COIN VALUES Coin values can be expressed as approximate values, as there are indications in the Scrolls (John Norman's Gor books) that values may be higher. Coins of higher denomination are most often referred to as "tarsk," "tarn," or simply by the metal they are cast in (such as silver).
UNIT	EQUIVALENT	EARTH EQUIVALENT
1 Copper Bit	1 Copper Bit (CB)	12-1/2 Cents
2 Copper Bits	2 Copper Bits	25 Cents
8 Copper Bits	1 Copper (C)	$1 American
100 Copper	1 Silver (S)	$100
10 Silver	1 Gold (G)	$1,000
2 Gold	1 Double-weight Gold (DWG)	$2,000

ITEM	DESCRIPTION	GOREAN	EARTH
Beans	Dried, 1/4 stone (1 pound)	1C	$1
Black Wine Beans	Per 1/4 stone	2S 500C	$250
Black Wine Beans	Per stone	1G	$1000
Bosk	Per 1/4 stone	1C	$1
Bosk Strips	Dried and smoked, 1/4 stone	2C	$2
Candy	Assorted hard pieces, per 1/4-stone bag	4CB	$0.50
Chocolate	Assorted candies, per 1/4-stone box	2C	$2
Chocolate	Solid block, per 1/4 stone	4C	$4
Chocolate, Baker's	Wafers, 1/4 stone	2C	$2
Dairy, Bosk Butter	Per 1/4 stone	1C	$1
Dairy, Bosk Cheese	Per 1/4 stone	1C	$1
Dairy, Bosk Milk	Per 2 bottles	1C	$1
Dairy, Verr Cheese	Per 1/4 stone	1C	$1
Eels	Live, each	3CB	$.375
Eggs, Vulo	Per 12 (Large pigeon eggs approx. large chicken eggs in size)	2CB	$.25
Eggs, Vulo	Per crate of 144	3C	$3
Fish, Fresh	Per 1/4 stone	1C	$1
Fish, Smoked	Per 1/4 stone	2C	$2
Flour, Sa-tarna	1/4 stone	2CB	$.25
Flour, Sa-tarna	12-stone sack	12C	$12
Fruits	Fresh, 1/4 stone	1C	$1
Fruits	Dried, 1/4 stone	5CB	$.625
Herbs	Fresh, in large pots	5C	$5
Herbs	Assorted cut, 1 tef (approx. 1/4 cup)	1C	$1
Honey	Per 1/4 stone	4C	$4
Salt	Per 1/4 stone	4CB	$.50
Salt, Tahari	Per 10-stone cylinder	20C	$20
Spices	Per 1/4 stone	10C-20C	$10-$20
Sugar, White	Per 1/4 stone	2CB	$0.25
Sugar, White	Per 10-stone sack	10C	$10
Sugar, Yellow	Per 1/4 stone	5CB	$0.625
Sugar, Yellow	Per 10-stone sack	25C	$25
Tabuk	Per 1/4 stone	3CB	$.375
Tarsk	Per 1/4 stone	4CB	$.50
Tea, Bazi	Shredded, 1/4 stone	25C	$25
Tea, Bazi	Shredded, 1 stone	1S	$100
Vegetables	Fresh, 1/4 stone	1C	$1
Vulo	Plucked, 1/4 stone	1C	$1

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