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;1792 Apr. 2 – ''An act establishing a Mint, and regulating the Coins of the United States.'' (§9–13)<sup>[http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsl&fileName=001/llsl001.db&recNum=369 LoC] [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large/Volume_1/2nd_Congress/1st_Session/Chapter_16 Ws] [https://web.archive.org/web/20040407164627/http://nesara.org/files/coinage_act_1792.pdf Archive]</sup> | ;1792 Apr. 2 – ''An act establishing a Mint, and regulating the Coins of the United States.'' (§9–13)<sup>[http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsl&fileName=001/llsl001.db&recNum=369 LoC] [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large/Volume_1/2nd_Congress/1st_Session/Chapter_16 Ws] [https://web.archive.org/web/20040407164627/http://nesara.org/files/coinage_act_1792.pdf Archive]</sup> | ||
: Proportional value of pure gold to pure silver: 15:1 | : Proportional value of pure gold to pure silver: 15:1 | ||
: US “standard gold” for coins: {{frac|11|12}} (≈916.7) fine (i.e. 22 kt.), {{frac|1|12}} alloy ( | : US “standard gold” for coins: {{frac|11|12}} (≈916.7) fine (i.e. 22 kt.), {{frac|1|12}} alloy (≤½ silver, ≥½ copper). | ||
: US “standard silver” for coins: {{frac|1485|1664}} (≈892.4) fine, {{frac|179|1664}} alloy (copper). | : US “standard silver” for coins: {{frac|1485|1664}} (≈892.4) fine, {{frac|179|1664}} alloy (copper). | ||
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| 0.01 || cent || 264 || grains (11 pennyweights) of copper || {{#expr:7000/264 round 1}} | | 0.01 || cent || 264 || grains (11 pennyweights) of copper || {{#expr:7000/264 round 1}} | ||
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| .005 || cent, half || 132 || grains ( | | .005 || cent, half || 132 || grains (5½ pennyweights) of copper || {{#expr:7000/132 round 1}}.0 | ||
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: 1794–1795 “Flowing Hair” silver coins | : 1794–1795 “Flowing Hair” silver coins are 900 fine silver (0.848% more than mandated). | ||
: 1795–1836 “Draped Bust” | : 1795–1836 “Draped Bust” & “Capped Bust” silver coins are 892 fine silver (as mandated). | ||
;1793 Jan. 14 – {{abbr|''An act to amend… so far as respects the coinage of copper.''|<em>An act to amend an act intituled “An act establishing a Mint, and regulating the coins of the United States,” so far as respects the coinage of copper.<em>}}<sup>[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large/Volume_1/2nd_Congress/2nd_Session/Chapter_2 Ws]</sup> | ;1793 Jan. 14 – {{abbr|''An act to amend… so far as respects the coinage of copper.''|<em>An act to amend an act intituled “An act establishing a Mint, and regulating the coins of the United States,” so far as respects the coinage of copper.<em>}}<sup>[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large/Volume_1/2nd_Congress/2nd_Session/Chapter_2 Ws]</sup> | ||
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;1795 Mar. 3 – {{abbr|''An act supplementary to… establishing a Mint….''|<em>An act supplementary to the act intituled “An act establishing a Mint, and regulating the coins of the United States.”<em>}} (§8)<sup>[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large/Volume_1/3rd_Congress/2nd_Session/Chapter_47 Ws]</sup> | ;1795 Mar. 3 – {{abbr|''An act supplementary to… establishing a Mint….''|<em>An act supplementary to the act intituled “An act establishing a Mint, and regulating the coins of the United States.”<em>}} (§8)<sup>[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large/Volume_1/3rd_Congress/2nd_Session/Chapter_47 Ws]</sup> | ||
: US President may reduce | : US President may reduce copper coin weights by up to 2 dwt. (48 gr.) in each cent. | ||
