Editing Coin Shell

{{distinguish|Yellow Shell}}
{{item infobox
|image=[[File:MKW Coin Shell Roulette.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Mario Kart World]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2025|2025]])
|variant_of=[[Koopa Shell]]
|related=[[Gold Koopa]]
}}
{{quote|If [[Mario|you]] bring me the {{color|gold|gold shell}}, it's an automatic A for you!|[[Coach (Super Mario Galaxy)|Coach]]|[[Super Mario Galaxy]]}}

A '''Coin Shell''' (also known as a '''Gold Shell''' or '''gold shell''') is a rare type of [[Koopa Shell]]. It first appears in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]''. In later ''Super Mario'' games, it can give [[coin]]s.

==History==
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart Arcade GP''====
[[File:MKAGPGoldShell.png|thumb|200px|Yoshi holding a Gold Shell in ''Mario Kart Arcade GP'']]
In ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'', the Gold Shell appears as an item exclusive to the fourth round iteration of [[Rainbow Downhill]], where it functions identically to a [[Green Shell]].<ref>[https://youtu.be/JnGZEB9huNg?si=yeoF5LIUXX07odPd&t=4120 Mario Kart Arcade GP All Cups in 1:13:13]</ref> This item can only be obtained in versions of the game that do not feature Mario Card compatibility.
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====''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''====
[[File:MKAGPDX Shell Gold.png|thumb|150px|left|Gold Shell from ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'']]
In ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'', Gold Shells act just like [[Black Shell]]s, but instead of being thrown normally like a Green Shell, they home in on the driver in front of the player, like a [[Red Shell]], exploding upon impact. [[Triple Gold Shells]] can be unlocked and used as an item as well.
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====''Mario Kart World''====
[[File:CoinShellMKWorld.png|thumb|200px|A Coin Shell in ''Mario Kart World'']]
In ''[[Mario Kart World]]'', Coin Shells appear as an item, marking their first ''[[Mario Kart]]'' series appearance outside of the ''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' games. When thrown, the Coin Shell speeds down a set path in the center of the course, leaving behind coins like it does in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', as well as knocking over any racers in its way (similar to a [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]]). After travelling far enough, the shell bursts into eight coins. Like [[Green Shell]]s and [[Red Shell]]s, the Coin Shell can also be used as a defensive item before it is thrown, blocking a single hit from behind before breaking. Coin Shells also appear in [[Coin Runners]], where they instead travel identically to Green Shells.
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===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
[[File:Gold Shell.png|thumb|left|A gold shell in the Beach Bowl Galaxy]]
[[File:SMG Bigmouth Galaxy Gold Shell.png|thumb|A gold shell in the Bigmouth Galaxy]]
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo Switch)|port]], gold shells function just like Red Shells when held and thrown. The gold shell appears in only two missions: [[Passing the Swim Test]] and [[Bigmouth's Gold Bait]].

When the player arrives at the [[Beach Bowl Galaxy]], they learn that the [[penguin]]s' [[Coach (Super Mario Galaxy)|Coach]] gave his students a "swimming test" where the students have to find shells. He states that the penguin that finds a gold shell instantly gets an ''A''. When the player dives underwater after speaking with Coach, the player sees that a penguin has already found the sole gold shell. The player must [[swim]] up to the penguin, who refuses to give up the shell. However, the player can take the gold shell from him by [[spin]]ning, allowing them to take it back to Coach, who is so impressed that he gives [[Mario]] a "gold medal" (which is actually a [[Power Star]]), only to realize Mario is not one of his students. After Mario gets the Power Star, he has to leave the gold shell behind.

In the [[Bigmouth Galaxy]], the player finds the [[Gold Treasure Box]], which will open only if they bring back a gold shell. After swimming through a dangerous cavern in the darkness, the player must find the gold shell to bring back up and throw it at the [[treasure chest]], opening it and freeing the [[Captain Toad|Toad Brigade captain]], who was trapped in the chest. He gives Mario a Power Star as thanks for freeing him.
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====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
[[File:GoldenShellNSMB2.png|thumb|Gold Shell in ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'']]
Gold Shells return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', where they are now the golden versions of the average Koopa shells. They are much more common here, as Gold Shells appear when Mario passes through a [[Gold Ring]]. When a [[Gold Koopa]] is stomped, they retreat into their golden shell, and if kicked it produces a trail of [[coin]]s behind it.

