Useless Coins
by sniffiandros
Useless Coins adds a set of coins that have no effect on vanilla gameplay, and exists mainly as a shared base for other developers' coin features.
What it does
The mod adds some coins that developers use for their own purposes. On its own the coins change nothing in vanilla gameplay, which is why the name fits. Other developers build coin-based features on top of the mod, and Coin Loot depends on it. Fabric API is required. Both the server and every player need the mod, and it is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, so the source is open. Builds exist for 1.20.1 – 1.20.4, with 0.0.2-1.20.1 for 1.20.4 as the latest file, published 2024-02-10.
Key features
Shared coin items
Coins are added as items that other mods can reference, giving developers a common currency to build on.
No vanilla changes
The coins themselves do not alter crafting, trading or loot, so vanilla behavior stays as it is.
Base for add-ons
Other developers can add their own coin gameplay features using the coins as a foundation.
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 1
Required by 1 mod
How it compares
Diamond Coins is a Fabric mod for 1.20.4 under the MIT License and is not open source. Yo's Coins is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 released under the CC0 1.0 Universal license and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Useless Coins | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-02-10 |
| Diamond Coins | Fabric | 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-07-04 |
| Yo's Coins | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-14 |
Questions
Does Useless Coins need Fabric API?
Does the server need Useless Coins?
In the catalog
Useless Coins is one of 2,072 Economy mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,159 Economy mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
A mod/API that adds coins to the game while not changing the vanilla gameplay, that's why its called the Useless Coins mod. Other developers can add there own coins, and gameplay features using the coins.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/useless-coins
- Owner
- sniffiandros
- Published
- 2023-11-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-02-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15