa Hours Tulsa, Oklahoma (Inactive)

Oregon

Bridgetown Bucks from PDX Currency Corp,^[5] Portland
Cascadia Hour Exchange,^[6] Portland
Columbia Community Exchange, Columbia County
Gorge Local Currency Cooperative, Hood River
Jefferson Rounds, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Klamath, Lake, Jackson, and Josephine counties
HOUR Exchange,^[7] Corvallis
PDX Timebank,^[8] Portland
Reedville Free Exchange,^[9] Reedville
Xchange Stewards, Portland

Pennsylvania

Lehigh Valley Barter Hours Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (Inactive)
Timebank Media, an initiative of Transition Town Media. Media, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia uses "Equal Dollars" according to AARP Bulletin May 2012 page 28

South Dakota

Brookings Bucks Brookings, South Dakota
Hobo Dough South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota

Tennessee

Riverbend Tokens Chattanooga, Tennessee (Inactive)

Texas

Greyhound Bucks Taft, Texas (Inactive)
Houston Hours Houston, Texas
C-City Cash Colorado City, Texas

Vermont

Bristol Bucks Bristol, Vermont
Buffalo Mountain Hours Hardwick, Vermont (Inactive)
Burlington Bread Burlington, Vermont (Inactive)
Green Mountain Hours Montpelier, Vermont (Inactive)

Virginia

Floyd Hours Floyd, Virginia (Inactive)

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,^[10] Olympia (Inactive)
SWEL Timebank Shoreline, Washington

Wisconsin

Chamber Bucks Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Madison Hours Madison, Wisconsin
Milwaukee Hours Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Inactive)

References

↑ "The Barter Network". Retrieved March 14, 2011. Convert your business' goods and services into TBN trade dollars that work like cash to purchase needed items.
↑ "Welcome to Atlantic Barter". Retrieved March 14, 2011. Your business sells its goods or services, and in exchange, your account is credited the normal retail value of the sale in trade dollars ($1 sold = 1 trade dollar credited). When you purchase goods or services, your ATLANTIC BARTER account is debited the normal retail value of your purchase ($1 purchased = 1 trade dollar debited). Only when you make a purchase, will ATLANTIC BARTER charge a performance based cash transaction fee of 12.5%.
↑ "Ken Kramer's About San Diego (start at 4:33)". Retrieved January 3, 2013. a time when Escondido printed its own money
↑ Chamber to take $100k hit after bankrupt company stiffs them The Holland Sentinel, March 2, 2009
↑ http://www.pdxcurrency.net
↑ http://cascadiahourexchange.com
↑ http://hourexchange.org
↑ http://www.pdxtimebank.org
↑ https://reedvillefreeexchange.org
↑ http://olyblog.net/what-ever-happened-sound-hours-local-currency

External links

Directory of Community Currency Systems Using Printed Money in the United States Inactive - no new link found.
Trounce - Silver Certificates
HOUR money
eMINT

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[1] "The Barter Network". Retrieved March 14, 2011. Convert your business' goods and services into TBN trade dollars that work like cash to purchase needed items.

[2] "Welcome to Atlantic Barter". Retrieved March 14, 2011. Your business sells its goods or services, and in exchange, your account is credited the normal retail value of the sale in trade dollars ($1 sold = 1 trade dollar credited). When you purchase goods or services, your ATLANTIC BARTER account is debited the normal retail value of your purchase ($1 purchased = 1 trade dollar debited). Only when you make a purchase, will ATLANTIC BARTER charge a performance based cash transaction fee of 12.5%.

[3] "Ken Kramer's About San Diego (start at 4:33)". Retrieved January 3, 2013. a time when Escondido printed its own money

[4] Chamber to take $100k hit after bankrupt company stiffs them The Holland Sentinel, March 2, 2009

[5] ttp://www.pdxcurrency.net

[6] ttp://cascadiahourexchange.com

[7] ttp://hourexchange.org

[8] ttp://www.pdxtimebank.org

[9] ttps://reedvillefreeexchange.org

[10] ttp://olyblog.net/what-ever-happened-sound-hours-local-currency