Coins





Coins (also known as gold, gold pieces, or gp) 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 coins also known to some people that they look like 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.

According to Saradomin, coins are minted by the Fief. He doesn't give more detail as to who or what the Fief is, but judging from the meaning of "fief" it is likely to be one of the human kingdoms (i.e. Misthalin).

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 such as Gold ore and Gold bars into coins using alchemy spells.

Terminology
Beside "coins", players commonly refer to the RuneScape currency as "gold", "gold pieces", "gp", "cash", or "money".

Larger amounts

 * See also: Stackable items

One thousand coins (1,000) is usually called 1k, as it is the metric prefix for thousand. One million (1,000,000) coins is usually called 1m or 1mil. Both can be made into larger numbers such as 300k means 300,000 coins.

One billion coins refers to 1bil or 1B. Since most people dont have this amount of money it is highly rare. No player can hold more money than 2,147,483,647.

On German-language servers, the symbol for "K" is changed to "T" ("Tausend" is German for thousand).

With larger stacks of money&mdash;as with all stackable items&mdash;both the colour of the number and the stack's examine text changes.

Uses of alternative terms in official RuneScape sources
Alternate terms for coins are occasionally used by NPCs in mainstream RuneScape. Examples of these 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


 * The brewer dwarf in Keldagrim says "GP" - the reason given is that (being a dwarf) 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".


 * 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


 * Lanthas at the banana plantation on Karamja says "I'll pay you 30 gold"


 * When a player uses the Grand Exchange to buy or sell item(s), the price per item is listed as an amount in gp


 * The silk trader in Al Kharid prices silk at "3gp" instead of "3 coins"


 * The official RuneScape manual refers to coins as "gold pieces" many times (for example, the Leather crafting guide quotes tanning costs in "gold pieces")


 * The construction guide gives information on adding new rooms to a player-owned house, and includes the sentence: "Different rooms cost different amounts of gold, and have different Construction level requirements." Gold refers to coins here.


 * Mistag in the Dorgeshuun Mines will pay "x gold pieces"... for the iron and silver ores that you are carrying.


 * The bank guard in Draynor village will refer to coins as "gp" after you view the Wise Old Man's video taping. "...I want you to pay me 50gp first."


 * Bob of Bob's Brilliant Axes quotes axe repair prices in gp. For example, if he is handed a broken rune axe, he says "This axe is quite badly damaged, but easy to repair. Would you like me to fix it for you for 427gp?"


 * When using the ring of charos (a) to reduce the magic carpet fare, both the player and the Rug Merchant refer to the reduced fare as being in "GP".


 * Gardener Gunnhild on Miscellania will sell garden rakes and Iron sickles for "15 gp each".

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 around the King Black Dragon.
 * 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 or Hengel at Rimmington for some free stuff will lead to a long dialogue, followed by one of them giving 1 to 3 coins. (Not an effective way to make money)
 * There are coin spawns all over the Wilderness
 * There are 7 coins that spawn in the Edgeville Dungeon
 * There are 3 coin spawns in the Dwarven Mine by the 3 chests.

Buying RuneScape gold
Some players used to illegally purchase RuneScape coins in exchange for real-world money using sites such as eBay. Although players could potentially gain monetary value within RuneScape by such means, this method is forbidden by Jagex:


 * 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 permanent ban with no second chances.


 * Within RuneScape, there is a safe trading system that ensures both sides fulfill 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.  Players who fall victim to this have no remorse from Jagex, and indeed will probably be banned if they admit to having participated in such practices.


 * In most of the developed world, buying such gold classifies as buying stolen property, as your player and its items are the intellectual property of Jagex. Doing so is similar in principle to buying or selling pirated software, and can even result in jail time.


 * With the Unbalanced trade update and other game changes like the restriction of PKing to a small area in a few worlds, Jagex made it extremely hard, if not impossible, to trade Runescape gold for real-world money and has made it very difficult for gold sellers to function.


 * In recent times people have begun to use 'junk' being items that are extremely hard to sell or items that you can buy cheaply yet are valued far higher in the trade window, to inflate prices and even to use for gold buying.

Money-related articles

 * Money Making Guide for advice on how to accumulate profit
 * Prices for information on the monetary values of items, and where to sell for the highest prices
 * Economy guide for information on how the economy in RuneScape works
 * Currencies for other items used as general currency in specific parts of the game

Other coins

 * Ancient coin
 * Old coin
 * Plunder, a bag of gold coins used in the Cabin Fever quest
 * A tax bag is used in The Fremmenik Isles to collect the tax from the inhabitants of Jatiszo.

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