Coins


 * This article is about the actual item. For suggestions on earning these, see Money Making Guide. For other currency types in RuneScape, see: Trading Sticks, Tokkul, Pieces of Eight, and Ectotokens





Coins are the most common form of currency in RuneScape. They can be used to represent the value of virtually every single item in the game, as well as various services offered throughout.

In RuneScape, coins appear as small gold nuggets, roughly cylindrical, and are stackable. For more information on the mechanics of stackable items in RuneScape, see Stackable items. In Grim Tales, it was revealed that coins have more intricate designs imprinted on their faces, although they usually appear small, making it difficult for players to notice it.

Not surprisingly, 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.... You can, however, turn other gold items like Gold ore and Gold bars into coins.

Terminology
Beside "coins", players commonly refer to the RuneScape currency as gp (for gold pieces or game points). Some players will simply say g, but this is very rarely used because it is also used to stand for "grand", i.e. 1000 coins.

Larger Denominations
One thousand (1000) coins is often referred to as 1k (k being short for kilo); one million (1 000 000) coins is often referred to as 1m or 1mil. Both can be applied to larger numbers, for example, "10m" refers to ten million coins.

More rarely, 1b or 1bil refers to one billion coins. However, as few players have this much money, this is rarely used.

Uses of Alternative Terms in Official RuneScape Sources
Alternative terms for coins have seen seldom official usage in mainstream RuneScape since RuneScape Classic was replaced by RuneScape 2. Examples of exceptions include the following:




 * Bert's work rota quotes his wages as 50 GPs for a 16-hour day - that's barely more than 3 coins per hour


 * One NPC who says "GP" in-game is the brewer dwarf in Keldagrim - the reason given is that he prefers to associate with gold at the expense of proper terminology


 * When the glassblower was added to Entrana, he always referred to coins as "gold pieces"


 * The descriptions of Low Level Alchemy and High Level Alchemy read "converts an item into gold" and "converts an item into more gold" respectively - the word "gold" here refers to coins, which are added to those already in the inventory when the player casts the spell




 * There is a portrait of Postie Pete on a stamp whose value is quoted as "59gp".


 * Another instance that a player may find coins referred to as "gp" is when attempting to pass through the gates to Al-Kharid; right-clicking upon the gate will give the player the option to spend "10 gp" to go through.

Use as a trade medium
Coins are the most often traded item; players prefer to trade their services or items for coins more often than for any other item.

Coin Spawns

 * 3 coins respawn can be found from Varrock west bank basement, more can be telegrabbed from the locked room.
 * There are a few coin spawns in the room with Elvarg.
 * There are a few coin spawns in Taverley Dungeon near ghosts.
 * There are a few coin spawns in the Haunted Mine.
 * There are a few coin spawns in the King Black Dragon's den.
 * There are a few coin spawns in the Asgarnian Ice Dungeon.
 * There are some 5-coin spawns in Varrock Sewers near the red spiders.
 * Asking Anja at Rimmington for some free stuff, will lead to a long dialogue, followed by Anja giving 1 to 3 coins.
 * There are some gold spawns all over the wilderness
 * There are 7 coins that spawn in the Edgeville Dungeon

Buying RuneScape Gold
Some players purchase RuneScape coins in exchange for real-world money using sites such as eBay. Although players can potentially gain monetary value within RuneScape by such means, this method strongly discouraged by Jagex for a few reasons:


 * Rule #12 of the RuneScape website forbids the trading of RuneScape items for items or services outside of RuneScape. Doing so can result in a player ban.


 * Within RuneScape, there is a safe trading system which ensures that both sides receive their end of the deal. Trading outside of RuneScape, however, increases the likelihood of another party stealing your real-world money and not fulfilling the terms of the trade.


 * Doing so is against the law in some countries. As your player and its items are the intellectual property of Jagex, you would be supporting the trade of "stolen" goods (similar in principle to buying/selling pirated software).

Making Money
To learn how to make money, see Money Making Guide

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