Some realms mint a copper piece worth as much as one-fiftieth of a gold piece. Sometimes found in large quantities in dungeons, where they a nuisance for adventurers to carry out due to their low value per weight. Will buy half a loaf of bread, a piece of chalk, or a torch. Copper piece (cp): A coin worth one-hundredth of a gold piece.Will buy a pound of iron, a lamp, or a day's labor. Silver piece (sp): A commonly-used coin worth one-tenth of a gold piece.Some realms mint larger electrum coins worth twice as much as their gold coin. Many kingdoms don't use this coin, but old electrum coinage is still found in treasure chests in forgotten dungeons. Electrum piece (ep): A coin worth half a gold piece.The city of Waterdeep in Faerûn mints gold pieces with a particular convex shape, rather than circular. One gold piece will buy a shortspear or twenty arrows. Gold piece (gp): The "gold standard", both literally and figuratively, although still too valuable for peasants to handle on an everyday basis.In some worlds, platinum is worth only five times that of gold. In some worlds, owing perhaps to rarity or size, platinum coins are minted with a value of 100 gold pieces. A single platinum piece will buy one cow or a steel short sword. Though rarely used in trade, ancient platinum coins are found in dragon's hoards. Platinum piece (pp): A coin worth ten gold pieces.
However, the relative value of precious metals can vary. Whether by coincidence or design, this standard is common across many worlds.
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The Free City of Greyhawk on the world of Oerth mints circular coins of five precious metals, each weighing approximately one third of an ounce, or one fiftieth of a pound.