Coins (2024)

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Coins
Release																				4 January 2001 (Update)
Members																				No
Quest item																				No
Properties
Tradeable																				Yes
Equipable																				No
Stackable																				Yes
Disassembly																				No
Destroy																				Drop
Examine																				Lovely money!
Options [?]
Backpack																				Add to pouch, Add X to pouch
Values
Value																				1 coin
Alchemy																				Not alchemisable
On death																				Always kept outside dangerous area
Weight																				0kg
Advanced data
Item ID																				995
Links																				MRID•recipe

Coins, also known as gold pieces, are the most common form of currency in RuneScape. Coins are used to perform transactions in the Grand Exchange and most shops, and are the currency required by hundreds of other NPC services and game features. In the game, coins appear as small gold coins, of varying shapes, and are stackable. In Grim Tales, it is revealed that coins have more intricate designs imprinted on their faces, although it is impossible for players to see this.

When the number of coins in a single stack exceeds 99,999, the examine text reads "____ x Coins", where the blank is the exact number of coins in the stack. If there is less than that, the examine text reads "Lovely money!" when examined in the inventory. When a stack of coins on the ground is examined, the examine will always show the exact amount.

According to Aris, in the Fourth Age, coins were made of silver.

Terminology[edit | edit source]

Beside coins, players commonly refer to them as gold, gold pieces, gp, cash or money. Alternate terms for coins are occasionally used by NPCs in RuneScape, and can sometimes be found in interfaces.

Stacking[edit | edit source]

One thousand coins (1,000) is usually referred to as 1k. Similar to the metric system, the "k" stands for "kilo", which is Greek for "thousand". Likewise, one million coins is often called 1mil or 1M, and one billion coins is referred to as 1bil or 1B. On German-language servers, the symbol for "k" is changed to "T", since "Tausend" is German for "thousand". On Spanish and Portuguese language worlds, the symbol for "k" is changed to "m", since "mil" is Spanish and Portuguese for "thousand".

A stack of gold has a small coloured text on the upper-left hand corner of the stack. With larger stacks of coin - as with all stackable items - both the colour of the text and the stack's examine text change, depending on the amount of gold in the stack.

A stack of coins that uses a 'K' or 'M' identifier always rounds down to the integer multiple. For example, 15.9M is shown as 15M. This protects players receiving the coins in trade from being cheated by rounded values, e.g. A player receiving 15M can be guaranteed that the stack is not just 14.5M rounded up.

Range		Text colour	Suffix	Multiplier	Example
From	To				Amount	Image
1	99,999	Yellow	N/A	1	99,999
100,000	9,999,999	White	K	1,000	9,999,999
10,000,000	9,999,999,999	Green	M	1,000,000	999,999,999
10,000,000,000	9,999,999,999,999	Blue	B	1,000,000,000	999,999,999,999
10,000,000,000,000	9,999,999,999,999,999	Purple	T	1,000,000,000,000	999,999,999,999,999
10,000,000,000,000,000	2,147,483,649,147,483,647	Orange	Q	1,000,000,000,000,000	999,999,999,999,999,999

Coin icons
1	2	3	4	5	25	100	250	1,000	10,000+

Maximum limits[edit | edit source]

The maximum number of coins that players may hold in a single inventory stack is 2,147,483,647 (2.1 billion) due to the usage of the signed 32-bit integer data type (maximum value of 2³¹- 1). It is possible to store separate stacks of money in the bank, inventory, money pouch, Grand Exchange offers, mahogany prize chest, treasure chest, and Miscellania coffer.

The limit of coins stored in the money pouch is substantially higher at 2,147,483,649,147,483,647 (2.1 quintillion), which is approximately equivalent to 2.1 billion times 1 billion plus 2.1 billion (the exact formula is ${\displaystyle (2^{31}-1)\times 10^9+(2^{31}-1)}$).

Before the update to money pouch, players with wealth exceeding 2.1 billion usually chose to either invest their money in discontinued items or spirit shards, or another item of high market liquidity. Spirit shards are worth a static amount of 25 coins and can be sold to any Summoning store for this amount. They were therefore the typically chosen currency when coins were no longer an option. A maximum stack in this common alternative format can hold for the player an additional 53,687,091,175 (almost 53.7 billion) coins. Players exceeding even that may choose to purchase untradeable spirit shard packs, which when opened grant 5,000 spirit shards each. These can be used to store up to a maximum of 268,435,455,875,000 coins (268 trillion).

The update on 12 June 2023 increased the maximum number of coins that can be stored in the money pouch and placed in a Grand Exchange offer or trade window to 2,147,483,649,147,483,647 (2.1 quintillion).^[1] This did not increase the amount that can be carried in the inventory or stored in the bank but it allowed players to trade items for amounts higher than 2.1 billion coins.

