Skyrim:Gold

This article is about the material and currency. For information on Golden Saint equipment, seeGolden.

A Gold Ingot

3 pieces of Gold Ore

A Gold Ore Vein

Some coins and coinpurses

Goldis the standard currency of Tamriel. Although officially the coins are calledSeptims,gold is the name used in your inventory and many other places. Gold is also a metal that can bemined,smelted,andforgedinto jewelry. Gold ore and ingots cannot be directly minted to convert them into currency, however, manymerchants(Blacksmiths, Jewelers, and General Goods merchants) will buy them from you.

Currency

	Name	ID			Notes
	Gold	0000000f	0	1	An individual coin.
	Coin Purse	000d790c	0	0	A small coin purse. Picking one up gives you 6-23 gold.
	Coin Purse	000d8e7f	0	0	A medium-sized coin purse. Picking one up gives you 12-37 gold.
	Coin Purse	000d8e80	0	0	A large coin purse. Picking one up gives you 23-56 gold.
	Pile of GoldDB	xx018486 xx018488			A pile of coins. Activating one gives you 80-120 gold. These are only found in three locations:Gyldenhul Barrow,FahlbtharzandShadowfoot Sanctum.CC

• Golden Touch(30 points/Silver) — Have 100,000gold

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Mining Overview

	Name	ID
	Gold Ore	0005acde	1	50
	Gold Ingot	0005ad9e	1	100

• 3 Gold Ores are obtained byminingGold Ore Veins. They cannot be purchased.
• 1 Gold Ingot is obtained bysmelting2 Gold Ores. They cannot be purchased.
• Gold Smithing to create jewelry is possible from the start of the game, without unlocking anySmithingperks.

Mineral Sources

In addition to the following guaranteed sources, gold ore may be randomly found in Falmer loot starting at level 10. In addition, gold ore can be created bytransmutingSilver Ore.

There are a total of 78 veins, 23 ores, and 48 ingots at guaranteed locations. Many individual veins are scattered outside across Tamriel. Only notable locations are included in the following list, in particular places where multiple veins are located near each other and interior areas containing veins. TheGold Veinscategory contains a more complete list of places containing single veins, and all exterior ore veins are shown on(map).

Region	Location	Veins	Ores	Ingots	Details
The Reach	Kolskeggr Mine	17	3	4
The Pale	Shrine of Mehrunes Dagon			11	Shrine cannot be entered until the end of the questPieces of the Past
The Pale	Forsaken Cave			7	Two ingots are located on a table, before the large room at the north end of the cave.
Haafingar	Broken Oar Grotto	2			Located west of Broken Oar Grotto, on a large island marked with a red flag.
Winterhold	Wreck of the Winter War			6	Located 1170 ft NE of the shipwreck, near the skill bookBeggar(map)
Winterhold	Pilgrim's Trench			6	Only appears after dealing with Velehk Sain. Located 490 ft SE of the trench, near aShrine of Talos(map)
Hjaalmarch	Labyrinthian	2	6	1
Winterhold	Blackreach	3	1
The Pale	Raldbthar		5	2
Whiterun Hold	Darkshade	3
The Rift	Lost Prospect Mine	3
The Reach	Bthardamz	3
The Rift	Shor's Watchtower			4	Only appears afterCompelling Tributefor theImperials.[verification needed]Located in a chest centered 410 ft NNW of the tower(map)
Eastmarch	Sacellum of Boethiah	2			Located 300 ft SSW of the Sacellum(map)
Winterhold	Septimus Signus's Outpost	2			Located 730 ft NE of the outpost(map)
Falkreath Hold	Fort Neugrad	2			Located 320 ft ENE of the fort, across the lake(map)
Falkreath Hold	Pinewatch		1	2
Winterhold	Alftand		3
The Rift	Forelhost	1	1
Falkreath Hold	Bloated Man's Grotto	1
Falkreath Hold	Moss Mother Cavern	1
Winterhold	Saarthal	1
Eastmarch	Ansilvund	1
Falkreath Hold	Greywater Grotto	1
Eastmarch	Lost Knife Hideout	1

Gold Smithing

Gold items can beforgedfrom the start of the game, without the need to unlock anySmithingperks. The gemstones not listed here can instead be used to createSilverjewelry.

	Name (ID)				Raw Materials		Delta		Ratio
					Gold	Gem
	Gold Ring (×2) (0001cf2b)	0.25	75	0	1		-0.5	50	0.50	1.50
	Gold Sapphire Ring (000877cb)	0.25	500	0	1	Sapphire	-0.85	0	0.23	1.00
	Gold Emerald Ring (000877ca)	0.25	700	0	1	Emerald	-0.85	0	0.23	1.00
	Gold Diamond Ring (000877c9)	0.25	900	0	1	Diamond	-0.85	0	0.23	1.00
	Gold Necklace (000877d5)	0.5	120	0	1		-0.5	20	0.50	1.20
	Gold Jeweled Necklace (00087835)	0.5	485	0	1	Flawless Amethyst×2	-0.7	25	0.42	1.05
	Gold Ruby Necklace (000877dc)	0.5	550	0	1	Flawless Ruby	-0.6	100	0.45	1.22
	Gold Diamond Necklace (000877f1)	0.5	1200	0	1	Flawless Diamond	-0.6	100	0.45	1.09

Notes

• Septims can't be dropped. However, they can be stored in containers.
• 1 Gold Ore is needed for the questRingmaker.
• Gold Ore can be sold toPavo Attiusfor the questMine Ore.You do not need to finish his quest for clearing out the Forsworn fromKolskeggr minein order to sell him gold ore.
• 1 Gold Ingot is needed atWorkbenchesto improveKonahrik.
• Ore veins (all types) sometimes do not respawn normally. SeeMining (Bugs)and elsewhere on that article and its talk page.
• Although the Gold Jeweled Necklace requires two Flawless Amethysts to create, three gems are clearly visible on the pendant itself.