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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 5174464" data-attributes="member: 1210">I use electrum too- in fact, an old kingdom put a pc's face on their electrum pieces, so they are usually referred to as "Drelvins", named after Drelvin the Archer. I like to use weird coins as treasure; it's a little harder to get the full value out of them, but it leads to cool npcs, adventure hooks, etc. In addition to electrum I've used:-Mithral pieces (going way back to 1e; usually worth about 10,000 gp)-Local currencies (usually, the coins are worth more than their "value by weight" but only in the locale they are minted for)-Older coins (in 2e and earlier, coins weighed 1/10 lb; in 3e and later, it's 1/50. Therefore, older coins are worth more by virtue of having more precious metal in them, but might be overvalued at 5 x normal, since they are usually debased).-Some cultures use other things than metal- shells, beads or even paper marks of credit.-Of course, there are always trade bars.</blockquote>