Pre-War money

The United States dollar,Pioneer Scout camp terminal entries; Pioneer badge exam terminal: Atomics Fan commonly called pre-War money, was the official currency of the United States of America before the Great War. In post-nuclear United States, they were superseded by various other forms of currency, principally bottle caps, but also NCR dollars, legion coins, and various forms of scrip.
They appear as a bound stack of banknotes , , and .
==Background==
United States dollars (USD) were the pre-War currency of the United States of America.The Courier: "I have a right to know more."Robert House: "That's simply not true. I am the only person to hold any rights pertaining to the Chip. I designed it, and I paid for it - dearly. To develop that Chip, I spent a sum of U.S. dollars - not the bottle caps that pass as currency these days - but a sum beyond counting. For decades, I paid salvagers to comb the ruins for it. And when it was finally discovered, tens of thousands of caps spent to have it brought here. We know how that turned out. Complete your contract and it will be the last time I pay for the Chip. Save your questions for then."(Robert House's dialogue)Presidential sub level terminal entries; maintenance department terminal, Log Entry AK197872 Pre-War money appears as a bound stack of banknotes, and is used to represent undisclosed large sums of cash.G.A.S. prize certificate; second prizeSkylanes smuggling manifest Although the United States and its economy were eliminated in the Great War, automated pre-War vendors such as those at the Sierra Madre Casino & Resort or the Nuka-World amusement park continued to recognize the validity of the dollar.Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Rulebook p.84: "Pre-War money can still be found, but it’s more of a novelty or collector’s item these days. Those stacks and bundles of green banknotes can be traded for a tidy little stack of caps if you know who to sell them to, and there are a few places— often with still-functioning vending machines— which still accept these old notes as money." Outside of this limited usage, pre-War money is essentially worthless in the wasteland, its value lying entirely in its utility as scrap paper or kindling.Scavenger: "Damn, no caps! Looks like there is almost 200 dollars in here though. I guess it'll make good kindling."
Various coin denominations, such as pennies, dimes, and quarters, are mentioned throughout the games via dialogue and text, such as a 50-cent cost printed on the front of pay phones and 25-cent cost on the magazine vending machines. $20 bills appear most prominently in the games,High-resolution textures for Fallout 4 identify the banknotes as $20 bills. The strap is placed over the portrait, but the design of the bill is based on the Series of 1905 $20 Gold Certificate, commonly known as the "Technicolor" note. with $100Thoughts of the day and $200 denominations mentioned.:File:MSJ Pay Now, Get Better Later.png
===Prices throughout the series===
Throughout the wastelands, pre-War costs and totals of various products, including foodstuffs, vehicles, literature, and entertainment, are shown.
Named prices 	Named prices 	Named prices 	Named prices 	Named prices
Item 	Price 	Games 	Refs 	
Corvega Coupe 	$199,999.99 	Fallout 	Fallout intro 	Fallout intro
Vault 13 construction costs 	$400 billion (projected)$645 billion (actual) 	Fallout 	Vault Dweller's Survival Guide p.1–1: Important Vault statistics 	Vault Dweller's Survival Guide p.1–1: Important Vault statistics
