D&D 5E "Fixing" electrum pieces - looking for a player's perspective

[Ancalagon]

So I've experienced a lot with "alternative currencies" (to the basic 1 10 100 gold silver copper basic D&D rules)

I've discovered as a GM that my players do not appreciate a complex coinage system. The warhammer 1 gold = 20 silver = 240 copper pieces is about as complex as they were willing to go (and this is in 2 groups).

But what happens if I want something "accurate"? My solution was to use a "currency of account". So the heroes could do a mission for a 500 rupee reward. But they wouldn't get 500 rupee coins, but rather a bag of mixed coins worth 500 rupees. This worked quite well. The specific details of the coinage mattered a few times - as in it was a plot point - and for the rest we just priced everything in rupees. The actual system was:

1 mohur = 3 gp = 15 rupee
1 gp = 5 rupee = 10 sp
1 rupee = 2 silver pieces = 16 anna = 64 paise = 192 pie
1 sp = 8 anna = 32 paise = 96 pie
1 anna = 4 paise = 12 pie
1 paise = 3 pie

If someone is curious about extra details: Coinage - it's complicated

 

[Shiroiken]

Why? What's different?

Every other coin is 1/10 the value of the next coin, making it the odd coin out.

 

[Laurefindel]

From a player perspective, I’m willing to track two types of coins (usually silver and gold). Everything else is just a value of silver and gold. Now, i like when the DM colours the world with electrum and copper and platinum but ultimately, they are just X silver or gold on my character sheet (or whatever unit is used for currency in the world).

 

[Ancalagon]

Every other coin is 1/10 the value of the next coin, making it the odd coin out.

I had a response but then I realized I'm not sure if your opening statement was correct

"1000 cp = 100 sp = 10 ep = 1 pp, with 2 ep = 1 gp"

I can't talk about 1e, but I just checked my 2e book, and in there 10 sp = 2ep = 1gp, so as soon as 2e, the electrum piece was the "odd man out".

Did it change between 2e and 1e?

 

[the Jester]

I had a response but then I realized I'm not sure if your opening statement was correct

"1000 cp = 100 sp = 10 ep = 1 pp, with 2 ep = 1 gp"

I can't talk about 1e, but I just checked my 2e book, and in there 10 sp = 2ep = 1gp, so as soon as 2e, the electrum piece was the "odd man out".

Did it change between 2e and 1e?

IIRC 1e was 20 silver to the gold.