Editing Currency Conversions

{{Audience|EarlyPoSI|Evergreen=yes}}This guide covers the different currencies and markets available to players in Fallen London, and primarily the means to convert holdings from one format to another. "Currency" is surprisingly ill-defined for the Echo Bazaar, but the main criteria are that there are several things an end-game player would want to spend it on, and it's feasible to acquire and spend large amounts fairly quickly.

{| class="article-table mw-collapsible 
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! Currency
! Value (in Penny)
! Location
! Exchange
! Guide
|-
|{{IL|Penny}}
|1
|London
|[[The Echo Bazaar!]]
|[[Money-Making]]
|-
|{{IL|Approximate Value of Your Skeleton in Pennies|Appearance=Skeleton Value}}
|1
|[[The Bone Market]]
|[[The Bone Market]]
|[[The Bone Market (Guide)]]
|-
|{{IL|Rat-Shilling}}
|10
|[[The Rat Market]]
|{{IL|The Rat Market (Bazaar)}}
|[[The Rat Market (Guide)]]
|-
|{{IL|Hinterland Scrip}}
|50
|The Upper River
|[[Upper River Exchange]]
|[[Hinterland Scrip-Making]]
|-
|{{IL|Assortment of Khaganian Coinage}}
|50
|[[Khan's Heart]]
|{{IL|Midnight Market}}
|[[Khaganian Intrigue (Guide)]]
|-
|{{IL|Stashed Treasure}}
|1
|[[Gaider's Mourn]]
|{{IL|The Citadel within the Citadel}}
|[[Piracy (Guide)]]
|-
|}

==Echoes==
Echoes (and their diminutive cousin, the {{IL|penny}}) is the default currency in Fallen London, thanks to the influence of the Bazaar. Most game items that can be sold at all, can be sold for Echoes. Many commodities can also be purchased for Echoes, usually for around triple their sell price.

Other currency conversions will be assumed to convert to/from Echoes unless otherwise noted.

==Skeleton Value==
One can view the {{IL|Approximate Value of Your Skeleton in Pennies}} can be seen as the "currency" of {{IL|The Bone Market}}, although value is not generally stored in this form. Rather, value is held in the form of high-value bones, which are then assembled into a skeleton and sold. 

Storing value as bones trades liquidity for flexibility: there is an action overhead to convert your holdings into something usable. But a skeleton can be sold easily for a variety of different useful items.

===Conversions Into SV===
Good bones are hard to acquire before the Railway, but soon after they can be obtained fairly directly by the bulk research project for {{IL|Survey of the Neath's Bones}}, and trading for {{IL|Palaeontological Discovery}}. In fact, there is an argument for storing value as {{IL|Palaeontological Discovery}} rather than bones. The {{IL|Leviathan Frame}} takes the least actions to sell, relative to its value.

;From Echoes
:{{IL|Bright Brass Skull}}. 10% bonus on Bird Week.
;Other
:You will gain a surfeit of {{IL|Bone Fragments}} once you no longer need {{IL|Justificande Coin}} for the Railway. Convert into Skeleton Value by purchasing a {{IL|Sabre-toothed Skull}} in {{IL|Ealing Gardens}}, or an {{IL|Ivory Femur}} in the Bone Market (via [[Tend a Curious Tree|a Curious Tree]] in Parabola). With {{IL|Ambition: Bag a Legend!|Appearance = BaL}} you may also make {{IL|Skeleton: Vake Skulls|Appearance = Vake Skulls}}. Get a 10% bonus to the former on Bird Week, or a 15% bonus to the latter on Insect Week.

===Exchanging SV for Something Else===
Getting the best value for bones requires juggling a variety of constraints. See [[Assembling a Skeleton (Guide)]] for in-depth detail. 

Scrip can be obtained directly from several buyers, and indirectly from most of them. Khaganian coinage can be obtained from [[The Trifling Diplomat]]. You can convert Skeleton Value into Rat-Shillings, by buying {{IL|Crackling Device}} with the Khaganian Coinage from The Trifling Diplomat, and then waiting until the appropriate week to sell these.

==Rat-Shillings==
The currency of {{IL|The Rat Market (Area)|Appearance=the Rat Market}}. See [[The Rat Market (Guide)]] for a mechanical refresher on what those L.B.s are up to.

There are several unique features of Rat-Shillings as a currency, foremost among them being that they ''cannot'' be used to store value. Rat-Shillings evaporate weekly, and can only be used as an intermediate exchange between a handful of items on a given week. They are, however, efficient.

Shillings are generally valued at {{r}}1 = {{e}}0.10.

===Conversions Into Rat-Shillings===
On a given week, you're stuck with what you can get. But in the long-term, you may be willing to wait for the right opportunity.

