Coins

Coins
Nicknames	None
Released	4 January 2001 (Update)
Pay-to-play	No
Quest item	No
Tradeable	Yes
Equipable	No
Stackable	Yes
High alch	Can't be alchemised
Low alch	Can't be alchemised
Shop price	Not sold
Sale price	Can't be sold
Examine	Lovely money!

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. There are several efficient and popular ways to obtain coins, using many different skills such as magic to gain coins by casting high level alchemy on an item.

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 near the ghosts	2	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

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)
• 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. This limit is often referred to as "max cash".

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