» Fri May 27, 2011 8:45 am
I don't like bottlecaps because counting them would be tedious, hauling them would be heavy and they aren't in small enough denominations.
Gold is also difficult to count, because exact scales are hard to come by, as well as the gold itself.
Chips, however, come in 10s, 50s, 100s and even 500s, can't be counterfeited, and confine the player to the city/explain the invisible wall
A DLC could make an exchange post for travelers, or maybe the destinations (like reno) might still accept the currency.