Penalty for private use of a Vault-Tec notebook 	$50 	Fallout 2 	Fallout 2 manual page footers 	Fallout 2 manual page footers
Calculator's backup systems in Vault 0 	$24 billion$2.3 billion (after cuts) 	Fallout Tactics 	MIS 24 Speech.txt 	MIS 24 Speech.txt
Vault 0 leisure amenities 	$12.4 billion 	Fallout Tactics 	 	
Gasoline per gallon 	$7450.99 (regular)$8500.99 (premium) 	Fallout Tactics 	Fallout Tactics gas sign 	Fallout Tactics gas sign
Giddyup Buttercup 	$16,000 	Fallout 3 	Giddyup Buttercup poster 	Giddyup Buttercup poster
Pulowski Preservation shelter 	Approx. $1.50 per use ($0.25 in concept art) 	Fallout 3 	Coin chute on model 	Coin chute on model
Violation of the New Amended Espionage Act 	$500.00 	Fallout 3 	Tenpenny Tower terminal entries; DCTA emergency access terminal 	Tenpenny Tower terminal entries; DCTA emergency access terminal
Capitol Post newspaper 	$56.00 	Fallout 3 	:File:Fo3 Loading 9.png:File:Fo3 Loading 10.png:File:Fo3 Loading 11.png 	:File:Fo3 Loading 9.png:File:Fo3 Loading 10.png:File:Fo3 Loading 11.png
D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine 	$48.00 	Fallout 3 	:File:Fo3 Loading 23.png 	:File:Fo3 Loading 23.png
Big Ranch Nevada State Lotto Jackpot 	$11,000,000 	Fallout: New Vegas 	Big Ranch lotto billboard 	Big Ranch lotto billboard
Slots 	$50 	Fallout: New Vegas 	Nv slotmachine-minigame03.dds texture file 	Nv slotmachine-minigame03.dds texture file
Mr. House's claimed net worth at 30 years old, c. 2050 	$30,000,000,000 	Fallout: New Vegas 	The Courier: "Attack me and you risk destroying the Chip."Robert House: " "(Robert House's dialogue) 	The Courier: "Attack me and you risk destroying the Chip."Robert House: " "(Robert House's dialogue)
Sierra Madre Casino & Resort chip 	$100.00 	Dead Money 	The Courier: "Uh... 1 Chip for 1 Pre-War Bill."Hologram vendor: "[You place the bill on the counter. A panel rotates, and the bill is replaced with a single Sierra Madre Chip.]"(Hologram vendor's dialogue) 	The Courier: "Uh... 1 Chip for 1 Pre-War Bill."Hologram vendor: "[You place the bill on the counter. A panel rotates, and the bill is replaced with a single Sierra Madre Chip.]"(Hologram vendor's dialogue)
Astoundingly Awesome Tales 	$29.00 per issue 	Fallout 4 	:File:Astoundingly Awesome Tales collage.png 	:File:Astoundingly Awesome Tales collage.png
Boston Bugle 	$56.00 per issue 	Fallout 4 	Boston Bugle volume 12 	Boston Bugle volume 12
Boylston Club annual membership fee 	$500,000 	Fallout 4 	Boylston Club terminal entries; Boylston Club terminal, Boylston Club Membership Policy 	Boylston Club terminal entries; Boylston Club terminal, Boylston Club Membership Policy
Vehicle coolant from a Red Rocket station 	$103.99 (Class A coolant)$113.99 (Class C coolant) 	Fallout 4Fallout 76 	Fallout 4 and 76 Red Rocket coolant price sign 	Fallout 4 and 76 Red Rocket coolant price sign
General Atomics Galleria bowling 	$5,000.00 per game 	Fallout 4 	Tenpin: ""(Tenpin's dialogue) 	Tenpin: ""(Tenpin's dialogue)
Grognak the Barbarian 	$23.00 per issue 	Fallout 4 	Grognak the Barbarian covers 	Grognak the Barbarian covers
Guns and Bullets 	$33.00 per issue 	Fallout 4 	Guns and Bullets covers 	Guns and Bullets covers
Hot Rodder 	$35.00 per issue 	Fallout 4 	Hot Rodder covers 	Hot Rodder covers
Joe's Spuckies Meatball Spuckie/Large Tonic special 	$55.00 	Fallout 4 	Joes Spuckies poster 	Joes Spuckies poster
La Coiffe 	$43.00 per issue 	Fallout 4 	La Coiffe cover 	La Coiffe cover
Live & Love 	$39.00 per issue 	Fallout 4 	Live & Love covers 	Live & Love covers
Pay phone use 	$0.50 per call, $0.25 for emergency calls 	Fallout 4 	Pay phone world object render 	Pay phone world object render
