BerkShares can be obtained at any of the following local bank branches in exchange for US dollars at a rate of 1 US Dollar ($1) per BerkShare and spend at hundred of area businesses like cash. The federal dollars remain on deposit at the BerkShares Exchange Banks, allowing you to redeem BerkShares for US Dollars at the same exchange rate, less a modest 1.5% fee.

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