Coins
The most common coin is the copper piece (cp). 10 copper pieces are worth 1 silver piece. 10 silver pieces are worth 1 gold piece (gp). In addition to copper, silver, and gold coins, there are also platinum pieces (pp), which are each worth 10 gp.
The standard coin weighs about a third of an ounce (fifty to the pound).
Table 1: Coins
Exchange Value | ||||
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Coin | CP | SP | GP | PP |
Copper piece (cp) = | 1 | 1/10 | 1/100 | 1/1,000 |
Silver piece (sp) = | 10 | 1 | 1/10 | 1/100 |
Gold piece (gp) = | 100 | 10 | 1 | 1/10 |
Platinum piece (pp) = | 1,000 | 100 | 10 | 1 |
Wealth Other Than Coins
Merchants commonly exchange trade goods without using currency. As a means of comparison, some trade goods are detailed below.
Table 2: Trade Goods
Cost | Item |
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1 cp | One pound of wheat |
2 cp | One pound of flour, or one chicken |
1 sp | One pound of iron |
5 sp | One pound of tobacco or copper |
1 gp | One pound of cinnamon, or one goat |
2 gp | One pound of ginger or pepper, or one sheep |
3 gp | One pig |
4 gp | One square yard of linen |
5 gp | One pound of salt or silver |
10 gp | One square yard of silk, or one cow |
15 gp | One pound of saffron or cloves, or one ox |
50 gp | One pound of gold |
500 gp | One pound of platinum |
Selling Loot
In general, a character can sell something for one-third of its listed price.
Trade goods are the exception to the one-third-price rule. A trade good, in this sense, is a valuable good that can be easily exchanged almost as if it were cash itself.