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       Money
   DIR By: Jinxed
       Date: August 15, 2022, 8:16 pm
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       COPPER "TARSK BIT:"
       A copper coin worth from 1/4 to 1/10th of a copper tarsk,
       depending upon the original value of the coin and how that coin
       has been segmented. The usual number of tarsk-bits in a copper
       tarsk tends to be eight. When copper tarsks are struck, they are
       typically pre segmented with deep grooves which enable a user to
       snap the coin into smaller pieces, like the wedges of a pie.
       Half of a standard copper tarsk would therefore be worth "four
       bits;" one-quarter of the whole coin, or one-half of one-half,
       would therefore be worth "two bits," and so on. This replicates
       a similar antique coining practice which existed on Earth.
       COPPER TARSK DISK:
       A copper coin that is the whole coin of least value, equaling up
       to ten tarsk bits, though more typically, eight. The copper
       tarsks of Ar, for instance, are designed to be separated into
       eight sections.
       COPPER TARN DISK:
       A copper coin of slightly greater value than the copper tarsk
       disk. Once common in certain cities, now widely discontinued due
       to a move toward standardization of Gorean coinage to emulate
       that of the city of Ar, which most probably no longer uses it.
       SILVER TARSK DISK:
       The primary silver coin in use upon Gor, worth 100 copper
       tarsks. The silver tarsk is probably the single most-used
       denomination of Gorean coinage, owing to its medial value.
       SILVER STATER:
       In use in several Gorean cities, notably Brundisium and
       Argentum. It is probably roughly equivalent in value to a
       standard Gorean silver tarsk disk.
       GOLD TARN DISK:
       A common unit of currency, with a rather high monetary value
       owing to the metal from which it is made, and worth 10 silver
       tarsks. It is also minted in double-weight as described below.
       Several cities mint their own gold tarn disks, but the Gorean
       standard is typically the gold tarn disk of Ar, which is highly
       valued for its consistent quality and purity.
       GOLD STATER:
       In common usage in the city of Brundisium, and presumably
       elsewhere. The gold stater of Brundisium is known to be of
       excellent quality and good weight and is probably of slightly
       higher value than a traditional gold tarn disk.
       DOUBLE-WEIGHT GOLD TARN DISK:
       A gold tarn disk, minted at double thickness to be twice the
       weight of a standard gold tarn disk. It is otherwise similar to
       a regular gold tarn disk in all respects, and is, due to its
       increased weight and bullion value, the highest denomination of
       coinage in use upon Gor.
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