;1834 June 28 – ''An act concerning the gold coins of the United States, and for other purposes.'' (§1)<sup>[https://www.loc.gov/law/help/statutes-at-large/23rd-congress/Session%201/c23s1ch95.pdf LoC] [https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/1093 SLF]</sup> | ;1834 June 28 – ''An act concerning the gold coins of the United States, and for other purposes.'' (§1)<sup>[https://www.loc.gov/law/help/statutes-at-large/23rd-congress/Session%201/c23s1ch95.pdf LoC] [https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/1093 SLF]</sup> | ||
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| 5.00 || half eagle || 129 || grains standard (116 gr. pure) gold | | 5.00 || half eagle || 129 || grains standard (116 gr. pure) gold | ||
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| 2.50 || quarter eagle ||class="in1 pr0"| | | 2.50 || quarter eagle ||class="in1 pr0"| 64½ || grains standard  (58 gr. pure) gold | ||
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;1837 Jan. 18 – {{abbr|''An act supplementary to… establishing a Mint….''|<em>An act supplementary to the act entitled “An act establishing a Mint, and regulating the coins of the United States.”<em>}} (§8–10)<sup>[https://www.loc.gov/law/help/statutes-at-large/24th-congress/Session%202/c24s2ch3.pdf LoC]</sup> | ;1837 Jan. 18 – {{abbr|''An act supplementary to… establishing a Mint….''|<em>An act supplementary to the act entitled “An act establishing a Mint, and regulating the coins of the United States.”<em>}} (§8–10)<sup>[https://www.loc.gov/law/help/statutes-at-large/24th-congress/Session%202/c24s2ch3.pdf LoC]</sup> | ||
: US “standard gold” for coins: 900 fine, {{frac|1|10}} alloy ( | : US “standard gold” for coins: 900 fine, {{frac|1|10}} alloy (≤½ silver, ≥½ copper). | ||
: US “standard silver” for coins: 900 fine, {{frac|1|10}} alloy (copper). | : US “standard silver” for coins: 900 fine, {{frac|1|10}} alloy (copper). | ||
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| 0.01 || cent || 168 || grains (7 dwt.) of copper | | 0.01 || cent || 168 || grains (7 dwt.) of copper | ||
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| .005 || half cent ||class=in1| 84 || grains ( | | .005 || half cent ||class=in1| 84 || grains (3½ dwt.) of copper | ||
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{| class="tight c1us" | {| class="tight c1us" | ||
! Den. !! Coin !!colspan=2| Weight | ! Den. !! Coin !!colspan=2| Weight | ||
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| 3.00 || {{wp|three-dollar piece}} ||class="pr0 in1"| {{frac|74|2|5}} || grains standard gold | | 3.00 || {{wp|three-dollar piece}} ||class="pr0 in1"| {{frac|74|2|5}} || grains standard gold | ||
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Revision as of 22:00, 24 October 2018
Coins of Waterdeep
- Nib
- “Copper coin about the size of a thumbnail (1 nib = 1 common copper coin)”
- If the example is ¹⁄₂″ side-to-side (thumbnail size), then it’s ⁵⁄₈″ on the diagonal, and the single-surface area is ∼.24 sq.in.
- If the example is ³⁄₅″ side-to-side (fits inside taol), then it’s ³⁄₄″ on the diagonal, and the single-surface area is ∼.35 sq.in.
- If the example is ³⁄₄″ side-to-side (²⁄₃ of a dragon), then it’s ¹⁵⁄₁₆″ on the diagonal, and the single-surface area is ∼.54 sq.in.
- Shard
- “Silver coin, slightly smaller than the nib (1 shard = 10 nibs)”
- Taol
- “Brass coin, about two inches square with a hole large enough for a nib to fit in (1 taol = 200 nibs)”
- If the example is 2″ wide, then the hole diameter is ¾″, and the single-surface area is ∼3.4 sq.in.
- Dragon
- “Gold coin, half again as large as a nib (1 dragon = 100 nibs)”
- If the example is ³⁄₄″ square (1¹⁄₂ × ¹⁄₂″ nib), then the single-surface area is ∼⁴⁄₉ sq.in.
