Skyrim:Gold

A Gold Ingot

3 pieces of Gold Ore

A Gold Ore Vein

Some coins and coinpurses

Gold is the standard currency of Tamriel. Although officially the coins are called Septims, gold is the name used in your inventory and many other places. Gold is also a metal that can be mined, smelted, and forged into jewelry. Gold ore and ingots cannot be directly minted to convert them into currency, however, many merchants (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 Gold DB	xx018486 xx018488			A pile of coins. Activating one gives you 80-120 gold. These are only found in two locations: Gyldenhul Barrow and Fahlbtharz.

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

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“Praise be Akatosh and all the divines”

Mining Overview

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

• 3 Gold Ores are obtained by mining Gold Ore Veins. They cannot be purchased.
• 1 Gold Ingot is obtained by smelting 2 Gold Ores. They cannot be purchased.
• Gold Smithing to create jewelry is possible from the start of the game, without unlocking any Smithing perks.

Mineral Sources

In addition to the following guaranteed sources, the best random locations are:

• Gold Ore may be randomly found in Falmer loot starting at level 10.

In addition, gold ore can be created by transmuting Silver 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. The Gold Veins category contains a more complete list of places containing single veins, and all exterior ore veins are shown on the Skyrim 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 quest Pieces of the Past
The Pale	Forsaken Cave			7
Winterhold	Wreck of the Winter War			6	Located 1170 ft NE of the shipwreck, near the skill book Beggar (map)
Winterhold	Pilgrim's Trench			6	Only appears after dealing with Velehk Sain. Located 490 ft SE of the trench, near a Shrine of Talos (map)
Hjaalmarch	Labyrinthian	2	6	1
Winterhold	Blackreach	3	1
The Pale	Raldbthar		5	2
Whiterun Hold	Darkshade	4
The Rift	Lost Prospect Mine	3
The Reach	Bthardamz	3
The Rift	Shor's Watchtower			4	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 be forged from the start of the game, without the need to unlock any Smithing perks. The gemstones not listed here can instead be used to create Silver jewelry.

	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 quest Ringmaker.
• Gold Ore can be sold to Pavo Attius for the quest Mine Ore.
• 1 Gold Ingot is needed at Workbenches to improve Konahrik.
• Ore veins (all types) sometimes do not respawn normally. See Mining (Bugs) and elsewhere on that article and its talk page.