Terquem makes a good point in the metric thread, before the money thread got split off from it. The same can apply here, so I'll quote that post:
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Originally Posted by Terquem
I think there is supposed to be a real separation from the units of weight and measure used in the rules, and those that are used in the settings
I'm sure in the game setting you choose the weights and measures can be whatever you want them to be. The rules need to be standardized to try and avoid contradictions or confusion.
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I think $ works well as the unit of purchasing power used in the rules, and Cidri is certainly a big enough place with its own diverse areas (and units of measure) that a silver quatloo might be $37 while a zorkmid is $45... and neither of the countries that use them has any traffic nor commerce with the other except thirdhand via at least a half-dozen gate hops.