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;*Renewal scroll inscription pens : [[Quark]] was selling renewal scroll inscription pens during the [[Bajoran Gratitude Festival]]. The pens were latinum-plated.*Hair brooch : [[Lwaxana Troi]]'s latinum hair brooch was stolen while she was on [[Deep Space 9]] in [[2369]].*Tooth sharpener : Quark had to use wooden chew-sticks while [[Rom]] used a latinum [[tooth sharpener]] when they were children.*The Divine Treasury : Quark states that the [[Divine Treasury]] is made of pure latinum.*Bucket : Quark suggests that [[Odo]] could have a latinum-plated bucket to sleep in.*Waste extraction fixtures : According to [[Nog]], the waste extraction fixtures in the [[Nagal Residence]] are plated with latinum. Quark suggests that, if made [[Grand Nagus]], he would (rather indulgently) replace them with solid latinum fixtures.*Bajoran earring : [[Maihar'du]] gives {{MA|Kira_Nerys|Kira Nerys}} a latinum [[Bajoran earring]].

;Hair brooch == Values ==*Slips: [[Lwaxana Troi]]'s One hundred slips of gold-pressed latinum hair brooch was stolen while she was on [[Deep Space 9]] in [[2369]]are equal to one strip.

;Tooth sharpener *Bars: Quark had One bar of gold-pressed latinum is equal to use wooden chew-sticks while twenty strips or 2,000 slips of latinum.**Example: [[RomNog]] used a latinum 's life savings in [[tooth sharpener2373]] when they were childrenequaled five bars of gold-pressed latinum.**Example: Rom offers to buy Quark's bar for five thousand bars of gold-pressed latinum, although he expected Quark to haggle up to at least eight thousand.

;The Divine Treasury : Quark states that the [[Divine Treasury]] is made of pure latinum. ;Bucket : Quark suggests that [[Odo]] could have a latinum-plated bucket to sleep in. ;Waste extraction fixtures : According to [[Nog]], the waste extraction fixtures in the [[Nagal Residence]] are plated with latinum. Quark suggests that, if made [[Grand Nagus]], he would (rather indulgently) replace them with solid latinum fixtures. ;Bajoran earring : [[Maihar'du]] gives {{MA|Kira_Nerys|Kira Nerys}} a latinum [[Bajoran earring]]. == Slips ==[[Image:Latinum strip, Rejoined.jpg|thumb|One slip of latinum]]''One hundred slips of gold-pressed latinum are equal to one strip.'' ;1 slip : Ferengi put one slip of gold-pressed latinum into the throne of the Grand Nagus. : Quark gives [[Brunt]] one slip of latinum 'for his troubles' during his visit on behalf of the [[Ferengi Commerce Authority]]. : Quark pays his [[Bajoran]] employees one slip of latinum a day during the [[Occupation of Bajor|Cardassian Occupation]]. ;2 slips : Quark puts two slips of gold-pressed latinum in to his bust of the [[Blessed Exchequer]], adding another two when making an extra request. : Quark offers two slips to the first Ferengi to reach the [[infirmary]]. ;3 slips : In the [[Tower of Commerce]] in [[2372]], it cost three slips of gold-pressed latinum to sit down. ;7 slips : In the Tower of Commerce in 2372, it cost seven slips of latinum to use the elevator. Quark exclaims that this is greater than his previous visits to the tower. ;8 slips : Quark sells a sick [[Changeling]] to Odo for eight slips of latinum. When he thought it was dead he asked for five slips and when he thought it was alive he increased this to ten slips, finally leveling the deal at eight because it was "sick". ;10 slips : Quark charges Rom ten slips of latinum for a crate of [[root beer]] to be given to [[Nog]]. : In the last game of [[tongo]] that [[Jadzia Dax]] plays with Quark she wins with a Full Consortium and is owed ten slips. == Strips ==[[Image:Latinum, three sizes.jpg|thumb|Two slips (right), a strip (left) and a bar (center) of latinum]]''One strip of gold-pressed latinum is equal to one hundred slips. Twenty strips are equal to one bar of latinum.'' ;1 strip : Quark says that a strip of latinum would pay for a couple of spins of the {{MA|Dabo|dabo}} wheel. : Nog and {{MA|Jake_Sisko|Jake Sisko}} plan to play [[dom-jot]] for a strip of latinum a go. ;2 strips : Doctor [[Orpax]], one of the most expensive doctors on [https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Ferenginar Ferenginar], charges two strips of latinum just to walk into the waiting room. : [[Elim Garak]] almost buys Jadzia's freedom from a [[Cardassian]] guard during the [[Occupation of Bajor]]. : On [[Cardassia IV]], an overseer is