Coin

Coin コイン Coin
Artwork of the Magic Coin from Encyclopedia Mother
Type	Armor
Appears in	EarthBound Beginnings EarthBound

Coins (Japanese: コイン Coin) are equippable items in EarthBound Beginnings and EarthBound. They are used as armor in both games.

Usage

When equipped, coins will increase the wearer's Defense. In EarthBound Beginnings their equipment slot is displayed second from the top in the equipment subscreen on the status screen. They are comparable with the Rings of the same game, as they both serve the same defense-raising purpose and they both have their own equipment slots, although the rings generally increase the user's defense with a bit more in terms of value

In EarthBound they will additionally also raise the wearer's Luck.

List of coins

In EarthBound Beginnings

List of coins in EarthBound Beginnings
	Name		Japanese		Defense	Price	Notes		Where to obtain
	Peace Coin		やすらぎのコイン Peace Coin		+5	$260	Its Japanese name matches that of the Coin of slumber from EarthBound The appearance of the Peace Coin in the Encyclopedia Mother is that of an Indian 5 paise coin		Magicant Coin Shop
	When you USE it, DEFENSE goes up a little bit.
	Protection Coin		まもりのコイン Protection Coin		+11	$648	Abbreviated as the ProtectCoin in-game Its Japanese name matches that of the Coin of defense from EarthBound The appearance of the Protection Coin in the Encyclopedia Mother is that of an Israeli 10 sheqalim coin		Magicant Coin Shop
	When you USE it, DEFENSE goes up.
	Magic Coin		まふうじのコイン Magic Seal Coin		+20	$1200	Its Japanese name matches that of the Talisman coin from EarthBound The appearance of the Magic Coin in the Encyclopedia Mother is that of a Jamaican 1 cent coin		Magicant Coin Shop Occasionally dropped by Red Snakes
	When you USE it, DEFENSE really goes up.

Artwork

Strategy guide artwork
Artwork of the Peace Coin	Artwork of the Protection Coin	Artwork of the Magic Coin

In EarthBound

List of coins in EarthBound
	Name		Japanese		Defense	Price	Additional effects		Where to obtain
	Coin of slumber		やすらぎのコイン Peace coin		+30	$1500	Luck +10		Milky Well (present) Dusty Dunes Desert Fourside
	Coin of defense		まもりのコイン Protective coin		+40	$2000	Luck +13		Gold Mine (present) Fourside Toto
	Coin of silence		しずけさのコイン Coin of silence*		+45	$2500	Luck +16		Winters
	Mr. Saturn coin		どせいさんのコイン Mr. Saturn coin		+47		Luck +18		Saturn Valley (from a Mr. Saturn)
	Lucky coin		まよけのコイン Evil-repelling coin		+50	$6000	Luck +20		Summers
	Charm coin		まよけのコイン Evil-repelling coin		+50	$3000	Luck +20		Deep Darkness
	Talisman coin		まふうじのコイン Anti-evil coin		+60		Luck +25		Tenda Village*
	Shiny coin		かがやきのコイン Shiny coin		+70	$4000	Luck +30		Lost Underworld
	Souvenir coin		おみやげのコイン Souvenir coin		+80		Luck +35		Deep Darkness (present)

Trivia

• The Lucky coin and Charm coin both have identical functions despite having different names. This is actually a transition oversight regarding items purchased in Summers, as in order to make the buying and selling price higher there are two seperate items with identical names but different costs based upon where they are bought. In Japan both coins are named the Evil-repelling coin, but in English it is referred to as the Lucky coin when bought in Summers, and Charm coin when bought in Deep Darkness.