Money pouch[edit | edit source]

1 billion coins

The sound that plays when adding or withdrawing over 1 billion coins from the money pouch

The money pouch was added on 6 December 2011. Up to 2,147,483,649,147,483,647 coins can be stored inside it. If the player dies anywhere, even in the Wilderness, the money will not be dropped. The coins can be added and withdrawn at any time, as long as the player is outside of the Wilderness. The money pouch is protected by the bank PIN, if it has been set. It cannot be accessed while Dungeoneering or while playing some minigames, such as Stealing Creation and Soul Wars.

Coins in Daemonheim[edit | edit source]

Coins in Daemonheim used to be similar to regular coins, but with the money pouch update on 6 December 2011, they were renamed to rusty coins and were recoloured to grey. They were then again recoloured to orange to prevent them being missed on the floor. They have a different examine to regular coins and are destroyed upon leaving. Coins have a few uses such as buying items from the Smuggler or marking traps. The examine text, "They make the world go round," is a reference to the common idiom used in the real world, "Money makes the world go round". You can ask the Smuggler about them who will reply: "Oh, they're nothing. You can give them all to me, if you want."

Making money through skills[edit | edit source]

As money in RuneScape is a necessity for all players, certain skills in the RuneScape community have gained popularity because of their potential to create profit for the player.

Products[edit | edit source]

Besides being used to purchase items, several objects (particularly in Construction) are "built" directly from coins, such as a Pit ogre. Other items, such as Splitbark armour or tanned leather, cannot be crafted directly by players and instead require the aid of an NPC who will charge coins. In addition to particular items, coins may be needed to access certain services, such as decanting. Below are items that require coins for their creation.

This is an auto-generated list (update now), and shows the first 50 items alphabetically. For all items, click here.

