Coin — Minecraft block

Coin

IC2 Coin (Industrial Credit) is a token currency spent at Trade-O-Mat and Energy-O-Mat machines in Minecraft Java 1.7.10 and 1.12.2.

Block ID ic2:coin
Mod Industrial Craft 2
Game versions
1.19.2 1.12.2 1.11.2 1.11 1.10.2 1.10 1.9.4 1.8.9 1.7.10 1.7.2 1.6.4

Description

The Coin in Industrial Craft 2 is the canonical Industrial Credit, a token-style currency used by IC2's vending machines in Minecraft Java Edition 1.7.10 and 1.12.2. A single Coin has no inherent gameplay function: its value comes from the Trade-O-Mat and the Energy-O-Mat, two owner-configured IC2 machines that exchange items or EU energy for a player-defined number of Coins. The crafting recipe is fixed and cheap. Place 8 Iron Ingots around the outer ring of a 3×3 crafting grid and a single Tin Ingot in the centre, and the recipe yields a stack of 8 Coins per craft, so 1 Tin and 8 Iron always produce 8 Industrial Credits. Coins stack to 64, do not carry NBT, and cannot be smelted back into iron or tin. Owners load the Trade-O-Mat with the items they want to sell, then set the Coin price; buyers insert Coins to receive the stack. The Energy-O-Mat works the same way for raw EU. Because the price is set per machine, Coins act as a player-driven economy token rather than a fixed-value currency, which makes the IC2 Coin the standard medium of exchange on long-running 1.7.10 and 1.12.2 IC2 servers.

Guide

How to craft and use Industrial Credits in Minecraft (IC2)

  1. 1

    Gather 8 Iron Ingots and 1 Tin Ingot

    Smelt 8 Iron Ingots in a furnace and mine Tin Ore (commonly found between Y=0 and Y=64 in IC2 worldgen) to smelt 1 Tin Ingot. Iron and tin are the only materials the Coin recipe needs.

  2. 2

    Craft 8 Coins at once

    Open a 3×3 crafting table, place the 8 Iron Ingots around the outer ring and the 1 Tin Ingot in the centre slot. The recipe outputs a stack of 8 Industrial Credits per craft, so 1 Tin always yields 8 Coins.

  3. 3

    Place a Trade-O-Mat or Energy-O-Mat

    Build either machine from IC2 components and place it where buyers can reach it. Right-click while sneaking to open the owner interface, where only you can change stock and price.

  4. 4

    Set the item or EU amount and the Coin price

    In the Trade-O-Mat, load the item stack you want to sell and set how many Coins it costs. In the Energy-O-Mat, connect EU input and set the EU amount sold per Coin.

  5. 5

    Pay with Coins to receive items or EU

    Any player right-clicks the machine, inserts the required Industrial Credits, and the machine releases the configured item stack or charges their tool/battery with EU.

Tip

The Coin recipe is unchanged between IC2 1.7.10 and IC2-Experimental 1.12.2.

Used in crafts

  • Iron Ingot

Related blocks

Frequently asked questions

What is the crafting recipe for the IC2 Coin?

Place 8 Iron Ingots around the outer ring of a 3×3 crafting table and 1 Tin Ingot in the centre slot. Each craft outputs 8 Industrial Credits, so 1 Tin Ingot always produces 8 Coins.

Which machines accept Industrial Credits as payment?

Only two IC2 machines use Coins: the Trade-O-Mat, which trades item stacks for a Coin price set by its owner, and the Energy-O-Mat, which sells EU energy for the same kind of Coin-based price.

Why use Coins instead of bartering items directly?

The Trade-O-Mat lets the owner accept Coins from any player without being online. Coins also keep all vending machines on a server using the same standard token, which is more predictable than item-for-item barter.

Can IC2 Coins be stacked?

Yes. Coins stack to 64 per slot like normal items, but each individual Coin has no fixed value. Worth is whatever the owner of a specific Trade-O-Mat or Energy-O-Mat sets per trade.

Are Industrial Credits available on Bedrock Edition?

No. Industrial Craft 2 is a Java Edition mod for Minecraft 1.7.10 and 1.12.2 (via IC2-Experimental). Bedrock Edition does not support Java mods, so Coins do not exist there.

Can I melt Coins back into iron and tin?

No. IC2 does not provide a recipe to convert Coins back into Iron Ingots or Tin Ingots, and they are not accepted by the standard furnace or IC2 Macerator as a source material.