User blog comment:The Milkman/Phantasy Philosophy: Elder Scrolls/@comment-166.82.242.33-20120916030531/@comment-5469467-20120916033645

I saw a mod that lets you melt down unwanted weapons and armor into the corresponding metal. I suppose you could apply that to coins, but is there really a point? There aren't that many applications for gold ingots, outside of jewelry. Even then, it's cheaper to acquire the 'transmute ore' spell and turn iron (or even silver) ore into gold ore. Mind you, the ability to mint coins would count as forgery, so you would have to do it on the sly. Actually, it might make a good thieves guild quest.