Re: [DL] Game Props

[Allan Seyberth <darious@darious.com>]

 >I was looking at the currency sites, and a few questions crossed my mind:
 >1) Was there an exchange rate difference (if at all) between the union and
 >confederate currency?

Oh yeah - usually 100 to 1.  :-)
No self-respecting patriot would even accept the other sides money.  But 
this is also when banks often printed their own currency - which would have 
less of a loyalist impact.

 >2)Who could/would exchange union and confederate currency?
 >Would just the banks do it, or would stores accept either form?

Usually depends on how close to the East you were.

To keep things "simple" for my game - Back East in the South you couldn't 
spend Union money, and vice versa in the North.  Gold would spend just 
fine. (with notable exceptions - say if you were near a smuggling town)_

In Rebel controlled places out west, Union greenback would go for 50% of 
Confederate value and vice-versa.  Gold would spend normally.

In California - all currency would spend for 50-75%, with gold being normal.

If I felt like messing with the players, I would state how a "recent Union 
victory" has inflated confidence in their currency - giving that one more 
value (with a corresponding drop in Confederate values- this notably 
happened during those times when the players had a lot of Confederate 
money.  :-)

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Allan Seyberth
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