Coin Collecting¶
Britannia's money has a history, and some of it is still buried. Treasure chests can hold old coins, tokens and banknotes from three eras of Britannian history. Collect them all in a Coin Collector's Book.
Finding pieces¶
- Any dug treasure chest can hold a piece. The higher the map level, the better your odds
- A chest holds at most one piece. When it does, you'll see "Something small glints among the treasure."
- Some issues turn up often; a few have been seen only a handful of times
Where you dig matters¶
- Pieces tend to surface near the towns that issued them. Dig near Jhelom for Jhelom money
- Pirate money gathers around Buccaneer's Den
- Harbor coins turn up near the coast
- Royal Mint, Gargoyle and Orc pieces can turn up anywhere
Varieties¶
Collectors know that many issues also exist in rarer varieties: specimen strikes, misprints, clipped coins and stranger things. The catalog doesn't list them; you'll know one when you find it.
Single-click a piece to see its era and, if it has one, its variety.
The Coin Collector's Book¶
Bankers sell the Coin Collector's Book for 1,000 gold.
- Drop a piece onto the book while the book is in your backpack to mount it. Mounting is permanent, and the piece can't be taken back out
- The book won't take a piece it already holds. A variety counts as a separate piece from the plain issue
- Double-click the book to browse the catalog: every issue, its history, and which pieces you hold
- The book shows "Varieties of this issue are known to exist" for issues with varieties, but never names a variety until you've mounted it
Tip
The book is your collection, not your character's. Trade it, display it or guard it: the collection travels with the book.
The catalog¶
The catalog lists 86 issues across three volumes.
The Royal Mint and the Bank of Britain, 19 issues.
| Issue | Issuer |
|---|---|
| Royal Britannian Copper Bit | Royal Mint |
| Silver Mark | Royal Mint |
| Gold Crown | Royal Mint |
| Gold Double Crown | Royal Mint |
| Royal Treasury Reserve Note | Royal Mint |
| Honesty (Eight Virtues Silver) | Moonglow |
| Compassion (Eight Virtues Silver) | Britain |
| Valor (Eight Virtues Silver) | Jhelom |
| Justice (Eight Virtues Silver) | Yew |
| Sacrifice (Eight Virtues Silver) | Minoc |
| Honor (Eight Virtues Silver) | Trinsic |
| Spirituality (Eight Virtues Silver) | Skara Brae |
| Humility (Eight Virtues Silver) | Magincia |
| Nujel'm Merchant's Mark | Nujel'm |
| Bank of Britain Promissory Note, 10 Gold | Britain |
| Bank of Britain Promissory Note, 50 Gold | Britain |
| Bank of Britain Promissory Note, 100 Gold | Britain |
| Bank of Britain Promissory Note, 500 Gold | Britain |
| Britain Bank Vault Note | Britain |
Siege money, refugee tokens and emergency notes, 21 issues.
| Issue | Issuer |
|---|---|
| Trinsic Siege Shilling | Trinsic |
| Trinsic Siege Note | Trinsic |
| Jhelom Palisade Token | Jhelom |
| Ocllo Wall-Fund Token | Ocllo |
| Ocllo City Council Defense Bond | Ocllo |
| Serpent's Hold Supply Chit | Serpent's Hold |
| Serpent's Hold Order Note | Serpent's Hold |
| Moonglow Lycaeum Ration Token | Moonglow |
| Yew Abbey Alms Token | Yew |
| Castle Britannia Garrison Pay Disc | Britain |
| Britain Bank Emergency Issue | Britain |
| New Minoc Exodus Ore Token | Minoc |
| Vesper Last Harbor Penny | Vesper |
| Cove Final Mark | Cove |
| Delucia Refugee Token | Delucia |
| Papua Refugee Token | Papua |
| Delucia/Papua Refugee Scrip | Delucia |
| Pirate-Countermarked Crown | Buccaneer's Den |
| Gargoyle Tithe Stone | Gargoyles |
| Queen Zhah's Seal | Gargoyles |
| Orcish Cove Slug | Orcs of Cove |
In the century after the war, the surviving towns each tried a coinage of their own. One by one they struck a final "Last Strike" and went over to the common gold coin used everywhere today, since no crown remained to mint for the whole realm. 46 issues.
Some towns struck nothing in this era. Cove is held by orcs. Delucia and Papua were cut off when the Codex was destroyed. Nujel'm vanished.
| Town | Issues |
|---|---|
| New Britain | Stall Chit, Market Shilling, Castle Stall Note, Last Strike Shilling |
| Trinsic | Honor Penny, Honor Mark, Southwest Quarter Note, Last Strike Honor Mark |
| Magincia | Gilt Penny, Council Ducat, Council Note, Last Strike Ducat |
| Moonglow | Lycaeum Scholar's Token, Lycaeum Scholar's Mark, Moonglow Knowledge Note, Lycaeum Last Strike Mark |
| Yew Abbey | Alms Penny, Tithe Mark, Yew Abbey Note, Last Strike Mark |
| Yew (Lord Oaks) | Oak Leaf Coin (Wood), Oak Leaf Coin (Bronze), Oak Leaf Last Strike |
| Jhelom | Victor's Penny, Victor's Coin, Dueling Purse Note, Last Strike Victor's Coin |
| New Minoc | Ingot-Token, Gem-Chip Ingot-Token, Ore Warrant, Last Strike Ingot-Token |
| Serpent's Hold | Silver Serpent, Silver Serpent Sovereign, Independence Note, Last Strike Sovereign |
| Vesper | Fisher's Penny, Fisher's Mark, Last Strike Fisher's Mark |
| Ocllo | Salt Lake Penny, Salt Lake Mark, Crafters' Guild Note, Last Strike Salt Lake Mark |
| Buccaneer's Den | Den Half-Doubloon, Den Doubloon, Den Counterfeit Britain Crown, Den Last Strike Doubloon |
The book also mentions a rumored Wind issue, said to have been struck while the town was sealed away. No one has ever found one.
Achievements¶
| Achievement | How to earn it | Title |
|---|---|---|
| The Crown Years | Mount every issue of Volume I | |
| The Codex War | Mount every issue of Volume II | |
| The Rebuilding | Mount every issue of Volume III | |
| Numismatist | Complete the Base Set: every issue in the catalog | Numismatist |
| Master Numismatist | Complete the Master Set: every issue and every known variety | Master Numismatist |
A variety also fills its issue's slot in the Base Set.
Achievements go to the player who mounts the piece that completes a volume or set. Buying a finished book doesn't earn them.