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 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. 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...

Truncation convention
Large piles of coins are rendered in the game differently than smaller stacks. For a description of how large quantities of items are rendered in RuneScape, see Truncation.

Terminology
Beside "coins," the RuneScape currency is also referred to as gold pieces, game points, gp, or by some players, simply g. However, these alternate terms have seen seldom official usage in mainstream RuneScape since RuneScape Classic was replaced by RuneScape 2. One of the only NPCs who say "GP" ingame is the brewer dwarf in Keldagrim. The reason given is that he prefers to associate with gold at the expense of proper terminology. Additionally, when the glassblower was added to Entrana, he always referred to coins as 'gold pieces'. Another instance that a player may find coins refered 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 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 is not recommended for a few reasons:
 * Rule #12 of the RuneScape website forbids the trading of RuneScape items for items 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 (IP) of Jagex, you would be supporting the trade of "stolen" goods (similar in principal to buying/selling pirated software).

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