> > > > > > i have rescued the gwails (got one coin there when
> > > > gwails were still there), got one from the moat,
> > > > and a few from the ruined shack (now it tell
> > > > me that 'unlikely to find any more' below and
> > > > none above). tried the shack quite a few
> > > > times (a zillion times after my last coin there)..
> > >
> > > Have you taken the time to enjoy the sights and SOUNDS of the city?
> > >
> > > That might be the key to getting the last coin.
> > >
> > > mac "nothing wrong with lucre, even if it's filthy" rinus7
> >
> > sights and sounds? hmm.. tried hanging
> > out in all the places (i think) offering such an option (e.g. top of castle).. no luck. in fact,
> > there is an option 'throw a coin' to the moat.
> > so, threw it (in misplaced hope that when i will
> > go down to retrieve it, it will have doubled
> > itself somehow - like a biological cell, maybe (?)).
> > alas, there was still just that sole coin..
> > so, i am wondering where else i can enjoy the
> > sights and sounds?
> >
> > -dvs
>
> Try the crossroads near the bakery.

thanks a lot everyone!
lesson #n: i should not neglect any of my senses ..