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{{italic title|Mushroom Coin (''Super Mario Advance'' series)}}
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'''Mushroom Coins'''<ref>Hodgson, David S J. ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 24.</ref> are objects that appear exclusively in the [[Super Mario Advance (series)|''Super Mario Advance'' series]]. They are hexagonal-shaped items imprinted with the image of a regular [[coin]] on each. They serve as an extra coin counter feature.
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|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
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'''Coin counters''',<ref>{{cite|quote='''''COIN COUNTER''' There is a total of 600 coins in the bonus area. The coin counter atop the first set of pipes will help you keep track of how many remain.''|title=''Nintendo Power Advance'' Volume 4|location={{wp|Redmond, Washington|Redmond, WA}}|publisher=[[Nintendo Power]]|language=American English|page=26}}</ref> also referred to as '''Mushroom Coins'''<ref>{{cite|quote='''''TOAD'S WHITE MUSHROOM HOUSE''' Toad also has a hidden house that he reveals only to highly skilled plumbers! In each of the first seven worlds, one of the stages has a different type of Mushroom Coin, floating at the stage′s beginning. Grab it if you want a chance at accessing the White Mushroom House. Information appears in the screen′s bottom-left corner showing the number of Coins you must collect before you finish the level. Collect them all, and the White Mushroom House appears.''|author=Hodgson, David S J.|date=2003|title=''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=American English|page=24}}</ref> or '''Coin icons''',<ref>{{cite|quote='''''Coin Kidding''' Take the Coin icon, and you see you have 110 Coins to find! This is very difficult, as you must reach each 10 Coin Block immediately and strike all 10 Coins out to gain all the Coins. The reward is only three 1Ups, so don't worry about completing this task.''|author=Hodgson, David S J.|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=American English|date=2003|page=122}}</ref> are objects appearing only in the [[Super Mario Advance (series)|''Super Mario Advance'' series]]. Coin counters are yellow octagonal [[block]]s imprinted with the image of a regular [[coin]] on each. When a coin counter is hit, it disappears, displays how many coins are left in the corner of the screen, and counts down, rewarding the player if the required coin number is collected.


In ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'', Mushroom Coins can be found in certain areas with many coins. When hit, it displays how many coins are left, and it counts down. In these areas, getting all of the coins grants three [[extra life|extra lives]].
In ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'', a coin counter can be found in a secret area in [[Donut Plains 1]]. In that area, hitting the coin counter and getting all 600 coins grants three [[extra life|extra lives]]. Multicolored birds then come down and fly around [[Mario]], although they do not serve a gameplay purpose.


In ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Mushroom Coins appear in completed save files. A Mushroom Coin appears at the beginnings of the stages that can unlock [[Toad House#White Mushroom House|White Mushroom House]]s, and it displays the number of coins necessary to unveil it on the bottom left corner when hit.
In ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Mushroom Coins appear in completed save files. A Mushroom Coin appears at the beginnings of the stages that can unlock [[Toad House#White Mushroom House|White Mushroom House]]s, and it displays the number of coins necessary to unveil it on the bottom left corner when hit. One also appears in the [[World-e]] level [[Bombarded by Bob-ombs]], where it gives three extra lives for collecting 110 coins.


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