Pickup Quote
"Flip a coin"
Recharge Time
1 room
Collection Grid
(page 3, column 4, row 6) (page 3, column 5, row 6)
Wooden Nickel is an unlockable activated item added in The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth .
Effects
Upon use, has a roughly 60% chance to drop a penny, nickel, or dime .
The exact chances are 50% for a penny, 5% for a nickel, 1% for a dime and 44% for nothing.
The exact chances are 52% for a penny, 6% for a nickel, 1% for a dime and 41% for nothing.
Notes
This is a starting item for Keeper after he beats Isaac .
Sticky nickels and lucky pennies cannot be generated.
The item only costs 10 coins when found in a Shop .
Synergies
9 Volt : Allows for infinite generation of coins in a room with enemies.
Book of Virtues : Spawns tiny coin wisps in the middle ring. The wisps have a 50% chance to drop a random coin when destroyed.
Car Battery : Two independent attempts of generating a coin, which can be of different values.
Trivia
Wooden nickels are souvenir coins given out by some American banks. The adage "Don't take any wooden nickels" is a reminder to be cautious in one's dealings, since these coins have no monetary value.
The Wooden Nickel is the name of the shop in another one of Edmund's games, The Legend of Bumbo .