'My heart's pounding for no reason.'
Copper coins were the lowest denomination, and 1,000 copper coins equaled 1 silver coin. In terms of buying power, a silver coin could feed a family for weeks. And 100 silver coins made 1 gold coin—wealth equivalent to what a commoner might earn in years of labor. An extremely hard-to-see currency. No, ordinary people couldn't see it.
Only people with the establishment could touch it. The financial power citizens of the inner wall possessed transcended imagination. Upper class and lower class were vastly different.
Having already received payment in Black Mountain Village, Rowan felt regretful instead. If he'd had connections with Bebenik, gold coins instead of silver would've entered his hands.
