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 2: Coins
| Exchange Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 3: Trade Goods
| Cost | Item |
|---|---|
| 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.