====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
[[File:GoldShellSM3DW.jpg|thumb|125px|left|A Gold Shell in ''Super Mario 3D World'']]
Gold Shells also appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''; once again, they are rare. They only appear in [[Koopa Troopa Cave]], [[Sunshine Seaside]], and [[Coin Express]]. They function similar to the [[Coin Box|? Box]] and Gold Shells in ''New Super Mario Bros 2'': the player gains coins for [[shell dash|shell-dashing]] with these shells or throwing them; they give 30 coins before breaking. There is also no character color code for the shells.
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==Profiles==
===''Mario Kart World''===
{{Multilang profile
|type=In-game manual
|Eng=A shiny shell that drops coins and crashes into drivers as it moves along the course.
|Fre=Cette carapace étincelante suit le tracé de la course tout en laissant des pièces dans son sillage et en percutant les pilotes sur sa route.<ref name=MKWFR>{{cite|title=''Mario Kart World'' in-game manual from French European localization|archive=https://imgur.com/Q0RbZCJ|archivedate=12 Jun. 2025|archiver=''Imgur''}}</ref>
|FreM=This glittering carapace follows the course of the race, leaving coins in its wake and colliding with drivers in its path.
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMG Asset Model Gold Shell.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
SMG Gold Shell.png|''Super Mario Galaxy''
Gold Shell NSMB2 artwork.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
Gold Shell SM3DW Prima.jpg|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
===Gold Shell===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=コウラ（金）
|JpnR=Kōra (Kin)
|JpnM=Shell (Gold)
|JpnN=''Super Mario Galaxy''
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|title="Super Mario Galaxy."『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=Shogakukan|date=2015|page=136}}</ref>
|Jpn2=ゴールドコウラ
|Jpn2R=Gōrudo Koura
|Jpn2M=Gold Shell
|Jpn2N=''Super Mario 3D World''
|Jpn2C=<ref>{{cite|author=----|title="New Super Mario Bros. U"『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=Shogakukan|date=2015|page=232}}</ref>
|Jpn3=ゴールドこうら
|Jpn3R=Gōrudo Kōra
|Jpn3M=Gold Shell
|Jpn3N=''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''
|Jpn3C=<ref>{{cite|url=mariokart-acgpdx.bngames.net/item/|title=Mario Kart Arcade GP DX item list|publisher=Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.|language=ja|accessdate=April 19, 2025|archive=web.archive.org/web/20211127171830/https://mariokart-acgpdx.bngames.net/item/}}</ref>
|ChiS=
|ChiSR=
|ChiSM=
|ChiT=黃金龜殼
|ChiTR=Huángjīn Guīké
|ChiTM=Gold Shell
|Ger=Goldpanzer
|GerM=Gold Shell
|Ita=Guscio d'Oro
|ItaM=Gold Shell
|ItaN=''Super Mario Galaxy''
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|quote=«Devi portarmi il Guscio d'Oro!»|author=Coach|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|title=''Super Mario Galaxy''}}</ref>
|Spa=Caparazón dorado
|SpaM=Golden shell
}}

===Coin Shell===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ゴールデンこうら
|JpnR=Gōruden Kōra
|JpnM=Golden Shell
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo 公式チャンネル|date=April 17, 2025|url=youtube.com/watch?v=iVfiFFH_Kq8|title=マリオカート ワールド Direct|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=April 22, 2025}}</ref>
|Dut=Muntenschild
|DutM=Coin shell
|DutC=<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Nederland|date=April 17, 2025|url=youtube.com/watch?v=SGpICp-BE-M|title=Mario Kart World Direct – 17 april 2025|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=April 22, 2025}}</ref>
|Fre=Caparace à pièces
|FreM=Coin shell
|FreC=<ref name=MKWFR/>
|Ger=Münz-Panzer
|GerM=Coin Shell
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo DE|date=April 17, 2025|url=youtube.com/watch?v=8j7N_QC5E1o|title=Mario Kart World Direct – 17.04.2025|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=April 22, 2025}}</ref>
|Ita=Guscio moneta
|ItaM=Coin shell
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|author=NintendoItalia|date=April 17, 2025|url=youtube.com/watch?v=Ztf4Vma1JWA|title=Mario Kart World Direct – 17/04/2025|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=April 22, 2025}}</ref>
|Kor=골드 등껍질
|KorR=Goldeu Deungkkeopjil
|KorM=Golden Shell
|KorC=<ref>{{cite|author=한국닌텐도 공식 채널|date=April 17, 2025|url=youtube.com/watch?v=tA_GKXeB8wk|title=마리오 카트 월드 Direct|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 21, 2025}}</ref>
|Pol=Pieniężna skorupa
|PolM=Money shell
|PolN=''Mario Kart World''
|Por=Carapaça de moedas
|PorM=Coin shell
|PorC=<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Portugal|date=April 17, 2025|url=youtube.com/watch?v=aPyyCet7KeE|title=Mario Kart World Direct – 17/04/2025|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=April 22, 2025}}</ref>
|Rus=Монетковый панцирь
|RusR=Monetkovyy pantsir'
|RusM=Coin Shell
|RusC=<ref name=MKW>In-game name from ''[[Mario Kart World]]''</ref>
|Spa=Caparazón de monedas
|SpaM=Coins shell
|SpaC=<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo España|date=April 17, 2025|url=youtube.com/live/5K_UzF4K_ng|title=Mario Kart World Direct - 17-04-2025|timestamp=35:05|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=April 17, 2025}}</ref>
}}

==Notes==
*According to the Japanese Shogakukan guide for the game ''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]'', the [[Shell (flashing)|flashing shell]]s are considered "gold" shells that combine all ingredients of the [[Green Shell|Green]], [[Red Shell|Red]], [[Yellow Shell|Yellow]], and [[Blue Shell]]s from ''[[Super Mario World]]'', resulting in awful taste but incredible benefits.<ref name=Sho>{{cite|title=「任天堂公式ガイドブック　ヨッシーのたまご」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Egg'')|page={{file link|Yoshi no Tamago Shogakukan 61.jpg|61}}}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Mario Kart World}}
[[Category:Koopa Shells]]
[[Category:Gold variants]]
[[Category:Mario Kart Arcade GP items]]
[[Category:Mario Kart Arcade GP DX items]]
[[Category:Mario Kart World items]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. 2 items]]
[[Category:Super Mario 3D World items]]
[[Category:Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury items]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy items]]

[[it:Guscio d'Oro]]