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{{Infobox Currency
|name= Coins
|AKA= Gp
|image=[[File:Coins 1.png]] [[File:Coins 2.png]] [[File:Coins 3.png]] [[File:Coins 4.png]] [[File:Coins 5.png]]<br />[[File:Coins 25.png]] [[File:Coins 100.png]] [[File:Coins 250.png]] [[File:Coins 1000.png]] [[File:Coins 10000.png]]
|members=No
|tradeable=Yes
|xrate = 1
|examine='''Under 100,000/Shop interfaces''' <br/> Lovely money! <br/> '''100,000 or more:''' <br/> <amount> x coins.
}}
[[File:Coins detail.png|left|A detailed view of some coins|100px]]
'''Coins''' (also known as '''gold''', '''gold pieces''', or '''gp''') are the most common form of currency in ''[[RuneScape]]''. When the number of coins in a single stack exceeds 99,999, then 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!''".

In ''RuneScape'', coins appear as small gold coins, also noted by some people that they look like nuggets, roughly cylindrical, and are [[Stackable items|stackable]]. In [[Grim Tales]], it is revealed that coins have more intricate designs imprinted on their faces, although it is impossible for players to notice it.

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==Terminology==
[[File:Coins realistic.png|thumb|right|The coins on the post-login screen are more realistic than those seen in-game]]

Beside ''coins'', players commonly refer to the ''RuneScape'' currency as ''gold'', ''gold pieces'', ''gp'', ''cash'', or ''money''. Alternate terms for coins are occasionally used by [[Non-player character|NPCs]] in ''RuneScape''. One million coins is equivalent to 1M , two billion is 2B and so on.

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

A stack of gold has a small, coloured text on the[[File:Rota.png|thumb|right|[[Bert]]'s work rota refers to coins as "gps".]] upper-left hand corner of the stack. With larger stacks of coins—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.
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{|class="wikitable"
!colspan="2"|Range
!rowspan="2"|Text Colour
!rowspan="2"|Suffix
!rowspan="2"|Multiplier
!rowspan="2"|Example
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!from
!to
|-
|1
|99,999
|Yellow
|None
|1
|99,999 displayed as [[File:99999g.png]]
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|100,000
|9,999,999
|White
|K
|1,000
|9,999,999 displayed as [[File:9999k.png]]
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|10,000,000
|2,147,483,647
|Green
|M
|1,000,000
|999,999,999 displayed as [[File:999m.png]]
|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="10"|Coin icons
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| 1
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 25
| 100
| 250
| 1000
| 10000+
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| [[File:Coins 1.png]]
| [[File:Coins 2.png]]
| [[File:Coins 3.png]]
| [[File:Coins 4.png]]
| [[File:Coins 5.png]]
| [[File:Coins 25.png]]
| [[File:Coins 100.png]]
| [[File:Coins 250.png]]
| [[File:Coins 1000.png]]
| [[File:Coins 10000.png]]
|}
|}

[[File:Postie Pete stamp.gif|frame|right|A postage stamp showing [[Postie Pete]] refers to coins as "gp".]]
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==Maximum limits==
{{Main|Java#Limits}}
[[File:Maxgold.png|right|The maximum number of coins that may be carried in one stack]]
The maximum amount of coins that players may hold in a single stack is 2,147,483,647 due to the limitations of [[Java]]. In terms of actual coins it is possible to store money in the bank, inventory, money pouch, GE, [[Mahogany prize chest]], [[Treasure chest (Carnillean Rising)]] and kingdoms (7.5M max) giving an absolute total of 23,629,820,118 stored - eleven max-stacks plus 7.5 million.

Players with wealth exceeding this amount usually choose to either invest their money in discontinued items, or [[spirit shards]], or another item of high market liquidity. Shards are worth a static amount of 25 coins and can be sold to the pet store in [[Yanille]] for such amount, and therefore are the typically chosen currency when coins are no longer an option.

==Coins in Daemonheim==
{{main|Rusty coins}}
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 later recoloured to orange to prevent them being missed on the floor. They have a different examine and are destroyed upon leaving. The only use coins have in [[Daemonheim]] is to buy items from the [[Smuggler]]. The examine, which is "''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 about them from the [[Smuggler]], he says: "''Oh, they're nothing. You can give them all to me, if you want.''"

==Money pouch==
The [[Money pouch]] was added on [[6 December]] [[2011]]. You can store up to 2.147 billion coins inside. If you die anywhere, even in the [[Wilderness]] when [[Skull (status)|skulled]], the money will not be dropped. You can withdraw at any time, and add money anywhere outside of the Wilderness. It 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]].

==Making money through skills==
{{main|Money making guide}}
As money in RuneScape plays a necessity for all players, certain skills in the ''RuneScape'' community have gained popularity because of their potential to create profit for the player with a vast number of ways to do so. However, as with the introduction to the [[Grand Exchange]], many of these skills became impossible to solely generate great amounts of money but this also allowed other lesser used skills to be in demand, though requiring very high levels.

==Buying RuneScape coins==
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Some players purchase ''RuneScape'' coins in exchange for real-world money from so-called "[[gold farmers]]". Although players could potentially gain monetary value within ''RuneScape'' by such means, this method is forbidden by [[Jagex]]; [[Rules Guide#Rule 12 - Real World Item Trading|Rule 12]] of ''RuneScape'' forbids the trading of ''RuneScape'' [[items]] for items or services outside of ''RuneScape''. Doing so may result in a permanent ban.

==Trivia==
*In [[RuneScape Classic]] the same image is used regardless of the number of coins dropped. Often the only way to know how many coins are on the ground is to pick them up.
*According to [[Gypsy Aris]], in the[[ 4th age]] coins were made of [[silver]] .
*The maximum price one can put up on the Grand Exchange is 2,147,483,647 coins. Any offer greater than this will simply read "Too high!" where the total price would normally be shown.
*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 (e.g. [[Misthalin]]).
*[[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 bar]]s) into coins using [[alchemy]] spells. Also, although "Coins are already made of gold.", you cannot convert gold bar or other gold items into coins besides alchemy.
*When you kill an [[NPC]] that drops coins and you kill another one in the same spot and it too drops coins, the coins will stack. However this is not true when two or more [[revenants]] are killed in the same spot.
*With a Squeal of Fortune update, it is possible to win 400 million coins; the largest single source of spontaneous coins in the game excluding coinshare (coins received through trade find their source from another player, and are thus not considered spontaneously created).

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="65" captionalign="left">
1 coin detail.png|1 coin detailed
2 coins detail.png|2 coins detailed
3 coins detail.png|3 coins detailed
4 coins detail.png|4 coins detailed
5 coins detail.png|5 coins detailed
25 coins detail.png|25 coins detailed
100 coins detail.png|100 coins detailed
250 coins detail.png|250 coins detailed
Coins detail.png|1000 coins detailed
Loads of Coins detail.png|10,000 coins detailed
Coins high detail.png|Coins as they appear when dropped from a Mouse during [[Grim Tales]]
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Currencies]] for other items used as general currency in specific parts of the game.
*[[Economy guide]] for information on how the economy in ''[[RuneScape]]'' works.
*[[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.

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