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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jeff Carlsen" data-source="post: 6634044" data-attributes="member: 61749">We can do some extrapolation based on modern values to see what coins would be worth on Earth, what their basic purchasing power might be in game, and what it means for rarity of various metals in D&D. First, Some numbers:Modern Price by Indexcopper: $2.6-2.7 per lbsilver: $16-17 per ozgold: $1100-1200 per ozplatinum: $1000-1200 per ozModern Price Range Per Pound1 pound = 14.5833 troy ozcopper: $2.60 - $2.70 per lbsilver: $233.33 - $247.91 per lbgold: $16,041.63 - $17,499.96 per lbplatinum: $14,583.30 - $17,499.96 per lbInteresting notes: The traditional silver penny was 1/260th of a pound, which is roughly 1 USD. Also, Gold and Platinum have roughly equal values.From here we can massage the numbers to get a rough idea of what the value is today:copper:$2.50 per lb, $0.05 per copper piecesilver: $250 per lb, $5 per silver piecegold: $17,500 per lb, $350 per gold pieceplatinum: $17,500 per lb, $350 per platinum pieceHere's what we can surmise from comparing relative D&D coin values to the real world.In most D&D worlds, copper is ten times more rare than on Earth, and that gold is significantly more common. Platinum, on the other hand, is a little more rare. Thus the dollar value of each coin is this:CP: $0.50SP: $5.00EP: $25.00GP: $50.00PP: $500.00Many things about D&D seems to work well with the idea that gold is more common. Large hoards, for example. Also, electrum pieces are one mechanism to get a useful amount of money between $5 and $50. Alternatives are extra large silver coins, or smaller gold coins.For coin size, Using what people have posted above, I'm going to go with about 25mm in diameter for all coins, so something around the size of a US quarter. The thicknesses vary.</blockquote>

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