offered the services of Kira Nerys for two strips of latinum. ;3 strips : Quark asks for three strips of latinum for one [[Ferengi death ritual|memorial disk]] of [[Plegg]]. :Nog offers to sell his pyjamas to Rom for three strips of latinum but settles for two. :Jadzia Dax staked [[William T. Riker]] three strips of gold-pressed latinum when his winning streak ran dry. :During a game of tongo, Jadzia Dax stated that the purchase price would be three strips. :Quark owed Jadzia Dax three strips of latinum. ;5 strips : During a game of tongo, Jadzia Dax stated that the opening risk would be five strips. : A [[cadet]]'s uniform from Garak's shop for Nog cost Rom five strips of latinum. ;8 strips : During a game of tongo, Jadzia Dax stated that the sell price would be eight strips. ;10 strips : Nog sells the [[holosuite]] program ''[[A Visit with the Pleasure Goddess of Rixx]]'' to Julian Bashir for ten strips of latinum. ;15 strips : Jadzia Dax wins fifteen strips of latinum off of Quark in a tongo game. ;17 strips : A dress from Garak's shop would cost seventeen strips of latinum, but Quark offers twenty for it. == Bars ==[[Image:Latinum bars, Move along home.jpg|thumb|Bars of latinum]]''One bar of gold-pressed latinum is equal to twenty strips or 2,000 slips of latinum.'' ;1 bar : [[Tiron]] pays Quark one bar of latinum and a precious jeweled ring for a custom holosuite program. Apparently, this is quite generous, as Quark suggests that he could "move into a holosuite" with that much latinum. ;2 bars : Jadzia Dax loses two bars in a tongo game. ;3 bars : [[Ishka]] made three bars of gold-pressed latinum by investing in a [[Hupyrian beetle]] farm. :Quark pays three bars of gold-pressed latinum for the wreckage of a ship that crashed in the [[Gamma Quadrant]].  ;4 bars : [[Nog]] predicted that he could earn four bars of gold-pressed latinum from selling 5,000 [[wrappage]]s of [[Yamok sauce]]. ;5 bars : The [[Noh-Jay Consortium]] traded seven [[tessipate]]s of land on [[Bajor]] for five bars of gold-pressed latinum. : [[Nog]]'s life savings in [[2373]] equaled five bars of gold-pressed latinum. : [[Yranac]] asks for five bars of gold-pressed latinum in exchange for sharing information. : Quark wagers [[Vash]] five bars of latinum that [[Benjamin Sisko]] would win a fight against [[Q]]. : Quark accepts five bars of latinum to retrieve a strongbox from Deep Space 9 for [[Pallra]]. : Quark says that five bars of latinum will buy him five [[Nausicaan]]s, a fast ship and very few questions to break Rom out of the [[Dominion]]'s cells. : Quark estimates (possibly generously) that a day's business in his bar is about five bars of latinum. : [[Morica Bilby]] received a wage of five bars of latinum a week for services rendered as a shipping consultant. The salary increases to ten then twenty and finally thirty bars a week. ;7 bars : Quark offered to take the [[Promethean quartz]]-like [[lifeform]] off of [[Vash]] for seven bars of gold-pressed latinum rather than to auction it off. ;10 bars : Bidding for the [[Verathan]] statue in Quark and Vash's auction started at ten bars. :[[Elias Giger]] paid ten bars of gold-pressed latinum for an [[Andorian chest]] containing a pre-[[Surak]] [[Vulcan]] [[bracelet]], a [[6th century]] [[Bajoran mandala]], a [[23rd century]] ion-[[transtator]] and a [[Willie Mays]] [[baseball card]] from [[Earth]] dated [[1951]]. : Rom concedes that ten bars of latinum is an overly generous finders fee. : Quark offers [[Pel]] ten bars of latinum to help start a new life. : Quark sells one hundred gross of [[self-sealing stem bolt]]s to [[Emi]] for ten bars of latinum. ;12 bars : When William Riker becomes the only customer in [[Quark's]] to win triple down dabo, Quark gives him vouchers for twelve bars of latinum. ;18 bars : Quark reluctantly increased the amount he would pay Vash for the Promethean quartz-like lifeform from seven bars to eighteen, which Vash declined. ;20 bars : [[Krax]] sells one [[Ferengi death ritual|memorial disk]] of [[Zek]] for twenty bars of latinum, suggesting it will double in price within a year. :During an evacuation of Deep Space 9, Quark offers twenty bars for a seat on a transport off the station, increasing this from an original offer of five, followed by ten. ;22 bars : One of Quark's customers didn't pay a "rather extensive" bar tab that came to twenty-two bars including the interest it