How do I make coins and is it valuable?

[Sophtopus]

I know that the economy section of the game is still being reworked, so coins aren't being used as real currency yet. Do they have higher value, or it's just for fun?

[Loues.S.Cat]

Right now coins value is mostly in the metal duplication "bug"
I would assume if economy came in, the value of coins would be directly tied to the value of their metal in a given situation.
They used to be useful for danger rooms in dodge and block training, but in so far as I am aware that no longer works.

[LastChime]

Some dorfs like them and they'll claim some, as mentioned you can also eternally melt them for a 110% metal return, the ancient dwarven art of metal stretching with little thought put in to the process because coins have no quality, so you don't wreck Urist McWeaponsmith's day by melting down his masterwork copper giant axe blade....you used to be able to split them into singles via the trader for up to 5000% returns but this method no longer works.

It's still a good general task to give to pissed off dorfs too to fulfill craft something that I don't care about.

[Sophtopus]

What the, I didn't know such hax existed. How many does one bar make? Wait, what option are 'coins' anyway? Crafts?

[LastChime]

Originally posted by Sophtopus:

What the, I didn't know such hax existed. How many does one bar make? Wait, what option are 'coins' anyway? Crafts?

Other objects

[Loues.S.Cat]

Coins are the best option for non armour metals (I think)
leggings are the best option for everything else.

Keep in mind this is a cheat. Personally I don't care much about duping copper. I just set up constant orders to forge full suits of copper armour then smelt anything that isnt masterwork.
Given that I have never run out of copper doing this I have to assume this approach has a positive return. I keep going until I have enough copper armour to outfit everyone and this is just a way of training my smiths.
Same works with iron. but I explicitly avoid dupping steel because that is just making end game too easy.

[eddieballgame]

Originally posted by Loues.S.Cat:

Same works with iron. but I explicitly avoid dupping steel because that is just making end game too easy.

There's an end game? :)

[HimeChiemi]

Kind of wish I didn't find any of this information out. Hope economy comes soon

[nazerick]

Originally posted by HimeChiemi:

Kind of wish I didn't find any of this information out. Hope economy comes soon

Better to know it so you don't unintentionally use it, if you don't want to cheat that is.

[TTV.Scrumpetsheep]

Coins are made at Metal Smith workshops.

They have no other value then like... Their weight in the metal.

I make sure to mint a set of coins once a year. I treat it like a roleplay thing. I see what my master metalcrafter puts on the coins faces every year.