[Mkguild] A question of money exchange

[Alex Green]

Alright, I've done the calculations.

First off, the assumptions.  I am assuming that; the value of gold is 15x
the value of silver; the value of silver is 300x the value of copper; gold
is worth $1350 per troy ounce; a Garrett is worth $300; each link conforms
to the dimensions stated by Anthony in his first email; percentages are by
weight; every link is worth just slightly more the the component metals so
that it wouldn't be profitable to melt them down.

I started off with the most valuable link first because there is only so
much gold that can fit in the specified dimensions.  I chose to make this
link out of 18 Karat gold; more specifically, it's 75% gold and 25% silver.
 It weighs exactly 0.866 troy ounces giving it a value of just slightly
less than $900.  This means one of these links is worth 3 Garretts.

The next link is 1/10th the value of the previous link meaning it's roughly
equal to $90 or 3 Silver Moons.  It is made from 95% silver and 5% gold,
and it weighs exactly 0.583 troy ounces.

Again, as specified, the next most valuable link is 1/10th the value of the
previous.  Worth $9, it's composed of 20% silver and 80% copper by weight.
 It weighs exactly 0.490 troy ounces.

The last link is worth $0.90.  Twenty of these will net you three Bronze
Crescents.  It is compose of 1.75% silver and 98.25% copper and weighs
precisely 0.480 troy ounces.

If these are to be grouped into chains of 100 then it would be important to
keep track of the weight of a chain.  A chain of 18 Karat links would weigh
5.938 pounds and be worth $90,000 or 300 Garretts.  A chain of the 95%
silver links would weigh 3.998 pounds and be worth $9,000.  A chain of the
20% silver links would weigh 3.36 pounds and be worth $900. And finally, a
chain of the 1.75% silver links would weigh 3.291 lbs and be worth $90.

I'll have to deal with Metamor's currency composition later, but this
should be a workable solution for the currency Anthony specified.

-AlexSurikat
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