Yes, think of them as cents, as in 1000F$ is $10.00
Then factor in the fact that twice since Xmas the bank has had a half price sale, so they were basically selling 1000F$ for $5.00 and people bought up big!
Now the sale is over the rate is rising again and is currenly around 1000F$ = $6.00
Usually is settles at somewhere around 1000F$ = $8.00
Obviously the have bugger-all value out site this community, but on here you can usually find cheap domains for around 1000F$, hosting for 500F$ a month, link placements and ad slots on peoples sites, script installations, or custom graphics work done for F$, so all in all, they can be very usefull!