- If the example is ⁹⁄₁₀″ square (1¹⁄₂ × ³⁄₅″ nib), then the single-surface area is ∼²⁄₃ sq.in.
- If the example is 1¹⁄₈″ square (1¹⁄₂ × ³⁄₄″ nib), then the single-surface area is ∼1 sq.in. (Same as standard round D&D coin.)
- Sun
- “Platinum coin, twice as large as a nib (1 sun = 1,000 nibs)”
- Harbor Moon
- “Platinum crescent inset with electrum, about three inches long with a hole large enough for a nib to fit in (1 harbor moon = 5,000 nibs)”
- If the example is 3″ wide, then it’s 2½″ tall, with tips 2.2″ apart, a ¼″ square hole, and single-surface area of ∼4.5 sq.in.
Standard D&D coins
A standard [d20] coin weighs about a third of an ounce, so fifty coins weigh a pound.
| Coin | cp | sp | ep | gp | pp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper (cp) | 1 | 1⁄10 | 1⁄50 | 1⁄100 | 1⁄1000 |
| Silver (sp) | 10 | 1 | 1⁄5 | 1⁄10 | 1⁄100 |
| Electrum (ep) | 50 | 5 | 1 | 1⁄2 | 1⁄20 |
| Gold (gp) | 100 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1⁄10 |
| Platinum (pp) | 1000 | 100 | 20 | 10 | 1 |
Background
Original D&D—“Basic” through Rules Cyclopedia—coins have an encumbrance of ∼1⁄10 pound each.
More specifically, encumbrance (enc.) is a combination of the weight and clumsiness of gear measured in coin-weight equivalents (cn), where 1 𝖼𝗇 equals approximately 1⁄10 of a pound in weight and awkwardness. For example, a 1⁄2 lb wineskin filled with a quart of water/wine (∼ 2 lb), would only weigh ∼ 25 𝖼𝗇, but has a total enc. of 30 𝖼𝗇.
US coinage
- 1792 Apr. 2 – An act establishing a Mint, and regulating the Coins of the United States. (§9–13)LoC Ws Archive
- Proportional value of pure gold to pure silver: 15:1
- US “standard gold” for coins: 11⁄12 (≈916.7) fine (i.e. 22 kt.), 1⁄12 alloy (≤½ silver, ≥½ copper).
- US “standard silver” for coins: 1485⁄1664 (≈892.4) fine, 179⁄1664 alloy (copper).
| Den. | Coin | Weight | №⁄lb. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.00 | eagle | 270 | grains standard (247 4⁄8 gr. pure) gold | 25.9 |
| 5.00 | eagle, half | 135 | grains standard (123 6⁄8 gr. pure) gold | 51.9 |
| 2.50 | eagle, quarter | 67 4⁄8 | grains standard (61 7⁄8 gr. pure) gold | 103.7 |
| 1.00 | dollar | 416 | grains standard (371 4⁄16 gr. pure) silver | 16.8 |
| 0.50 | dollar, half | 208 | grains standard (185 10⁄16 gr. pure) silver | 33.7 |
| 0.25 | dollar, quarter | 104 | grains standard (92 13⁄16 gr. pure) silver | 67.3 |
| 0.10 | disme | 41 3⁄5 | grains standard (37 2⁄16 gr. pure) silver | 168.3 |
| 0.05 | disme, half | 20 4⁄5 | grains standard (18 9⁄16 gr. pure) silver | 336.5 |
| 0.01 | cent | 264 | grains (11 pennyweights) of copper | 26.5 |
| .005 | cent, half | 132 | grains (5½ pennyweights) of copper | 53.0 |
- 1794–1795 “Flowing Hair” silver coins are 900 fine silver (0.848% more than mandated).
- 1795–1836 “Draped Bust” & “Capped Bust” silver coins are 892 fine silver (as mandated).
