Gold

History & Usage

Everyday use

Coins, weapons, armor, jewelry, magic items, spell components.
Gold is most commonly used in the minting of coins with most coins in Realms worked off of the silver and gold standard, with copper pieces (cp) being worth 1/100th of a gold piece (gp) and silver pieces (sp) being worth 1/10 of a gp. Electrum coins were worth 1/2 of a gp, and platinum coins were worth 10 gp. A standard gold piece (gp) weighed 0.32 ounces (9.1 grams), so 50 coins weighed about 1 pound (450 grams). Each piece was typically a flat disk 1 1⁄4 or 1.25 inches (3.18 centimeters) in diameter and 1⁄8 or 0.125 inches (3.18 millimeters) thick. Any less than that and they were considered by most to be "shaved" and worth less than newly minted coins.

⁷⁹Au

196.97

Type

Metal

Color

Metallic yellow

Boiling / Condensation Point

2,836°C

Melting / Freezing Point

1,064°C

Density

19.32 g/cc

Common State

Ore

Related Locations

• Corvus: Capital City of Erest

Related Species

• Dwarf