Money

Money is the primary of currency in Red Dead Redemption. Money or cash can be exchanged for goods, or received for selling items such as pelts. The player will be paid for completing certain activities and missions. It can also be used to bribe people or pay off a bounty the player has gained.

Money in Red Dead Redemption is a substantial currency. The scarcity and the value will reflect the pre-inflationary value of modern American dollars. The frontier environment is a region of economic growth; sources of income will be ever-present, as will opportunities to spend, lose and steal. Money is hard-earned and easy to lose after a few bad calls in gambling games.

Generating Cash
There are various activities and missions that can be completed to generate cash for the player:


 * Bounty Hunting: Apprehending bounty targets rewards you additional cash as well as a boost in honor. The money given depends on whether or not the criminal is dead or alive. A dead bounty will still reward money, but not as much as a living one.
 * Gambling: on Poker, Blackjack or Liar's Dice games, as well as Arm Wrestling, Five Finger Fillet and HorseshoesThe Elegant Suit outfit will allow you to cheat at poker, and the Gentleman's Attire outfit allows you to enter high stakes poker games in Blackwater.
 * Hunting and selling of animal meat, body parts, and pelts.
 * Robbery: The player can present a weapon to an NPC and demand money. You can also rob vaults located in banks and randomly generated events. Doing this will cost the player honor, unless the bandana is equipped. If your honor is low enough, this offense will NOT be reported to officials
 * Treasure Hunter Challenges: Acquire treasure maps and locate the items across the game enviroment.
 * Looting: You can loot dead bodies for money (Usually from $5 - $10) and other goods such as Bait or Snake Oil.

Achievements

 * High Roller: Win over 2,000 chips in a hand of Poker or Blackjack.
 * More than a Fistful: Earn $10,000 in Single Player.


 * No Dice: Complete a game of Liar's Dice without losing a single die.

Mexico
In Mexico Marston still uses American dollars,American currency is accepted.