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Gold coins are the main currency in UO, it can be used to buy items from NPC vendors, or players.
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You can find gold on most monsters, or NPCs will pay you money if you sell certain items to them.
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[[File:Gold coins.png]] In [[Ultima Online]], '''Gold''' comes in several forms. The gold coin is the most prevalent and the primary [[Money|medium of exchange]]. It is acquired through a whole host of means:
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* found as loot on most [[creature]]s;
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* from [[NPC]] buyers;
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* as an NPC [[Quests|quest]] reward;
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* from [[begging]];
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* in [[Treasure Chest]]s;
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* from other [[Player Character]]s;
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* from your own [[Advertising a Vendor|vendor]]; and
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* from items you sell at [[auction]].
  
Gold is also found in treasure chests, or as a reward for doing certain quests (though usually in relatively small amounts).
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Since [[Publish 58]], 150 gold is 1 stone in [[Weight|weighed]], so a full stack of 60,000 coins are 400 stone in [[Weight|weighed]]. Gold coins initially [[Weight|weighed]] a fiftieth {1/50} of a stone (so fifty coins stacked together weighed a single stone). Gold has no weight when located in a bank box.
  
Large amounts of gold can be transformed into checks to save space.
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==Gold Bricks==
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Gold also comes in brick form. In this instance, [[Gold Bricks]] are a decorative [[artifact]] that can be found from doing [[Treasure Map]]s, by fighting a [[Leviathan]] that is brought to the surface with a [[Fabled Fishing Net]], or as part of the [[Paragon]] system in [[Ilshenar]]. While not common, Gold Bricks are not extremely valuable and are only good for deco.
  
Acquiring gold from monsters in great quantities is sometimes referred to as "gold farming."
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==Golden Ingots & Ore==
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The [[Blacksmithy]] [[resources|resource]] that is sometimes referred to as "gold" is actually called [[Golden]] [[Ore]] and [[Golden Ingot|Golden Ingots]].
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==Notes==
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* Acquiring gold from killing creatures in great quantities sometimes is called "gold farming."
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==History==
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* Amounts of up to one million gold coins could be stored in [[Bank Check|check]] form, which can save space. This was removed with the launch of [[Time of Legends]] Expansion.
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==See Also==
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* [[Money]]
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* [[Silver]]
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* [[Bank Check]]

Latest revision as of 17:43, 30 October 2016

Gold coins.png In Ultima Online, Gold comes in several forms. The gold coin is the most prevalent and the primary medium of exchange. It is acquired through a whole host of means:

Since Publish 58, 150 gold is 1 stone in weighed, so a full stack of 60,000 coins are 400 stone in weighed. Gold coins initially weighed a fiftieth {1/50} of a stone (so fifty coins stacked together weighed a single stone). Gold has no weight when located in a bank box.

Gold Bricks

Gold also comes in brick form. In this instance, Gold Bricks are a decorative artifact that can be found from doing Treasure Maps, by fighting a Leviathan that is brought to the surface with a Fabled Fishing Net, or as part of the Paragon system in Ilshenar. While not common, Gold Bricks are not extremely valuable and are only good for deco.

Golden Ingots & Ore

The Blacksmithy resource that is sometimes referred to as "gold" is actually called Golden Ore and Golden Ingots.

Notes

  • Acquiring gold from killing creatures in great quantities sometimes is called "gold farming."

History

  • Amounts of up to one million gold coins could be stored in check form, which can save space. This was removed with the launch of Time of Legends Expansion.

See Also