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Pre-War money is a miscellaneous item in Fallout: New Vegas.
Background[]
United States dollars (USD) were the pre-War currency of the United States of America.[1][2] Pre-War money appears as a bound stack of banknotes, and is used to represent undisclosed large sums of cash.[3][4] 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.[Non-game 1] Pre-War money has a value of 8-10 caps and is weightless, however it is essentially considered worthless by scavengers in Fallout 76, its value lying entirely in its utility as scrap paper or kindling.[5]
Characteristics[]
Pre-War money appears as a stack of indistinguishable bills. The item is valued at ten caps per stack and is affected by the player character's Barter skill. Pre-War money is somewhat plentiful. As it has lost almost all value to the inhabitants of the Wasteland, it can also be found in garbage cans.
Uses[]
The primary usefulness of pre-War money is a trade item, owing to its weightlessness and relatively high value.
In Dead Money, pre-War money can be exchanged for (or from) Sierra Madre chips while inside the Sierra Madre casino. The exchange rate is 1:1 – one chip for one stack of pre-War money – making it a potentially profitable source of income given the availability of the Sierra Madre chips.
Locations[]
It can be found nearly anywhere money might be found in real life, such as cash registers, safes, suitcases and desks.
- 39 bundles spread throughout the Lucky 38.
- 17 in the Atomic Wrangler Casino in Freeside.
- 17 in the Boulder City train station.
- 20 in the Nevada Highway Patrol station.
- 60 spread within three suitcases in the Lake Mead Cave.
- 200 on the third floor of the REPCONN headquarters in Piers Isley's briefcase.
17 in the Sierra Madre vault.- Hologram vendors carry large quantities of pre-War money, which one can use to barter with them.
Behind the scenes[]
The blue colored cash strap is the American Bank Association standard color for a strap containing a quantity of 100 $1 bills.
References[]
- ↑ 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
- ↑ G.A.S. prize certificate; second prize
Note: 50 pre-War money is given to the player character by the Mr Prize-bot in this random encounter. As the grand prize is $100,000, this would indicate each stack represents $2,000. - ↑ Skylanes smuggling manifest
Note: The hidden compartments in the Skylanes flights both contain 25 pre-War money. As the cargo is described as containing $2,500, this would indicate each stack represents $1,000. - ↑ Scavenger: "Damn, no caps! Looks like there is almost 200 dollars in here though. I guess it'll make good kindling."
Non-game
- ↑ 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."