accumulated. Quark said, although he would be offered eight bars, he would accept twelve. ;30 bars : Quark's last offer to Vash for the Promethean quartz-like lifeform was thirty bars, which Vash declined. ;36 bars : Quark sells an item in his auction of Vash's finds to a buyer called Kolos for thirty-six bars of latinum. ;40 bars : Bidding for a [[knife]] in Quark and Vash's auction started at forty bars. ;50 bars : Zek offered a reward of fifty bars of gold-pressed latinum for the return of Ishka. ;105 bars : Quark sells an item in his auction of Vash's finds to his cousin [[Stol]] for one hundred and five bars of latinum. ;151 bars : Quark sells a necklace (an item in his auction of Vash's finds) to a buyer called [[Rul the Obscure]] for one hundred and fifty-one bars of latinum. ;189 bars : Zek can buy two thousand tons of [[Kohlanese barley]] for one hundred and eighty-nine bars of latinum. ;199 bars : Quark sells 42 of the 80 [[Rings of Paltriss]] to [[Ashrock]] for one hundred and ninety-nine bars of gold-pressed latinum. ;200 bars : In late [[2374]], Quark made a profit of 200 bars of gold-pressed latinum when he sold [[Denevan crystal]]s to a Nausicaan entrepreneur. : Vash suggests that they start the bidding for one of her artifacts from the Gamma Quadrant at two hundred bars of latinum. ;350 bars : Vash predicts the value of the Promethean quartz-like lifeform at around 350 bars of gold-pressed latinum, rather than Quark's prediction of seven bars. ;500 bars : In 2373, [[Brunt]] bids 500 bars of gold-pressed latinum for all 52 disks of Quark's remains. ;600 bars : On stardate 47182.1, Quark attempted to evacuate with six hundred bars of gold-pressed latinum. ;1,000 bars : [[Ah-Kel and Ro-Kel]] intend to charge one thousand bars (non-negotiable) for an 'ornately carved metal sphere'. : [[Janel Tigan]] said that the broken waveguide in 14-3-A would make him lose one thousand bars a day. ;3,000 bars : A buyer called Kolos offers three thousand bars for an item from the Gamma Quadrant in an auction of Vash's finds. ;5,000 bars : Rom offers to buy Quark's bar for five thousand bars of gold-pressed latinum, although he expected Quark to haggle up to at least eight thousand. ;1,000,000 bars : [[Q]] offers one million bars of gold-pressed latinum for the boxed quartz from [[Vash]]'s collection (although we're sure he was insincere about his bid). ;10,000,000 bars : [[Gaila]] offers ten million bars of gold-pressed latinum to Quark in an attempt to keep him in the world of weapon sales. == *Bricks ==[[Image:Latinum bricks, Who mourns for Morn.jpg|thumb|Latinum bricks]]''The exchange rate from bricks to bars is unknown''. ;60 bricks **Example: Brunt bribes Quark with sixty bricks of gold-pressed latinum to make him financial adviser to the Nagus. ;1,000 bricks **Example: During the [[Lissepian Mother's Day Heist]] that took place on [[Lissepia]] in [[2365]], 1,000 bricks of gold-pressed latinum were stolen. [[Larell]] had told Quark that {{MA|Morn|Morn's}} had won the 1,000 bricks of gold-pressed latinum in the [[Lissepian Lottery]]. == Further values ==;Seventeen bars, three strips, and five slips : The total of Rom's life savings in 2373 and the amount he bids for Quark's remains. ;Thirteen kilograms : [[Tahna Los]] gives [[Lursa]] and [[B'Etor]] thirteen kilograms of latinum in exchange for a canister of {{MA|Bilitrium|bilitrium}}. ;Three cases : The dowry for the wedding of [[Tholian]] [[Ambassador]] that visited Deep Space 9, stolen while at the station. ;10,000 isiks : [[Martus Mazur]] gives [[Alsia]] ten-thousand [[isik]]s of latinum, the profits from their club. ;A case : All the latinum in Quark's possession at the time of an evacuation of Deep Space 9 can fit in one case. == Guidance ==The following provides guidance and comparison on the value of latinum for specific items. Further details of each item may be seen above. ;Clothing :* Cadet's uniform - 5 strips* Dress from [[Garak's Clothiers]] - 17-20 strips ;Life savings :* [[Nog]] - 5 bars * [[Quark]] - 600 bars* [[Rom]] - 17 bars, 3 strips and 5 slips  ;Wages :* [[Morica Bilby]] - 5-30 bars a week* [[Quark]]'s employees during the Cardassian Occupation - 1 slip per day ;Profits :* [[Janel Tigan]] - more than 1,000 bars a day* [[Quark]] - 5 bars a day  ;Holosuite programs :* ''[[A Visit with the Pleasure Goddess of Rixx]]'' - 10 strips* Custom [[holosuite]] program - 1 bar