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I need to send for a couple of certs for ancestors i`m haveing trouble with and need to convert Australian dollars to English pounds or visa versa. Is there a conversion site that will give me an idea on this, i do know that the rates change every day, just need some idea, as my bank says theres a extra 20 AUD charge for a cheque to England (no credit card) Thank you for any help Sylvia, who wishes they accepted paypal

Sylvia, try this site http://users(.)hunterlink(.)net(.)au/~ddpay/currency/ Remove brackets Otherwise check with local family history centre or genealogy group. They can sometimes order them. Much cheaper. I have just found out and haven't tried it yet, but it is very expensive isn't it?

Thank you Elizabeth, i will try that

This is another good forex site - it covers all kinds of rates, starting from inter-bank. It also does ''cheat-sheets'' which convert likely blocks of currency from one to another (in either direction) according to your selection: www.oanda.*com (remove *) Christine

Sylvia just google ''latest exchange rates'' you will find all the info you need. Georgina.

Thank you to Christine and Georgina too

Hi Sylvia I understand your problem.and I use http://www(.)xe(.)com/ucc/ . Best of Luck Kate

I always use oanda. You can also make 'cheatsheets' which is a wonderful help working out foreign currency conversion when travelling. I recently sent for 9 certificates and sent one cheque for the lot, otherwise it would have been a costly exercise at an extra AUD$20 per certificate. I went into the Commonwealth Bank and bought a cheque with a London bank address... Easy but not as easy as using a credit card. Cheers Gerry

If you can find the relevant gro ref no you can order using a credit card. Im in NZ and find they do not even charge me postage just 7pounds per cert. Margaret