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Coins, also known by players as gp or gold pieces are RuneScape Classic's currency, traded from player to player and NPC to players. It is sometimes referred to as gold coins or gold by players and within quests. They are dropped by many monsters and can be given as rewards for completing quests. Players may also obtain coins by selling items to shops and from picking up various item spawns found through out Gielinor in Classic.

Related system/chat messages[]

  • Casting high or low level alchemy on coins causes the following message to be displayed
    • That's already made of gold!

Obtaining coins[]

See also: Money Making Guide

There are several efficient and popular ways to obtain coins, and some methods involve the use of many different skills. As players complete quests, explore, and increase their skill levels, the amount of gold they are able to collect can increase. Almost every skill can be utilized by the player to aid in the task of collecting gold.

such as magic to gain coins by casting high level alchemy on an item.

Related system/chat messages[]

Casting high or low level alchemy on coins causes the following message to be displayed: That's already made of gold!

Item spawns[]

Coins spawn in many locations throughout the world of Gielinor:

Varrock[]

Location Number of spawns Number in stack
Outside of the locked gate in the basement of the west Varrock bank 1

3

Inside the bear cage, north stack 1

3

Inside the bear cage, south stack 1

4

Varrock Bank[]

Location Number of spawns Number in stack
Outside of the locked gate in the basement of the west Varrock bank 1

3

Inside of the locked gate in the basement of the west Varrock bank (east stack)* 1*

42*

Inside of the locked gate in the basement of the west Varrock bank (west stack)* 1*

66*

*These stacks may only be obtained by casting Telekinetic grab on them with Level 33 Magic

Varrock Sewers[]

Location Number of spawns Number in stack
In the north west corner of the entrance chamber in the Varrock Sewers 1

1

On the ground, south west stack near the Deadly Red spiders in the Varrock Sewers 1

5

On the ground, south east stack near the Deadly Red spiders in the Varrock Sewers 1

7

On the ground, north east stack near the Deadly Red spiders in the Varrock Sewers 1

7

On the ground, north west stack near the Deadly Red spiders in the Varrock Sewers 1

8

Edgeville dungeon[]

Location Number of spawns Number in stack
Behind the odd looking wall in the Edgeville dungeon 1

1

Behind the odd looking wall in the Edgeville dungeon 1

4

Taverley Dungeon[]

Location Number of spawns Number in stack
Taverley dungeon south stack the ghosts 1

2

Taverley dungeon north stack near the ghosts 1

4

Wilderness[]

Location Number of spawns Number in stack
Level 5 Wilderness north west of the Jolly Boar Inn, near the rats 1

2

1

2

Level 20 Wilderness on the ground south of the Ruins (east), east stack 1

4

Level 20 Wilderness on the ground south of the Ruins (east), south stack 1

4

Level 20 Wilderness on the ground south of the Ruins (east), north stack 1

5

Level 20 Wilderness on the ground south of the Ruins (east), west stack 1

5

Dropped by[]

Monster Combat level Quantity Rarity
Giant 37 3, 8, 15, 38, 52, 88 2Common
Jailer 51 1, 6, 35, 12 2Common
Blue Dragon 105 11, 44, 132, 200, 440 2Common
Barbarian 16 5, 27 2Common
Bandit 29 1, 53, 80 2Common
Black demon 156 11, 30, 100 2Common
Black Knight 46 1, 58 2Common
Black Heather 39 8, 15, 48, 150 2Common
Black Dragon 200 16, 66, 196, 330, 600 2Common
Shadow Warrior 64 8 2Common

Rashiliyia's Tomb[]

During the Shilo Village (quest) players will need to go through Rashiliyia's Tomb. Within the tomb are coins on the ground. However, once picked up the coins will turn to dust and UndeadOnes and Skeletons will spawn to attack the player.

Shilo Village coin attack

Player getting attacked because they picked up the coins

Messages[]

When players pick up the coins:

As soon as you touch the coins...
You hear the grinding sound of bones
against stone as you see skeletons and
Zombies rising up out of the ground.
The coins turn to dust in your hands.

When players cast Telekinetic grab:

The coins turn to dust in your inventory...

Trivia[]

  • Players have various names for different amounts of coins:
    • 1-999 coins: GP or Gold
    • 1.000-999,999 coins: K (e.g. 2k is 2,000 coins)
    • 1.000.000-999,999,999 coins: M(il) (e.g. 9mil is 9,000,000 coins)
    • 1,000,000,000 or higher amount: B(il) (e.g. 1bil is 1,000,000,000 coins)
Coin stacks
  • One coin is needed to start the Demon Slayer quest.
  • The maximum number of coins that can be collected in one stack (bank or inventory) is 2,147,483,647. When this number is reached, the amount of coins in the stack resets.[Clarify] This limit is often referred to as "max cash".
  • Before the update on 26 November 2001, coins and other objects stacked up to 65,535[1].
  • While it says the coins turn to dust when grabbed or when players use Telekinetic grab the coins on the ground do not disappear.

References[]

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