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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