Gold

Not to be confused with Gold Ore or Gold Bars.

Gold (data-sort-value="">g) is the primary currency of Stardew Valley. The amount of gold a player has is displayed at the top right, directly under the time. All players start with data-sort-value="500">500g. Via Inventory menu, the player is able to see his total earnings right under another display of his current funds.

All shops other than those that are part of the Stardew Valley Fair and the Casino, will accept Gold as payment for their goods.

Earning Gold

In Stardew Valley, there are a number of ways to earn gold. First, the player may acquire items to sell, through farming, fishing, combat, etc. After this, the player can either sell their items at a shop that corresponds with the item that he/she is selling (for example, edibles can be sold at Pierre's General Store), which allows for the funds to be immediately added to the player's balance. If the player does not wish to travel to a store to sell their items, due to time constraints or other reasons, they can instead deposit the item in the shipping box outside of their house. This will deliver the funds to them overnight, and display a screen that lists the value of all items the player deposited.

Alternatively to selling items, the player may complete quests. These "quests" either are issued by the message board outside of Pierre's, or delivered directly to the player's mailbox. Quests include acquiring items, giving items to NPC Villagers as gifts, slaying monsters, talking to villagers, or a combination the above. Upon completion of the quest, the player immediately gains the reward of gold added to their balance.

The player will also receive gold in the mail. The player's mother or father will send money after the player earns specific amounts of gold, Pierre will send 'Cash-back Rewards Program' rebates, and Lewis will send gold from the 'Stardew Valley Agricultural Fund' for being a member of the community.

You can not have more than data-sort-value="99999999">99,999,999g at one time. If you accumulate data-sort-value="100000000">100,000,000g, the game will subtract data-sort-value="100000000">100,000,000g from your total.

Achievements

There are 5 Achievements directly related to earning gold.

Steam Icon	In-Game Icon	Achievement	Description	Unlocks
		Greenhorn	Earn data-sort-value="15000">15,000g		Good Ol' Cap
		Cowpoke	Earn data-sort-value="50000">50,000g		Lucky Bow
		Homesteader	Earn data-sort-value="250000">250,000g		Cool Cap
		Millionaire	Earn data-sort-value="1000000">1,000,000g		Bowler Hat
		Legend	Earn data-sort-value="10000000">10,000,000g (Secret Achievement)		Sombrero

Tip

Whenever you take an item into inventory whose sell price is greater than data-sort-value="500">500g, the popup box on the lower left of the screen will be shaded purple.