Strange Coin

"This unusual coin is warm to the touch and vibrates gently in your hand."

— In-game description

A Strange Coin

Strange Coins are used to purchase powerful loot from Xûr, Agent of the Nine in Destiny.^[1]

How to obtain

Strange Coins can be obtained through a variety of methods:

Complete the Scourge of Winter Story mission for the first time (once per character)
Complete Public Events (random chance)
Complete Strikes (random chance)
Complete the Nightfall Strike (random chance, once per character, set of twelve)
Complete matches in the Crucible (random chance)
Dropped from loot chests (random chance)
Rewarded from Decoherent (Blue) Engrams and greater (random chance beginning at Level 18)
Opening the 4th Golden Chest on Mars (once per character)
Getting Reputation Packages from leveling up your rank (always gives you 4)
Being in a patrol zone for long enough will give you a chance to get a patrol that gives you a random mystery task. This patrol awards Strange Coins