Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Gargoyle" data-source="post: 335244" data-attributes="member: 529">Re: Re: Re: Re: On the coin issueIf the design of the coin is difficult to reproduce, that is one step towards the coin becoming trusted as currency.&nbsp; I can't imagine that these are smooth round circles of steel, with no design.&nbsp; The dwarves would probably have an intricate design so that Joe the blacksmith can't make his own coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; The value of the coins and paper in my pocket is greater than the cost of the materials they're made of.&nbsp; &nbsp; Unless I'm mistaken, no one said steel in DL is scarce.&nbsp; The steel coins have value because (for some reason, this is where I don't quite get it when the coins are described as &quot;simple&quot;) people decided they were a better currency than gold.&nbsp;&nbsp; I have a piece of paper in my pocket that is worth $1.00.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Not because of the scarcity of paper or the value of paper.&nbsp; It's because of trust, and because it's hard to duplicate.&nbsp; My thoughts are that the steel coins must have been hard to counterfeit. But really, it's a minor issue and I don't really care so much about the economy of Krynn.&nbsp; One thing I liked about DL was that the dragons were characters, not just monsters.&nbsp; I'm interested in how dragons will be treated in the new book.&nbsp; If DL has a lot of good material on dragons, I may buy it for just that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gargoyle, post: 335244, member: 529"] [b]Re: Re: Re: Re: On the coin issue[/b] If the design of the coin is difficult to reproduce, that is one step towards the coin becoming trusted as currency. I can't imagine that these are smooth round circles of steel, with no design. The dwarves would probably have an intricate design so that Joe the blacksmith can't make his own coins. The value of the coins and paper in my pocket is greater than the cost of the materials they're made of. Unless I'm mistaken, no one said steel in DL is scarce. The steel coins have value because (for some reason, this is where I don't quite get it when the coins are described as "simple") people decided they were a better currency than gold. I have a piece of paper in my pocket that is worth $1.00. Why? Not because of the scarcity of paper or the value of paper. It's because of trust, and because it's hard to duplicate. My thoughts are that the steel coins must have been hard to counterfeit. But really, it's a minor issue and I don't really care so much about the economy of Krynn. One thing I liked about DL was that the dragons were characters, not just monsters. I'm interested in how dragons will be treated in the new book. If DL has a lot of good material on dragons, I may buy it for just that. [/QUOTE]

Verification