Gold box

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A gold box placed in a scene.

A gold box is available for purchase from any Gold Safe furniture item for the sum of 12 Doubloons, or 25,000 Pieces of Eight on subscription oceans. Gold Safes can be reliably found inside the bank on any major island.

Gold boxes are only be available in February, April, June, August, October, and December. Gold safes will only sell the boxes for two weeks at a time, starting on the first Friday of these months.

Prizes

The gold boxes are identical to presents in functionality, but they come with a random item inside of them. The prizes that can be found inside Gold Boxes are listed below, along with their probability of appearance. Box contents and odds may change in future versions.

Piggy Banks

Piggy Banks are a new type of Miscellaneous item. Cracking one open destroys the Piggy Bank and grants your pirate the PoE contained inside. The Golden Piggy Banks found in the Gold Box contain a minimum of 20,000 PoE, with chances of receiving even larger amounts.

Trinkets

Furniture

Trading Post items

Gold box trinkets can be traded into any trading post for a variety of unique rewards.

  • Gold Safe furniture - 5 trinkets, 25,000 PoE
  • Dragon Figurehead Design (narrow) - 5 trinkets, 75,000 PoE
  • Gold class sloop Design - 8 trinkets, 100,000 PoE
  • Dragon Figurehead Design (medium) - 8 trinkets, 100,000 PoE
  • Gold class war brig Design - 10 trinkets, 150,000 PoE
  • Dragon Figurehead Design (broad) - 10 trinkets, 150,000 PoE
  • Gold class war frigate Design - 15 trinkets, 250,000 PoE

Historical Notes

  • Gold boxes were first available for purchase on April 6, 2012.