Coin

Coins (sometimes known as Golden Coins or Mushroom coins) are the main type of currency present in the Mario franchise and its spinoffs. They first appear in Mario Bros..
==Description==
Coins are found commonly throughout the Mushroom Kingdom, being the type of currency used there. Despite this, Coins are not used as currency in several of their appearances, mainly the platformers, in which collecting 100 Coins instead rewards a 1-Up. Aside from this, Coins provide several other uses for Mario and other characters. In the earlier 3D Super Mario series installments Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy, Coins are used to replenish Mario's Health Meter. In Super Mario Galaxy 2, it is impossible to obtain more than 9,999 of these Coins. In various games, some are found in lines or groups on the floor while others are found after defeating enemies, opening boxes, or other events. Sometimes, Coins contribute to the high score or as some sort of bonus.
In Super Mario Bros. 2, coins can be collected by entering the subspace and plucking grass. The coins are used in the Bonus Chance where each coin lets you play once.
In the , coins are actually saved up and used for purchasing items, particularly badges. In Mario Party, coins are gained through winning mini games and are used to purchase stars. They first appeared in Mario Bros, in 1983.
== Timeline==
*Mario Bros. (arcade, 1983) - First overall appearance
*Wrecking Crew (Nintendo Entertainment System, 1985)
== Variations ==
*Dragon Coins are coins that are usually found five in each level in Super Mario World. Obtaining all five in a level results in a 1-Up.
*Star Coins are coins that are found in New Super Mario Bros. (three per level). Five of these coins will unlock a mushroom house or an alternate stage and 20 will allow the player to buy a new skin from the blue mushroom house. In New Super Mario Bros. Wii they are used to unlock hint videos. In the later game, if all the Star Coins in a world are collected, a new level in World 9 is unlocked. In New Super Mario Bros. 2 they have the same function as in New Super Mario Bros..
*Red Coins are red-colored coins found in several games that are found in collections of 8 and a reward is received when all eight are found. In Yoshi's Island, there are 20 red coins in each level.''
*Blue Coins are blue-colored coins, that in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS, are worth 5 golden coins when found. In Super Mario Sunshine, 10 blue coins can be used to buy a Shine Sprite at the boat house.
*Purple Coins are purple-colored coins in Super Mario Galaxy and in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They appear in the Purple Comet challenges. Collecting 100 will cause a Power Star to appear.
*Question Coins are coins that appear in both Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. They release a series of coins that disappear after a specific amount of time. They sometimes appear near Lumas, where the coins release separate waves of coins. They can also release music notes.
*Regional Coins are purple-colored regional coins that appear in Super Mario Odyssey. They can only be used in their respective kingdom's Crazy Cap store.
*Frog Coins are the currency generally accepted by frogs and tadpoles in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. The only two shops in the game that accept frog coins are the Frog Coin Emporium at Tadpole Pond, and another set up by Frogfucius' Student in Seaside Town. Both of which sell rare items in exchange for Frog coins.
*Ace Coins are large, red coins with an "A" engraved into them as the successor to the red coins in the Challenge Mode in Super Mario Bros. Deluxe. There are 100 Ace coins in total, five in each level. The player is required to obtain them to complete, or "ace", the level.
*Advance Coins are coins which appear in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, exclusively in World-e. While they look like Ace Coins, Advance Coins are yellow instead of red. Advance Coins also spin before collected, unlike Ace Coins.
*Moon Coins are similar to Star Coins, but have a 3-up moon on them. Moon coins can only be found in the Star World of the game. Regardless of playing the same role, the moon coins will not be used as a Star Coin, however the moon coins are not be used to eliminate the signs; receiving only the coins is required only to save a icon on the profile, although receiving all of every Moon Coin will open each Toad House.
*Green Coins first appear in New Super Mario Bros. U and spawn when Green Rings are obtained.
*Mario Coins only appear in Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 and Mario Kart Arcade GP DX. They are used to buy and obtain special private karts and items that only a player with a Mario Card can use.
*Silver Coins, also called Gray Coins, first made an appearance in Super Mario World. When a gray p switch is pressed, certain enemies turn into Gray coins. Although Lakitu does not turn into a Gray coin, his spiny eggs do. If enough of these Gray Coins are collected, extra lives can be obtained.
*E-Coins are rare coins found in World-e of Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. Only three e Coins are obtainable across the eleven levels in World-e.
*Comet Medals are large medals that appear in Super Mario Galaxy 2. When obtained, Prankster Comets appear in the galaxy, allowing special stars to be earned. There is one comet medal in each galaxy, and these medals can only be found in the first mission.
*The 5 Coin is a coin most known for appearing in the Mario & Luigi series, Super Princess Peach, and Paper Mario: Sticker Star. When collected, it grants the player 5 extra coins.
*The 10 coin is a coin which, when obtained, gives the player 10 coins.
*The 30 coin is a coin which, when obtained, gives the player 30 coins.
*The 50 coin is a coin which, when obtained, gives the player 50 coins.
*Moon Shards or Moon Fragments, are items that appear in Super Mario Odyssey. If all five Moon Shards in an area are collected, they will spawn a Moon, similarly to Silver Stars of previous games.
*Pink Coins are coins in Super Mario Run that give 2 Toad Rally tickets when all 5 are collected in a row. These coins are replaced with Purple Coins once the player obtains all 5, and the pink coins can never be collected again.
*Purple Coins in Super Mario Run, are coins that give 2 Toad Rally tickets when all 5 are collected in a row. These coins are replaced with Black Coins once the player obtains all 5, and the purple coins can never be collected again.
*Black Coins are coins in Super Mario Run that give 2 Toad Rally tickets when all 5 are collected in a row.
*Key Coins are in Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker 2, and Super Mario 3D World. When you collect all Key Coins, you automatically get a key to enter through a Key Door or Key Warp Box.
*Beanbean coins are the Beanbean Kingdom's currency in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and also reappear in the remake.
*Baby Coins, or Character Coins, are collectible coins in Yoshi's Island DS. A minigame in Hard Mode can be unlocked when all 8 Character Coins in a world are collected.
*Musical Coins, also called Music Coins or Bonus Coins, are a special kind of coins which are found in Wario Land 3. Eight of them can be found in every level. If the player collects all of the Music coins in the Music Box World, he unlocks the last golf course in the building found in the north part.
== Price variations ==
Item/event 	Price variation 	Game(s)
Stars 	20 coins 	All
Boo's Service 	5 coins (steal coins) and 50 coins (steal star) 	Mario Party - Mario Party 4
Items 	1-30 coins 	Mario Party 2 and onward
Chain Chomp's Service	Free (steal coins) and 30 coins (steal star) 	Mario Party 5
Character Spaces 	+5 coins (15 coins in the last five turns) 	Mario Party 6 and Mario Party 7
Matching Dice Blocks 	+10-50 coins 	All
Mini-game Victory 	+10 coins (may vary depending on the mini-game) 	All
Blue and Red spaces 	+3 coins (blue) and -3 coins (red)(+/- 9 for last five turns respectively.) 	All
Orb Bonus 	+1-10 coins 	Mario Party 6 and Mario Party 7
Start Of Game 	automatic +10 coins 	All
Big Boo's Service 	15 coins (steal coins from all players) and 150 coins (steal stars from all players)	Mario Party 2 and Mario Party 4
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