Picket Fences 	$32.99 per issue 	Fallout 4 	Picket Fences cover 	Picket Fences cover
RobCo Fun 	$40.00 per issue 	Fallout 4 	RobCo Fun cover 	RobCo Fun cover
Slocum's Joe large coffee/jelly donut special 	$30.00 	Fallout 4 	Slocum's Joe large coffee/jelly donut special poster 	Slocum's Joe large coffee/jelly donut special poster
Tesla Science Magazine 	$35.00 per issue 	Fallout 4 	Tesla Science Magazine covers 	Tesla Science Magazine covers
Unstoppables 	$15.00 per issue 	Fallout 4 	Unstoppables cover 	Unstoppables cover
Bio med gel 	Approx. $1,000.00 per pint 	Automatron 	RobCo Sales & Service Center terminal entries; brain extraction terminal, Div03-BE-0112 	RobCo Sales & Service Center terminal entries; brain extraction terminal, Div03-BE-0112
Harbor Grand Hotel 	$118,764.32 per night (including tax/fees) 	Far Harbor 	Harbor Grand Hotel terminal entries; safe room terminal, View Bill 	Harbor Grand Hotel terminal entries; safe room terminal, View Bill
Vim! Pop factory attractions 	Tours and Tasting, $70 (adult), $60 (child), $55 (group)History of Vim, $40 (adult), $30 (child), $25 (group)	Far Harbor 	Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; tour terminal, Factory Tour and TastingVim! Pop factory terminal entries; tour terminal, History of Vim Presentation 	Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; tour terminal, Factory Tour and TastingVim! Pop factory terminal entries; tour terminal, History of Vim Presentation
Vim! Pop Incorporated quarterly gross income (Oct. 1 to 23) 	$72,047,501 	Far Harbor 	Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; Madison's terminal, Quarterly Earnings Report 	Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; Madison's terminal, Quarterly Earnings Report
Bulk seafood for Vim Captain's Blend 	Approx. $10,000 	Far Harbor 	Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; R & D terminal, [MYoung] - Weird expense reports? 	Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; R & D terminal, [MYoung] - Weird expense reports?
Cappy ashtray 	Small: $20.00, Large: $30.00 	Nuka-World 	Bradberton terminal entries; Little Nuka Gift Shop, New Products! 	Bradberton terminal entries; Little Nuka Gift Shop, New Products!
Cappy's Candy Cigarettes 	$5.00 per pack 	Nuka-World 	 	
Nuka-World off-site parking 	$15.00 an hour 	Nuka-World 	Bradberton terminal entries; Little Nuka Gift Shop, Off-Site Parking 	Bradberton terminal entries; Little Nuka Gift Shop, Off-Site Parking
Slocum's Joe donuts 	$22.00 each, $200.00 per dozen 	Creation Club 	Slocum's Joe Menu prices 	Slocum's Joe Menu prices
Slocum's Joe coffee 	Single espresso: $12.00, Large coffee: $15.00, Cappuccino: $17.00, Double espresso: $18.00 	Creation Club 	 	
Appalachian Prosperity Act 	$2.6 Billion 	Fallout 76 	Voter services terminal; voter services terminal, Active Ballot Measures 	Voter services terminal; voter services terminal, Active Ballot Measures
Potential fine for improper Watoga Emergency Services report filing	$1,000.00 	Fallout 76 	Watoga Emergency Services terminal entries; emergency report terminal, File Police ReportWatoga Emergency Services terminal entries; emergency report terminal, File Medical ReportWatoga Emergency Services terminal entries; emergency report terminal, File Fire Report	Watoga Emergency Services terminal entries; emergency report terminal, File Police ReportWatoga Emergency Services terminal entries; emergency report terminal, File Medical ReportWatoga Emergency Services terminal entries; emergency report terminal, File Fire Report