;From {{IL|Assortment of Khaganian Coinage|Appearance=Khaganian Coins}}
:Wait for weeks when the {{IL|Crackling Device}} is available. (3 out of 12 weeks)

===Exchanging Rat-Shillings for Something Else===
;To Echoes
:Buy any of the Tier-2 ({{e}}0.10) items: {{IL|Inkling of Identity}}, {{IL|Maniac's Prayer}}, {{IL|Amanita Sherry}}, {{IL|Map Scrap}}, or {{IL|Phosphorescent Scarab}}.
;To Scrip
:Wait for {{IL|Fabulous Diamond}} to be available. (randomly, on average once every 16 weeks)
:Optionally, consider upconverting {{IL|Inkling of Identity}} -> {{IL|An Identity Uncovered!}} and {{IL|Map Scrap}} -> {{IL|Partial Map}} into {{IL|Esteem of the Guild}} and cashing this in for scrip in {{IL|Jericho Locks}}. See [[Canal Cruising in Jericho Locks (Guide)]] for more information. This isn't quite as efficient as other choices, and also takes several actions.
;To Skeleton Value
:The Eyeless Skull is '''not''' a good deal, do not take it. It costs {{e}}62.5 in rat-shillings but only adds {{e}}30 in Skeleton Value. It's better to convert to Echoes and buy Bright Brass Skull with that.
;Buy {{IL|A Custom-Engraved Skull|Appearance=Custom-Engraved Skulls}} with {{IL|Inkling of Identity}} during {{FontRose}}

==Hinterland Scrip==
The currency of the {{IL|Upper River}}, {{IL|Hinterland Scrip}} is mostly the purview of end-game players. For acquiring from scratch, see [[Hinterland Scrip-Making]].

Scrip is generally valued at {{h}}1 = {{e}}0.50. 

===Exchanging Scrip for Something Else===
;To Echoes
:Exchanging Scrip for Echoes is very easy and efficient: Purchase {{IL|Tinned Ham}} at the {{IL|Extramural Trading Company}}, and sell them at the Bazaar for an exchange rate of {{h}}1 = {{e}}0.508. This favourable exchange rate, and the absence of action cost to perform the exchange, make Scrip a good store of value. Several high-end Echo grinds actually just grind for Scrip and then exchange via Ham.
;To Skeleton Value
:Buy a {{IL|Fossilised Forelimb}} from {{IL|Anning and Daughters}}. These do not take actions to acquire, but they do take actions to attach to a skeleton, acting as a bottleneck for conversion.

===Conversions Into Scrip===
It's generally very easy to obtain Scrip at a conversion rate of one Scrip per Echo, which is a 50% haircut. Several items can be purchased in the Bazaar and sold in the Upper River Exchange for this rate. Conversions closer to a fair value exchanged are much preferred.

;From Echoes
:The gold standard for converting most resources to Scrip is Brass Lollipops. Conversions inferior to this one are generally paid no mind.
:Use Echoes to buy a {{IL|Bright Brass Skull}} from {{IL|Merrigans Exchange}}, then stick it on a {{IL|Headless Skeleton}} (or the Licentiate Bone Market action), and [[Sell to a Constable (Skeleton)]]. 
:This is the preferred way for many players to convert existing holdings into Scrip, and is especially popular for obtaining {{IL|Your Very Own Miniature Hellworm}} (and accessories). This is technically a special case of {{IL|Approximate Value of Your Skeleton in Pennies|Appearance=Skeleton Value}}, but is significant enough to be highlighted on its own.
;From Skeleton Value
:Three buyers in the Bone Market pay out their primary reward directly in Scrip, and almost every buyer gives out at least one reward that can be sold for scrip. All six of the super-linear rewards from regular buyers can be sold for Scrip, making {{IL|Bone Market Exhaustion}} a relevant barrier.
;From Rat-Shillings
:A {{IL|Fabulous Diamond}} can be exchanged directly at {{IL|The Hurlers}} for their fair value. This is only available for sale one week in sixteen. 
:{{IL|Solacefruit}}, {{IL|Royal-Blue Feather}}, and {{IL|Preserved Surface Blooms}} are available every week, but you lose 37.5% of your value exchanging these for Scrip.

==Khaganian Coinage==
Only used in {{IL|Khan's Heart}}, making it exclusive to very late-game players. [[Khaganian Intrigue (Guide)|Khaganian Intrigues]] are high-EPA activities, but several rewards cannot be sold for echoes. Coinage is also relevant because the Rat Market sometimes will buy a {{IL|Crackling Device}}.

Khaganian Coins are generally valued at {{IL|Assortment of Khaganian Coinage|Appearance=}}1 = {{e}}0.50.

===Exchanging Coinage for Something Else===
The best connection between the economies of the Khanate and London is the {{IL|Crackling Device}}. Buying one at the {{IL|Midnight Market}} and selling at the Bazaar has an exchange rate of {{IL|Assortment of Khaganian Coinage|Appearance=}}1 = {{e}}0.481, and the exchange takes no actions beyond travel. They can also be sold to the Rat Market for {{IL|Assortment of Khaganian Coinage|Appearance=}}1 = {{r}}6.54, for one action per device.

===Conversions Into Khaganian Coinage===
It is generally not worthwhile to obtain items in London for sale in the Khanate, as the Khanate itself is more action-efficient for obtaining them.

;From Skeleton Value
:Convert directly into Khaganian Coinage via [[The Trifling Diplomat]]. You are restricted to one Skeleton per voyage, but the value of the skeleton has no practical upper-bound, especially when {{IL|The Diplomat's Current Fascination}} is a quality rather than a body type.
;From Rat-Shillings
:The best option is probably to buy {{IL|Map Scrap}} in bulk, and up-convert into {{IL|Salt Steppe Atlas}}. There are probably better uses for your {{IL|Favours: The Docks}}.

==Stashed Treasure==
Piracy earns you {{IL|Stashed Treasure}} while zailing. It is valued the same as a Penny. 

===Exchanging Stashed Plunder for Something Else ===
;For Echoes
:All of the items you can get for Stashed Treasure can be sold at the Echo Bazaar 
;For Hinterland Scrip 
:Via Fabulous Diamond
;For Khaganian Coinage 
:Via Salt Steppe Atlas

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