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<blockquote data-quote="Dogbrain" data-source="post: 1307676" data-attributes="member: 14980">The following is a real-world coinage system that used copper, silver, and gold coins but was still simpler than the amazingly diverse English system.&nbsp; It's the original US coin system, as authorized in 1792 in the first authorization of a US-minted currency.&nbsp; It is not a medieval system by any stretch of the imagination, but it fits the vanilla and no spice D&amp;D paradigm better than would a good medieval fit.&nbsp; It's for an economy where people had gotten used to using coin (although barter was still done on the frontier).&nbsp; Likewise, people insisted that the copper coinage be &quot;full-bodied&quot; (have as much copper as necessary to be &quot;inherently worth&quot; the nominal value).[code]Name&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Value&nbsp; Metal&nbsp;&nbsp; Purity&nbsp;&nbsp; Diameter&nbsp;&nbsp; Per Pound&nbsp;&nbsp; Per Inchhalf cent&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.005&nbsp; Copper&nbsp;&nbsp; 100%&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.925&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 53&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 12cent&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0.01&nbsp;&nbsp; Copper&nbsp;&nbsp; 100%&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.142&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 27&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 9half disme&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0.05&nbsp;&nbsp; Silver&nbsp; &nbsp; 89%&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.650&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 337&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 42disme&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.1&nbsp; &nbsp; Silver&nbsp; &nbsp; 89%&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.748&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 168&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 28quarter dollar&nbsp; 0.25&nbsp;&nbsp; Silver&nbsp; &nbsp; 89%&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.083&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 67&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 23half dollar&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.5&nbsp; &nbsp; Silver&nbsp; &nbsp; 89%&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.280&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 34&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 16dollar&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Silver&nbsp; &nbsp; 89%&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.555&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 17&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 12quarter eagle&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.5&nbsp; &nbsp; Gold&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 92%&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.811&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 104&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 36half eagle&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Gold&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 92%&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.984&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 52&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 26eagle&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 10&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Gold&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 92%&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.299&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 26&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 23[/code]&quot;Diameter&quot; is in inches.&quot;Per Pound&quot; is count of coins of that denomination per US pound weight (not Troy pound weight).&quot;Per Inch&quot; is count of coins that would be stacked to come close to an inch in stack height.When this system was in use, some typical prices were as follows:[code]deerskins, 3&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.00bearskin&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.50otter skin&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2.00mink skin&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0.25mare&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 25.00flour, lb&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0.03corn, bu&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.25whiskey, gal&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.50keg, empty&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.00moccasins&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0.50chocolate, lb&nbsp; 6.00Tea, lb&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 27.00pepper, lb&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 8.00tobacco, 1lb&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.25shotgun&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 11.00tin kettle&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.25tin pan&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0.25[/code]This was out on the frontier of Indiana territory.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dogbrain, post: 1307676, member: 14980"] The following is a real-world coinage system that used copper, silver, and gold coins but was still simpler than the amazingly diverse English system. It's the original US coin system, as authorized in 1792 in the first authorization of a US-minted currency. It is not a medieval system by any stretch of the imagination, but it fits the vanilla and no spice D&D paradigm better than would a good medieval fit. It's for an economy where people had gotten used to using coin (although barter was still done on the frontier). Likewise, people insisted that the copper coinage be "full-bodied" (have as much copper as necessary to be "inherently worth" the nominal value). [code] Name Value Metal Purity Diameter Per Pound Per Inch half cent 0.005 Copper 100% 0.925 53 12 cent 0.01 Copper 100% 1.142 27 9 half disme 0.05 Silver 89% 0.650 337 42 disme 0.1 Silver 89% 0.748 168 28 quarter dollar 0.25 Silver 89% 1.083 67 23 half dollar 0.5 Silver 89% 1.280 34 16 dollar 1 Silver 89% 1.555 17 12 quarter eagle 2.5 Gold 92% 0.811 104 36 half eagle 5 Gold 92% 0.984 52 26 eagle 10 Gold 92% 1.299 26 23 [/code] "Diameter" is in inches. "Per Pound" is count of coins of that denomination per US pound weight (not Troy pound weight). "Per Inch" is count of coins that would be stacked to come close to an inch in stack height. When this system was in use, some typical prices were as follows: [code] deerskins, 3 1.00 bearskin 1.50 otter skin 2.00 mink skin 0.25 mare 25.00 flour, lb 0.03 corn, bu 0.25 whiskey, gal 1.50 keg, empty 1.00 moccasins 0.50 chocolate, lb 6.00 Tea, lb 27.00 pepper, lb 8.00 tobacco, 1lb 0.25 shotgun 11.00 tin kettle 1.25 tin pan 0.25 [/code] This was out on the frontier of Indiana territory. [/QUOTE]

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