West Virginia "Lucky Hits!" Lottery Company Jackpot 	$300,000.00 	Fallout 76 	Lucky Hits! lottery recording 	Lucky Hits! lottery recording
Great Appalachian Sweepstakes 2nd Prize 	$100,000.00 	Fallout 76 	 	
Watoga Estates real estate 	$134,000 	Fallout 76 	Watoga Estates real estate 	Watoga Estates real estate
Cranberry Heights office real estate 	$220,000 	Fallout 76 	Cranberry Heights office real estate 	Cranberry Heights office real estate
Rockwell Clearing House cash prize 	$100,000,000.00 	Fallout 76 	Junk mail 	Junk mail
Slocum's Joe coffee 	$28.00 	Fallout 76 	Slocum's Woes 	Slocum's Woes
Newspaper 	$1.00, Monday - Friday 	Fallout 76 	News stand 	News stand
Refueling for the Kovac-Muldoon orbital satellite 	Est. trillions 	Fallout 76 	The Whitespring bunker terminal entries; archival terminal, Kovac-Muldoon: Final Report 	The Whitespring bunker terminal entries; archival terminal, Kovac-Muldoon: Final Report
Parking meter, per minute 	$0.01 	Fallout 76 	Parking meter 	Parking meter
Lemonade 	$50 	Fallout 76 	Mr. Squeeze lemonade stand 	Mr. Squeeze lemonade stand
Project Siphon holotape 	$15,000,000 	Fallout 76 	Sugar Grove terminal entries; advanced research terminal, CX-15 "SIPHON" - Data Exfiltration Program 	Sugar Grove terminal entries; advanced research terminal, CX-15 "SIPHON" - Data Exfiltration Program
West Virginia "Lucky Hits!" Lottery Company lottery ticket 	$5.00 	Steel Dawn 	Lottery ticket 	Lottery ticket
Donation quota for The Sanctum 	$155,000 	Expeditions: The Pitt	Memo to team 	Memo to team
Solcum's Joe gift card for top contributor 	$300 	Expeditions: The Pitt	 	
==Variants==
===Green seal===
A stack of pre-War bills, bound with a green band.
===Red seal===
A stack of pre-War $20 bills, bound with a red band.
==Notes==
* An antique Lincoln coin collection is a miscellaneous item in Fallout 3; in conversation with Hannibal Hamlin, Leroy Walker and Abraham Washington, the Lone Wanderer will refer to it as a "collection of pennies."The Lone Wanderer: "I have a collection of pennies with Lincoln's face on them."Hannibal Hamlin: "I suppose these have some small value to the faithful. I'll give you 15 caps for it."(Hannibal Hamlin's dialogue)The Lone Wanderer: "I have a collection of pennies with Lincoln's face on them."Leroy Walker: "Not exactly something that will rally slaves, eh? I'll give you 15 caps for it."(Leroy Walker's dialogue)The Lone Wanderer: "I have a collection of pennies with Lincoln's face on them."Abraham Washington: "Pennies, eh? That's the old money they used long ago. Well, any artifact from American history would benefit the museum. How about 15 caps for the lot of them?"(Abraham Washington's dialogue)
* In Fallout 3, pre-War money may be used as ammunition for the Rock-It Launcher.
* In Fallout 4, pre-War money may be used as ammunition for the Junk Jet.
* In games prior to Fallout 76, pre-War money had trade value and zero weight, making it a useful junk item to barter with.
==Behind the scenes==
* In Fallout, bottle caps were designed to be equivalent to the US dollar, at a 1:1 exchange rate, as noted in several comments in dialogue files:
** HEATHER.MSG: "caps are a form of money. equivalant to a dollar each"
** HUNTER.MSG: "1500 caps is equivalant to 1500 dollars. Children is considered male plural"
* High-resolution textures for Fallout 4 identify the banknotes as $20 bills. The strap is placed over the portrait, but the design of the bill is based on the Series of 1905 $20 Gold Certificate, commonly known as the "Technicolor" note.
==References==
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