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Summary Of: BerkSharesThe BerkShares website lists over 300 businesses in Berkshire County that accept the currency... 5 million BerkShares had been issued from eleven branch offices of five local banks... BerkShares are a local currency designed and issued for the Berkshire region of Massachusetts... residents purchase BerkShares at 90 cents on the dollar from one of eleven branches of five local participating... Businesses then accept BerkShares at full dollar value... BerkShares can then be used by accepting businesses to purchase goods and services from other participating... Participating banks provide BerkShares with eleven brick and mortar offices where residents can exchange dollars for BerkShares and receive... BerkShares are printed in 1... The BerkShares program seeks to foster collaboration among producers... The BerkShares currency has attracted international media attention...Encyclodia Page On: BerkShares
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