Library Data:Coyn

Library Data Milieu 1116 

Of the rare artifacts recovered from Ancient sites, the most common are coyns, small disks of metal engraved with various symbols. Their specific purpose is unknown. They may have served as money, jewelry, psionic focuses, or something completely different.

Original coyns have been found in various precious metals such as gold, silver, platinum, iridium, monadium, and even uranium. Sets range in size from six to 38 pieces, and are considered desirable to museums throughout the Imperium. Each coyn has a scrap value of Cr400 (if gold); to a museum, the value is closer to Cr4,000.

Copies of sets of coyns are made of aluminum, lead, or zinc and are more frequently encountered in the hands of unscrupulous merchants or traders. Such fake coyns have a value of about Cr2 each.

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