- 1793 Jan. 14 – An act to amend… so far as respects the coinage of copper.Ws
| 0.01 | cent | 208 | grains (8 2⁄3 dwt.) of copper |
| .005 | half cent | 104 | grains (4 1⁄3 dwt.) of copper |
- Legal change before US Mint production began.
- 1795 Mar. 3 – An act supplementary to… establishing a Mint…. (§8)Ws
- US President may reduce copper coin weights by up to 2 dwt. (48 gr.) in each cent.
- 1834 June 28 – An act concerning the gold coins of the United States, and for other purposes. (§1)LoC SLF
- Proportional value of pure gold to pure silver: ≈16:1 (implied)
- US “standard gold” for coins: 116⁄129 (≈899.2) fine.
| Den. | Coin | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.00 | eagle | 258 | grains standard (232 gr. pure) gold |
| 5.00 | half eagle | 129 | grains standard (116 gr. pure) gold |
| 2.50 | quarter eagle | 64½ | grains standard (58 gr. pure) gold |
- 1837 Jan. 18 – An act supplementary to… establishing a Mint…. (§8–10)LoC
- US “standard gold” for coins: 900 fine, 1⁄10 alloy (≤½ silver, ≥½ copper).
- US “standard silver” for coins: 900 fine, 1⁄10 alloy (copper).
| Den. | Coin | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.00 | eagle | 258 | grains standard gold |
| 5.00 | half eagle | 129 | grains standard gold |
| 2.50 | quarter eagle | 64 1⁄2 | grains standard gold |
| 1.00 | dollar | 412 1⁄2 | grains standard silver |
| 0.50 | half dollar | 206 1⁄4 | grains standard silver |
| 0.25 | quarter dollar | 103 1⁄8 | grains standard silver |
| 0.10 | dime | 41 1⁄4 | grains standard silver |
| 0.05 | half dime | 20 5⁄8 | grains standard silver |
| 0.01 | cent | 168 | grains (7 dwt.) of copper |
| .005 | half cent | 84 | grains (3½ dwt.) of copper |
- 1849 Mar. 3 Coinage Act of 1849.SLF
| 20.00 | double eagle | 516 | grains standard gold (implied) |
| 1.00 | gold dollar | 25 4⁄5 | grains standard gold (implied) |
- 1851 Mar. 3 – An act to reduce and modify the rates of postage in the United States, and for other purposes. (§11)
| 0.03 | three cent piece | 12 3⁄8 | grains (∼1⁄2 dwt.) of 75% silver and 25% copper |
- 1853 Feb. 21 – An act amendatory of existing laws relative to the half dollar, quarter dollar, dime, and half dime.(Chap.LXXIX)
| Den. | Coin | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.00 | three-dollar piece | 74 2⁄5 | grains standard gold |
| 0.50 | half dollar | 192 | grains standard silver |
| 0.25 | quarter dollar | 96 | grains standard silver |
| 0.10 | dime | 38 2⁄5 | grains standard silver |
| 0.05 | half dime | 19 1⁄5 | grains standard silver |
- 1857 Feb. 21 – An act relating to Foreign Coins and to the Coinage of Cents at the Mint of the United States. (§4)LoC
| 0.01 | cent | 72 | grains (3 dwt.) of 88% copper and 12% nickel (aka NS12) |
| .005 | half cent | — | coinage ceased |
- 1864 Apr. 22 – () – Coinage Act of 1864.LoC
- $ 0.01 cent – 48 grains (2 dwt.), 95% copper and 5% tin & zinc
- $ 0.02 two-cent – 96 grains (4 dwt.), 95% copper and 5% tin & zinc
- 1865 Mar. 8 – () – Coinage Act of 1865.LoC
- $ 0.03 three-cent – 30 grains, ≥ 75% copper and ≤ 25% nickel.
- Cent and two-cent only legal for amounts ≤ four cents.
- “In God We Trust” may be added to coins
- 1873 – () – Coinage Act of
- 1965 – () – Coinage Act of