Coin

Coins are the main currency of the Mushroom Kingdom. They first appeared in Mario Bros., where they moved along the floor and were worth 100 points if Mario or [[Luigi[[ caught them.

They later appeared in Super Mario Bros., where they were demoted to ten points per coin. If Mario jumped up and hit a Block, sometimes coins would pop out. When 100 Coins were collected, the player was rewarded with an extra life. Coins served the same function in Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels and Super Mario Bros. 3.

Different types of coins began to be developed in Super Mario World. The Dino Coin was a special coin that only be found in certain places. There were only five in each level.

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island also introduce Red Coins, which were disguised as regular Coins until Yoshi touched them. Super Mario 64 introduce Blue Coin, and Yellow Coins, 2 more different types of coins.

Super Smash Bros. Melee had a special type of match called Coin Battle, where Coins would double as a players health, and whenever a player was hit, Coins would come out. The character ending with the most coins wins. Coins also got a trophy in the game.

In the Paper Mario series, Coins are very common. Coins will appear whenever an enemy is defeated. However, when Mario runs away from a battle, he will lose coins.