Duck Bucks
by Meowkyuun
Duck Bucks adds two economy currencies for Forge 1.20.1: Duckbucks, which are crafted from metal and paper, and Ducktokens, which trade rare resources.
What it does
Each Duckbuck tier, from copper through to diamond, is made by arranging its matching resource around a sheet of paper in a shaped recipe. Higher tiers can be combined from four of one kind, and a Diamond Duckbuck needs a diamond placed on top of the paper. Crafting works anywhere a crafting grid is available, and lower tiers can be broken back down. Values are listed when the player holds Shift over a Duckbuck, with 10 Copper Duckbucks shown as 10DB.
Ducktokens target niche resources that specialists trade in, such as amethyst, flint, lapis, prismarine, quartz, redstone and calcite-style blocks from the mod's crafting list. Each Ducktoken is made from eight of its resource around one paper, and the stonecutter returns Ducktokens and Duckbucks to their material. Emerald Ducktokens cannot be crafted from other Ducktokens and must be made with emeralds.
Duck Bucks is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. It is published for Forge and 1.20.1 alone, with 1.0.0 as the latest file from 2026-01-10. Client and server are both needed, so the server and every player must run it. The mod credits JTW789, whose original MCreator mod was revised here with permission into a Java mod.
Key features
Tiered Duckbuck currency
Copper, iron, gold and diamond Duckbucks are crafted from their resource and paper, and the tiers can be combined or split.
Ducktoken resource trading
Ducktokens cover amethyst, flint, lapis, prismarine, quartz, redstone and calcite-style resources for trading niche materials.
Stonecutter conversion
The stonecutter returns Ducktokens and Duckbucks to their respective material, giving a way back from the currency.
Value listing on Shift
Holding Shift over a Duckbuck or Ducktoken shows its value, so prices can be checked before a trade.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Potato Ducks is server-side only, carries All rights reserved and is published for 1.20.1, so players join without installing it. Duck Bills, craftable money is server required with client optional, under All rights reserved, also for 1.20.1. Weirdest Craft is client and server under the MIT License and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Bucks | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-10 |
| Potato Ducks | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2024-11-11 |
| Duck Bills, craftable money | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server required, client optional | 2025-05-07 |
| Weirdest Craft | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-01-11 |
Questions
Does Duck Bucks need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and version does Duck Bucks support?
How are Ducktokens different from Duckbucks?
In the catalog
Duck Bucks is one of 2,072 Economy mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,010 Economy mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
The Duckbucks mod introduces two economy systems to the game. Both are commodity backed currencies with a focus on transmutability (Basically, Money made of ores, that turns into other ores in a balanced way) The first Currency, # Duckbucks Duckbucks come in Copper, Iron, Gold and Diamond Each Duckbuck can be crafted…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/duck-bucks
- Owner
- Meowkyuun
- Published
- 2026-01-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15