

263rd Rule of Acquisition: " Never allow doubt to tarnish your lust for latinum." ( DS9: " Bar Association")ĭuring the mid- 23rd century, bounty hunters, even from Federation species like the Tellarites, might expect Starfleet ships to pay bounties in latinum, including by depositing it in their accounts.229th Rule of Acquisition: " Latinum lasts longer than lust." ( DS9: " Ferengi Love Songs").102nd Rule of Acquisition: " Nature decays, but latinum lasts forever." ( DS9: " The Jem'Hadar").75th Rule of Acquisition: " Home is where the heart is but the stars are made of latinum." ( DS9: " Civil Defense").Treasure them." ( DS9: " Armageddon Game") 57th Rule of Acquisition: " Good customers are as rare as latinum.Latinum was deeply ingrained in Ferengi culture, and was referenced in several of their Rules of Acquisition, with some dating back to a time prior to the mid- 22nd century. ( DS9: " Who Mourns for Morn?") Smuggling latinum was considered a crime by the Enolians. For ease of transaction, latinum was usually suspended within bits of gold as a binding medium to produce gold-pressed latinum. Latinum was a rare silver-colored liquid metal that was used as currency by the Ferengi Alliance, the Cardassians, and many other worlds. Quark estimated this to be about 100 bricks' worth. – Quark and Jadzia Dax, 2374 (" Who Mourns for Morn?")