Product		Members	Skills	Experience	Materials	GE price
	1 × Abyssal head (stuffed)		None	None	12,000 × Coins 1 × Abyssal head	N/A
	1 × Acadia plank (from sawmill operator)		None	None	1 × Acadia logs 500 × Coins	2,138
	1 × Acadia plank (using portable sawmill)		None	None	1 × Acadia logs 450 × Coins	2,138
	1 × Acadia plank (casting Plank Make)		86	90	1 × Acadia logs 15 × Earth rune 1 × Nature rune 2 × Astral rune 350 × Coins	2,138
	1 × Ale yeast		None	None	1 × Empty pot 25 × Coins	394
	1 × Asgoldian ale		None	None	1 × Asgarnian ale 1 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Ava's alerter (After Do No Evil)		50	0	999 × Coins 75 × Steel arrow	N/A
	1 × Ava's attractor		30	0	999 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Baby red dragon (player-owned house)		82	387	150,000 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Bandana and eyepatch (blue)		None	None	1 × Pirate bandana (blue) 1 × Eye patch 500 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Bandana and eyepatch (blue, left)		None	None	1 × Pirate bandana (blue) 1 × Left eyepatch 500 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Bandana and eyepatch (brown)		None	None	1 × Pirate bandana (brown) 1 × Eye patch 500 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Bandana and eyepatch (brown, left)		None	None	1 × Pirate bandana (brown) 1 × Left eyepatch 500 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Bandana and eyepatch (grey)		None	None	1 × Pirate bandana (grey) 1 × Eye patch 500 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Bandana and eyepatch (grey, left)		None	None	1 × Pirate bandana (grey) 1 × Left eyepatch 500 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Bandana and eyepatch (orange)		None	None	1 × Pirate bandana (orange) 1 × Eye patch 500 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Bandana and eyepatch (orange, left)		None	None	1 × Pirate bandana (orange) 1 × Left eyepatch 500 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Bandana and eyepatch (purple)		None	None	1 × Pirate bandana (purple) 1 × Eye patch 500 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Bandana and eyepatch (purple, left)		None	None	1 × Pirate bandana (purple) 1 × Left eyepatch 500 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Bandana and eyepatch (red)		None	None	1 × Pirate bandana (red) 1 × Eye patch 500 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Bandana and eyepatch (red, left)		None	None	1 × Pirate bandana (red) 1 × Left eyepatch 500 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Bandana and eyepatch (white)		None	None	1 × Pirate bandana (white) 1 × Eye patch 500 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Bandana and eyepatch (white, left)		None	None	1 × Pirate bandana (white) 1 × Left eyepatch 500 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Bandana and eyepatches (blue)		None	None	1 × Pirate bandana (blue) 1 × Double eyepatches 500 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Bandana and eyepatches (brown)		None	None	1 × Pirate bandana (brown) 1 × Double eyepatches 500 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Bandana and eyepatches (grey)		None	None	1 × Pirate bandana (grey) 1 × Double eyepatches 500 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Bandana and eyepatches (orange)		None	None	1 × Pirate bandana (orange) 1 × Double eyepatches 500 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Bandana and eyepatches (purple)		None	None	1 × Pirate bandana (purple) 1 × Double eyepatches 500 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Bandana and eyepatches (red)		None	None	1 × Pirate bandana (red) 1 × Double eyepatches 500 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Bandana and eyepatches (white)		None	None	1 × Pirate bandana (white) 1 × Double eyepatches 500 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Barrelchest anchor		None	None	1 × Barrelchest anchor (used) 230,000 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Basilisk head (stuffed)		None	None	4,000 × Coins 1 × Basilisk head	N/A
	1 × Beret and mask		None	None	1 × Black beret 1 × Mime mask 500 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Big bass (stuffed)		None	None	1,000 × Coins 1 × Big bass	N/A
	1 × Big shark (stuffed)		None	None	5,000 × Coins 1 × Big shark	N/A
	1 × Big swordfish (stuffed)		None	None	2,500 × Coins 1 × Big swordfish	N/A
	1 × Black dragon leather		2	0	1 × Black dragonhide 20 × Coins	1,991
	1 × Black dragon leather (Sbott)		2	0	1 × Black dragonhide 45 × Coins	1,991
	1 × Blue dragon leather		2	0	1 × Blue dragonhide 20 × Coins	1,148
	1 × Blue dragon leather (Sbott)		2	0	1 × Blue dragonhide 45 × Coins	1,148
	1 × Blue dye (Aggie)		None	None	2 × Woad leaf 5 × Coins	1,086
	1 × Blue dye (Rana the dyer)		None	None	2 × Woad leaf 25 × Coins	1,086
	1 × Cavalier and mask		None	None	1 × Black cavalier 1 × Highwayman mask 500 × Coins	N/A
	1 × co*ckatrice head (stuffed)		None	None	2,000 × Coins 1 × co*ckatrice head	N/A
	1 × Crabclaw and hook		None	None	1 × Crab claw 1 × Pirate hook (left) 500 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Crawling hand (stuffed)		None	None	1,000 × Coins 1 × Crawling hand (item)	N/A
	1 × Crystal bow (Assist NPC)		None	None	1 × Crystal weapon seed 200,000 × Coins	352,647
	1 × Crystal chakram (Assist NPC)		None	None	1 × Crystal weapon seed 200,000 × Coins	340,353
	1 × Crystal chime (Prifddinas) (Assist NPC)		None	None	1 × Crystal tool seed 1,500 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Crystal chisel (Assist NPC)		None	None	1 × Crystal tool seed 1,500 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Crystal dagger (Assist NPC)		None	None	1 × Crystal weapon seed 200,000 × Coins	364,522
	1 × Crystal deflector (Assist NPC)		None	None	1 × Crystal armour seed 200,000 × Coins	286,505
	1 × Crystal fishing rod (Assist NPC)		None	None	1 × Crystal tool seed 102,000 × Coins	N/A
	1 × Crystal halberd (Assist NPC)		None	None	1 × Crystal weapon seed 200,000 × Coins	316,317
	1 × Crystal hammer (Assist NPC)		None	None	1 × Crystal tool seed 1,500 × Coins	N/A

Item sources[edit | edit source]

For an exhaustive list of all known sources for this item, see here.

Showing 50 out of 1354 sources.

