Gold Coin

Item

Gold Coin

  • Can be placed
  • Placeable
  • Rarity 0
  • Start of a new world

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

Open the crafting tree

Treasure bags and crates 26

Opened fromChanceOpenings for 50% / 90%AmountConditions and notes
Divine Crateabout 1 in 2 48.3%2 / 45 to 12
Hallowed Crateabout 1 in 2 48.3%2 / 45 to 12
Golden Crateabout 1 in 2 46.3%2 / 48 to 20
Titanium Crateabout 1 in 2 45.4%2 / 48 to 20
Iron Crateabout 1 in 3 34.3%2 / 65 to 10
Mythril Crateabout 1 in 3 34%2 / 65 to 10
Azure Crate1 in 4 25%3 / 95 to 12
Boreal Crate1 in 4 25%3 / 95 to 12
Bramble Crate1 in 4 25%3 / 95 to 12
Corrupt Crate1 in 4 25%3 / 95 to 12
Crimson Crate1 in 4 25%3 / 95 to 12
Defiled Crate1 in 4 25%3 / 95 to 12
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Opened fromChanceOpenings for 50% / 90%AmountConditions and notes
Dungeon Crate1 in 4 25%3 / 95 to 12
Frozen Crate1 in 4 25%3 / 95 to 12
Hellstone Crate1 in 4 25%3 / 95 to 12
Hematic Crate1 in 4 25%3 / 95 to 12
Jungle Crate1 in 4 25%3 / 95 to 12
Mirage Crate1 in 4 25%3 / 95 to 12
Oasis Crate1 in 4 25%3 / 95 to 12
Obsidian Crate1 in 4 25%3 / 95 to 12
Ocean Crate1 in 4 25%3 / 95 to 12
Seaside Crate1 in 4 25%3 / 95 to 12
Sky Crate1 in 4 25%3 / 95 to 12
Stockade Crate1 in 4 25%3 / 95 to 12
Wooden Crateabout 1 in 11 9.29%8 / 24
Pearlwood Crateabout 1 in 11 9.08%8 / 25

Chests in new worlds 26

ChestChanceAmountDepthConditions and notes
Frozen Chestabout 56.7%1 to 2Cavern
Slime Chest (Ice cabin, seed)about 56.7%1 to 2CavernIn a world made with the Drunk seed and in a world made with the Celebration Mk 10 seed
Granite Chest (Granite cabin)about 53.3%1 to 2Cavern
Lihzahrd Chestabout 53.3%1 to 2Cavern
Chest (Dungeon, Golden Key)about 53.3%1 to 2Cavern
Hallowed Chest (Dungeon)about 53.3%1 to 2Cavern
Water Chest (Underground water)about 52.9%1 to 2Cavern
Bamboo Chest (Jungle cabin, seed)about 51.3%1 to 2CavernIn a world made with the Not the Bees seed and in a world made with the Celebration Mk 10 seed
Marble Chest (Marble cabin)about 50.7%1 to 2Cavern
Ivy Chestabout 50.6%1 to 2Cavern
Shadow Chest (Underworld)about 50%2 to 4Underworld
Crimson Chest (Dungeon)about 50%1 to 2Cavern
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ChestChanceAmountDepthConditions and notes
Web Covered Chestabout 49.3%1 to 2Cavern
Rich Mahogany Chest (Jungle cabin)about 49.3%1 to 2Cavern
Gold Chest (Cavern)about 48.7%1 to 2Cavern
Dead Man's Chestabout 48.7%1 to 2Cavern
Sandstone Chestabout 48%1 to 2
Locked Gold Chest (Dungeon)about 48%1 to 2Cavern
Corruption Chest (Dungeon)about 48%1 to 2Cavern
Honey Chest (Jungle cabin, seed)about 48%1 to 2CavernIn a world made with the Not the Bees seed and in a world made with the Celebration Mk 10 seed
Cactus Chest (Desert cabin, seed)about 48%1 to 2In a world made with the Remix seed and in a world made with the For the Worthy seed
Mushroom Chestabout 46.7%1 to 2Cavern
Desert Chest (Dungeon)about 46%1 to 2Cavern
Sandstone Chestabout 45.3%1 to 2
Ice Chest (Dungeon)about 45.3%1 to 2Cavern
Slime Chest (Wood cabin, seed)about 45.3%1 to 2CavernIn a world made with the Drunk seed and in a world made with the Celebration Mk 10 seed
Cactus Chest (Desert cabin, seed)about 45.3%1 to 2In a world made with the Remix seed and in a world made with the For the Worthy seed
Jungle Chest (Dungeon)about 42%1 to 2Cavern

Chance per chest filled when the world is made.

Extractinator 4

Put inChance per useAmountConditions and notes
Silt Block, Slush Blockabout 1 in 1,600 0.062%1 to 100
Silt Block, Slush Blockabout 1 in 2,552 0.039%1 to 100
Desert Fossilabout 1 in 1,778 0.056%1 to 100
Desert Fossilabout 1 in 2,867 0.035%1 to 100

Angler quests 1

Trades 1

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

BlockChanceBreaks for 50% / 90%AmountConditions and notes
Large Piles placed by world generationAlways1 / 14 to 15Share of sampled breaks of this tile style
Pigronata placed by Pigronataabout 25%3 / 91Share of sampled breaks after placing the item

Numbers

RarityRarity 0
Max stack100
Item ID73
Research (Journey)100 to unlock duplication
StageStart of a new world

Used in

As an ingredient 2

MakesUsesCrafted at
Platinum Coin100By hand
Silver Coin x1001By hand

Open the crafting tree

Fires

ProjectileGold Coin
Extra updates1 (it moves 2 times per tick, so its real speed is 2 x velocity)

Shimmer

Coins thrown into Shimmer turn into coin luck.

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