[Mkguild] A question of money exchange

[C. Matthias]

I concur, it really depends on the weight of the metal.  In the story 
I'm currently posting there is a scene where Duke Thomas has the 
Merchant's Guild showing the weights and measures that they are using 
and these are checked against a standard weight.  This is how the 
value of currency is kept relatively stable year to year so long as 
massive influxes of minerals aren't being introduced (another reason 
Duke Thomas only allows a little bit of the mithril from Joy's Legacy 
to be distributed each year; too much and its value would plummet 
threatening the wealth of all kingdoms).

So for your character, I think you need to decide on how much each link weighs.

May He bless you and keep you in His grace and love,

Charles Matthias



At 02:20 AM 2/25/2014, christian okane wrote:
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>I assume it would depend on how much material is in each link.  I 
>assume most business people would go with the metal weight and 
>content per link. How much does each link weigh? i would think one 
>gold link is roughly equal to one or 2 gold coins.
>
>
>Chris
>The Lurking Fox
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>I am working on a character who comes from an area where trade is 
>mostly barter but does have a currency that is measured in links of 
>chains made of various metals.
>
>The links are a standardized size measurements are: One inch inside 
>diameter. The links are initially round when made but deform into 
>elongated ovals over time depending on the hardness of the metal.
> 
>Thickness of each link is about 3/16ths of an inch.
>
>The metals used for currency links are: copper, bronze, silver, and gold.
>
>The currency ranking is in 10:1 increments. So ten links of a lesser 
>metal will equal one of the next higher ranked metal.
>
>When shopping, the currency is most often worn around the neck like 
>a necklace in standard 100 link chains held in loops by steel rings. 
>If the chain comes from a smith specializing in the minting of 
>currency, the ring will have the mark of the smithy on it. As there 
>are very few smithies that are minters, seeing such a mark is not 
>common and is looked upon as a guarantee of the value of the 
>currency. As a chain is used up it often will be placed in the 
>person's pouch along with any change received.
>
>My question is; how would a currency exchange work? How many links 
>of each metal would exchange for its closest Metamor equivalent?
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