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Zombie Level 12	12	4; 10; 13; 18; 28	Common
Zombie Entrana	29	18; 28	Uncommon
Zombie Level 29	29	1; 10; 18; 26; 35	Common
Zombie swab	47	10–40	Common
Zombie pirate	35; 49; 50	30–60	Common
Zombie hand	69	750	Rare
Zombie (random event)	120–79	26	Rare
Zombie (Wilderness) Level 29	29	35	6/128
Zombie (Wilderness) Level 29	29	26	8/128
Zombie (Wilderness) Level 29	29	18	21/128
Zombie (Wilderness) Level 29	29	10	10/128
Zombie (Wilderness) Level 29	29	1	2/128
Zombie (The Shadow Reef)	108	90,000–125,000	Very rare
Zombie (The Shadow Reef)	108	5,000–20,000	Common
Zombie (The Shadow Reef)	108	30,000–90,000	Rare
Zombie (The Shadow Reef)	108	25,000–65,000	Rare
Zombie (The Shadow Reef)	108	20,000–30,000	Uncommon
Zombie (The Shadow Reef)	108	15,000–25,000	Uncommon
Zombie (The Shadow Reef)	108	10–600	Uncommon
Zombie (The Shadow Reef)	108	1,000–15,000	Common
Zombie (The Shadow Reef)	N/A	1,000,000–5,999,999	500/100,000[f 1]
Zombie (Stronghold of Security) Stronghold of Security		5–84	Common
Zombie (Lair of Tarn Razorlor) Levels 77–79	77; 78; 79	27; 35; 52; 67; 95; 132; 135; 298	Common
Zombie (Lair of Tarn Razorlor) Levels 72–75	72; 74; 75	2; 19; 33; 37; 54; 60; 86; 126	Common
Zombie (Lair of Tarn Razorlor) Levels 82–85	82; 84; 85	17; 55; 78; 82; 112; 154; 410	Common
Zoja	28	10; 90; 120; 222; 364	Common
Zemouregal & Vorkath loot (story)	N/A	56,000–84,000	75/1,000
Zemouregal & Vorkath loot (normal)	N/A	56,000–84,000	4 × 75/1,000
Zemouregal & Vorkath loot (hard)	N/A	168,000–252,000	8 × 75/1,000
Zamorakian sniper (Heart of Gielinor)	108	272–3,404	10/128
Zamorak wizard	70	77; 89; 240	Common
Zamorak warrior	61; 65	100	Common
Zamorak ranger	64	100	Common
Zamorak mage (monster)	68	100	Common
Zamorak crafter	26	1–50	Common
Zakl'n Gritch	102	1,300–1,400	Common
Zakl'n Gritch	102	1,000–1,500	63/8,192[f 1]
Yuri	28	10; 90; 120; 222; 364	Common
Yukimura of Hanto	105	200–3,500	Common
Ysgawyn	85	240; 280; 350	Common
Young grotworm	28	100	Common
Yor'Ger the Deceiver	200	30,000–65,000	Rare
Yor'Ger the Deceiver	200	1,000–15,000	Common
Yeti	63	272–648	Common
Yadviga	28	10; 90; 120; 222; 364	Common
Xiang the Water-shaper	111	200–3,500	Common
Wyvern	127	6,021–9,536	10/128
Wyvern (elite)	133	6,021–9,536	Common
Woman	2; 4	3; 5; 15; 25	Common
Woman	1	3; 20	Always

Shop locations[edit | edit source]

Seller	Location	Number in stock	Price sold at	Price bought at	Members
Spy Club	Ardougne Zoo	∞	1	N/A

Spawns[edit | edit source]

• Inside the Black Arm Gang hideout in Brimhaven (five spawns) in piles of 2-5 coins.
• In the western Ruins in Wilderness (three spawns) in piles of 4 coins.
• South of the Air obelisk in the Wilderness (six spawns) in piles of 2-4 coins.
• In the Lava Maze in Wilderness (two spawns) in piles of 1-21 coins.
• In the bear cage north of Varrock Palace (two spawns) in piles of 3-4 coins.
• South of the Chaos altar in Wilderness in a pile of 2 coins.
• In the Red Dragon Isle in Wilderness (two spawns) in piles of 1 coin.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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  1 coin detailed

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  2 coins detailed

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  3 coins detailed

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  4 coins detailed

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  5-24 coins detailed

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  25-99 coins detailed

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  100-249 coins detailed

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  250-999 coins detailed

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  1,000-9,999 coins detailed

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  10,000+ coins detailed

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  Coins during Grim Tales

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  Coins during Shilo Village

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  Coins retrieved during Beneath Cursed Tides

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  Coins on the former post-login screen

Update history[edit | edit source]

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included – see here for how to help out!

Trivia[edit | edit source]

• In RuneScape Classic, the same image was used for coins, regardless of the number of coins dropped. Often, the only way to know how many coins were on the ground was to pick them up.
• Alchemy spells cannot be cast on coins. If a player attempts it, a message will inform the player that "Coins are already made of gold...". It is possible, however, turn other gold items (such as gold ore and gold bars) into coins using alchemy spells. It is impossible to convert gold bars or other gold items into coins besides using alchemy.
• When two or more monsters drop coins in the same spot, the coins will stack.
• With a Squeal of Fortune update, it was once possible to win 600 million coins, the largest single source of spontaneous coins in the game excluding CoinShare. A prize of 1 billion coins was first available during the Vault of Riches promotion in Treasure Hunter in 2024.
• Even if there is only 1 coin on the ground, it will still say "coins".
• Trying to deposit coins via the Grand Exchange 'To Bank' option, while having a max cash pile in your bank will yield: "You have ran out of Bank Space. Please make more room." regardless of the amount of bank space left.
• In the 13th issue of the God letters, Guthix maintains that all coins are of a similar size, weight, and are made of "purest gold", which is why they are accepted everywhere regardless of the patterning each fief applies to the currency that they mint.^[2][3]

See also[edit | edit source]

• Economy guide for information on how the economy in RuneScape works
• Money Making Guide for advice on how to accumulate profit

References[edit | edit source]