Item
Gold Coin
- Can be placed
- Placeable
- Rarity 0
- Start of a new world
- Found in chests:
Gold Chest (Cavern),
Shadow Chest (Underworld),
Frozen Chest and 23 more
- Shaking trees
- Pots
- From Large Piles, Pigronata
- Special enemy loot
- Crafted by hand
- Angler quests
- Found in:
Hallowed Crate,
Divine Crate, Golden Crate and 23 more
- Extractinator
- Placed in new worlds
- World generation
- Trades
- From projectiles
- Left by projectiles
Gold Coin is a Terraria placeable item crafted by hand. It is also found in Bamboo Chest (Jungle cabin, seed),
Cactus Chest (Desert cabin, seed),
Chest (Dungeon, Golden Key) and 23 more. It is used to craft 2 items:
Platinum Coin and
Silver Coin.
Where to get
Crafting 2
Silver Coin x100
Crafted at: By hand- Makes 100Crafted at: By hand
Treasure bags and crates 26
| Opened from | Chance | Openings for 50% / 90% | Amount | Conditions and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| about 1 in 2 48.3% | 2 / 4 | 5 to 12 | ||
| about 1 in 2 48.3% | 2 / 4 | 5 to 12 | ||
| about 1 in 2 46.3% | 2 / 4 | 8 to 20 | ||
| about 1 in 2 45.4% | 2 / 4 | 8 to 20 | ||
| about 1 in 3 34.3% | 2 / 6 | 5 to 10 | ||
| about 1 in 3 34% | 2 / 6 | 5 to 10 | ||
| 1 in 4 25% | 3 / 9 | 5 to 12 | ||
| 1 in 4 25% | 3 / 9 | 5 to 12 | ||
| 1 in 4 25% | 3 / 9 | 5 to 12 | ||
| 1 in 4 25% | 3 / 9 | 5 to 12 | ||
| 1 in 4 25% | 3 / 9 | 5 to 12 | ||
| 1 in 4 25% | 3 / 9 | 5 to 12 |
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| Opened from | Chance | Openings for 50% / 90% | Amount | Conditions and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 in 4 25% | 3 / 9 | 5 to 12 | ||
| 1 in 4 25% | 3 / 9 | 5 to 12 | ||
| 1 in 4 25% | 3 / 9 | 5 to 12 | ||
| 1 in 4 25% | 3 / 9 | 5 to 12 | ||
| 1 in 4 25% | 3 / 9 | 5 to 12 | ||
| 1 in 4 25% | 3 / 9 | 5 to 12 | ||
| 1 in 4 25% | 3 / 9 | 5 to 12 | ||
| 1 in 4 25% | 3 / 9 | 5 to 12 | ||
| 1 in 4 25% | 3 / 9 | 5 to 12 | ||
| 1 in 4 25% | 3 / 9 | 5 to 12 | ||
| 1 in 4 25% | 3 / 9 | 5 to 12 | ||
| 1 in 4 25% | 3 / 9 | 5 to 12 | ||
| about 1 in 11 9.29% | 8 / 24 | |||
| about 1 in 11 9.08% | 8 / 25 |
Chests in new worlds 26
| Chest | Chance | Amount | Depth | Conditions and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| about 56.7% | 1 to 2 | Cavern | ||
| about 56.7% | 1 to 2 | Cavern | In a world made with the Drunk seed and in a world made with the Celebration Mk 10 seed | |
| about 53.3% | 1 to 2 | Cavern | ||
| about 53.3% | 1 to 2 | Cavern | ||
| about 53.3% | 1 to 2 | Cavern | ||
| about 53.3% | 1 to 2 | Cavern | ||
| about 52.9% | 1 to 2 | Cavern | ||
| about 51.3% | 1 to 2 | Cavern | In a world made with the Not the Bees seed and in a world made with the Celebration Mk 10 seed | |
| about 50.7% | 1 to 2 | Cavern | ||
| about 50.6% | 1 to 2 | Cavern | ||
| about 50% | 2 to 4 | Underworld | ||
| about 50% | 1 to 2 | Cavern |
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| Chest | Chance | Amount | Depth | Conditions and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| about 49.3% | 1 to 2 | Cavern | ||
| about 49.3% | 1 to 2 | Cavern | ||
| about 48.7% | 1 to 2 | Cavern | ||
| about 48.7% | 1 to 2 | Cavern | ||
| about 48% | 1 to 2 | |||
| about 48% | 1 to 2 | Cavern | ||
| about 48% | 1 to 2 | Cavern | ||
| about 48% | 1 to 2 | Cavern | In a world made with the Not the Bees seed and in a world made with the Celebration Mk 10 seed | |
| about 48% | 1 to 2 | In a world made with the Remix seed and in a world made with the For the Worthy seed | ||
| about 46.7% | 1 to 2 | Cavern | ||
| about 46% | 1 to 2 | Cavern | ||
| about 45.3% | 1 to 2 | |||
| about 45.3% | 1 to 2 | Cavern | ||
| about 45.3% | 1 to 2 | Cavern | In a world made with the Drunk seed and in a world made with the Celebration Mk 10 seed | |
| about 45.3% | 1 to 2 | In a world made with the Remix seed and in a world made with the For the Worthy seed | ||
| about 42% | 1 to 2 | Cavern |
Chance per chest filled when the world is made.
Extractinator 4
| Put in | Chance per use | Amount | Conditions and notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| about 1 in 1,600 0.062% | 1 to 100 | ||
| about 1 in 2,552 0.039% | 1 to 100 | ||
| about 1 in 1,778 0.056% | 1 to 100 | ||
| about 1 in 2,867 0.035% | 1 to 100 |
Angler quests 1
- Angler quest reward: coins.
Trades 1
- The Tax Collector gives you the rent he collected.
Shaking trees 1
- Can fall out of a tree when you hit it with an axe. Amount: 1 to 99
Pots 1
- Dropped when you break a pot.
Special enemy loot 1
- Coins that enemies drop.
From projectiles 2
- A Coin Portal from a broken pot sprays coins.
- A falling block that cannot land, or a thrown toy, drops as an item.
Left by projectiles 1
- Falling sand, silt or coins settle as blocks where they land.
Placed in new worlds 3
- Placed by world generation at underground campsites.
- Rubble pile placed by world generation underground.
- Placed by world generation in its final clean-up step.
World generation 1
- Falls from the sky in a rare coin rain when rain starts. Amount: 1 to 99 0.37% When there is no thunderstorm
Breaking blocks 2
| Block | Chance | Breaks for 50% / 90% | Amount | Conditions and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large Piles placed by world generation | Always | 1 / 1 | 4 to 15 | Share of sampled breaks of this tile style |
| Pigronata placed by | about 25% | 3 / 9 | 1 | Share of sampled breaks after placing the item |
Numbers
| Rarity | Rarity 0 |
|---|---|
| Max stack | 100 |
| Item ID | 73 |
| Research (Journey) | 100 to unlock duplication |
| Stage | Start of a new world |
Used in
As an ingredient 2
| Makes | Uses | Crafted at |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | By hand | |
| 1 | By hand |
Fires
| Projectile | Gold Coin |
|---|---|
| Extra updates | 1 (it moves 2 times per tick, so its real speed is 2 x velocity) |
Shimmer
Coins thrown into Shimmer turn into coin luck.
