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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MrHotter" data-source="post: 6848653" data-attributes="member: 76055">If the player was trying to use a pile of coppers instead of gold I would say that as soon as the merchant picks up a piece to look at it he would know it was not gold. Just by looking at the coins the merchant would be able to make an investigation check to see past the illusion. The player is making the illusion of a pile of gold, not changing the way the copper coins look. He would have to be sure the pile of illusion coins is larger than the pile of real coins. The same trick could be used to make a pile of rocks look like coins, or make a pile of coins from nothing. I could see how it would be useful to have minor illusion when trying to con a merchant, but I would think it would take some planning and a bit of luck. I don't think the illusion would work unless they get the merchant to not touch the coins.</blockquote>