Mercantile
by 3xpl01t
Mercantile adds a simple currency to Minecraft, with copper, silver and gold coins that can be stored in a purse and spent at admin shops.
What it does
Coins can be earned through shops, loot tables and quest rewards, and a held coin can be right-clicked to add its value to a purse. Coin values are configurable, and a coin's value can be pulled back out of the purse through the inventory buttons. The mercantile:platinum coin is a built-in item worth 10,000 in the base value scale, and new coin types can be added with a datapack and the mercantile:coin tag.
Mercantile requires Architectury API and Fabric API on every loader it supports, which are Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. Files cover 1.20.1 only, with version 1.0.0 as the latest build for each loader, and the code is not open source; it is released under All rights reserved. The optional Create and Create Fabric integration lets players pay Create shopkeepers with stored coins once Create 6 or later is installed.
Key features
Admin shops
Admin shops exchange goods for coins, so a server can build its own economy around them.
Coin loot and rewards
Coins can be placed in chest loot tables and handed out as quest rewards, using KubeJS, LootJS or a quest mod.
Coin purse
Holding a coin and right-clicking stores its value in a purse, and coins can be taken back out through the inventory buttons.
Configurable coin values
Copper, silver and gold coins have configurable values, and new coin types can be registered through a datapack.
Custom textures
The default textures come from the Thermal Series mods, and a resource pack can replace the coin textures and item models.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Optional 1
How it compares
Anny's Currency is a Fabric-only currency mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, all rights reserved and not open source. Coinify is a Forge-only mod for 1.20.1, also all rights reserved and not open source. Create: Simple Coins is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 released under the MIT License and is open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercantile | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-05 |
| Anny's Currency | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-05-26 |
| Coinify | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-09 |
| Create: Simple Coins | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-04-09 |
Questions
Does Mercantile need Fabric API on Forge?
Does the server need Mercantile installed?
Is Create needed to use coins?
In the catalog
Mercantile is one of 2,072 Economy mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,159 Economy mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This mod adds a simple currency to Minecraft: copper, silver and gold coins (configurable). While holding a coin and right-clicking, its value will be stored in your "purse". You can get the coins back by clicking the respective buttons in your inventory. There is no way to get the items (currently), apart from…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/mercantile
- Owner
- 3xpl01t
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15