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There are 160 silver coins to a pound, or 0.1 oz/coin. There are about 28.3 grams per ounce, so each coin weighs about 2.83 grams. Silver is 10.49 g/cm^3. That gives us 2.83/10.49 = 0.2698 cm^3 of silver.
The volume of a cylinder is πr^2h. If we use the thickness of a dime, 1.35 mm = 0.135 cm, we can solve for the radius: r = sqrt(0.2698/(0.135π)) = 0.79758 cm, for a diameter of 1.595 cm.
So a silver coin, if it were the thickness of a dime (1.35 mm) would have a diameter of 15.95 mm. A dime has a diameter of 17.91 mm.
Volume-wise, a silver coin is 79% of the volume of a dime. At the same thickness, a silver coin is 89% of the width/diameter of a dime.
They really should have modeled them on the three cent silver piece. We could hold nearly 4 times more coins before becoming encumbered.
Halflings of Elanthia would rejoice!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-cent_piece_(United_States_coin)
Halflings of Elanthia would rejoice!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-cent_piece_(United_States_coin)
>They really should have modeled them on the three cent silver piece. We could hold nearly 4 times more coins before becoming encumbered.
Ah, but silver coins are accepted everywhere and for the same value, so they're clearly valued intrinsically, not fiat currency.
Thus, if you had a silver coin with a quarter of the weight, it would only have a quarter of the value. Halflings are in trouble either way.
Ah, but silver coins are accepted everywhere and for the same value, so they're clearly valued intrinsically, not fiat currency.
Thus, if you had a silver coin with a quarter of the weight, it would only have a quarter of the value. Halflings are in trouble either way.
>All of this theory is based on the assumption gravity is equal.
In as much as determining the size of the coin, that's true. However, as far as the encumbrance effects, we are weighing them, which implicitly includes gravitational effects.
The mass of two coins might be different, but if they weigh the same they weigh the same.
In as much as determining the size of the coin, that's true. However, as far as the encumbrance effects, we are weighing them, which implicitly includes gravitational effects.
The mass of two coins might be different, but if they weigh the same they weigh the same.
Unless, of course, humans use the lesser mass value, and the giantman pound is based off of a larger mass value (always enjoy the 'which weighs more, a ton of. . . ' challenges). Elves - Avoirdupois, Humans - Tower, Goblins - Lower, Giantman - London. Whee!!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(mass)
Doug
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(mass)
Doug
