If you want to completely dominate Skyrim‘s economy and earn gold faster than you can spend it, this guide has everything you need. Through clever exploits, skill perks, and item duplication, you can easily earn over 1 million gold per hour. Let’s break it down.

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⚒️ Method 1: Exploiting Hidden Merchant Chests

Top Locations:

• Dawnstar (most well-known and consistent)
• Whiterun
• Markarth
• Winterhold
• Windhelm

Steps for the Dawnstar Chest:

1. Go to Dawnstar, and locate the Khajiit caravan just outside town.
2. Talk to the merchant to view her inventory and gold.
3. Find the invisible chest hidden near the rocks between the mine and the inn (look for the “Search Chest” prompt).
4. Loot the chest for gold, potions, enchanted gear, and soul gems.
5. Save your game.
6. Attack the merchant or wait 48 in-game hours, then reload/reset to refresh the chest’s contents.
7. Repeat to farm unlimited gold and high-value items.

Why it works: This chest is tied to the merchant’s inventory and refreshes alongside it.

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🗣️ Method 2: Max Out Speech for Merchant Gold

Boosting your Speech skill greatly increases profit margins by unlocking better prices and expanding what you can sell.

Speech Perks to Unlock:

• Haggling (All Ranks): Better buying and selling prices.
• Merchant: Sell any item to any merchant.
• Investor: Invest 500 gold to permanently raise a merchant’s gold pool.
• Master Trader: Adds 1,000 gold to all merchant inventories.

Tip: You can level Speech quickly by repeatedly persuading, bribing, or bartering—especially with trainers or using the Black-Briar Mead exploit.

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📚 Method 3: Infinite “Doors of Oblivion” Book

Location:

• Near the Sightless Pit (south of Winterhold)

Steps:

1. Find the unmarked shrine with a skeleton holding the book Doors of Oblivion.
2. Loot the book—it sells for 50 gold each.
3. The book respawns infinitely.
4. Collect as many as your carry weight allows.
5. Sell to general goods or book merchants.

Pro Tip: Use Fortify Carry Weight potions, companions, or the Extra Pockets perk to haul more books at once.

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🏴‍☠️ Method 4: East Empire Pendant Glitch (Dragonborn DLC)

Requirements:

• Access to Solstheim
• Sneak skill and Lockpicks

Steps:

1. In Raven Rock, sneak into the East Empire Company office.
2. Pick the lock and loot the East Empire Pendant chest.
3. Use a follower to “launder” the stolen pendant:
   • Place it in a container.
   • Order your follower to retrieve it (removes the stolen tag).
4. Duplicate the pendant:
   • Drop it on the ground.
   • Command your follower to pick it up.
   • Leave and re-enter the area to spawn a copy.
5. Sell the pendants to Fethis Alor in Raven Rock for ~500 gold each.

Potential Profit:

• 1000+ pendants in ~20 minutes = 500,000–1,000,000 gold depending on Speech perks.

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🧪 Bonus: Duplication Glitch for Valuable Items

Works Best With:

• Enchanted gear
• Jewelry
• Rare potions or scrolls

Steps:

1. Drop the item(s) on the ground.
2. Tell your follower to pick them up.
3. Leave the area (fast travel or zone transition).
4. Return—the item(s) will be both in their inventory and on the ground.

Result: Instantly duplicate any high-value item.

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🧠 Final Tips for Profit Maximization

• Quick-Save Often: Especially before exploiting glitches or lockpicking.
• Boost Carry Weight: Use gear, potions, or perks like Extra Pockets.
• Invest in Merchants: Expand their gold pool to unload more loot in fewer trips.
• Stack Fortify Barter: Use Fortify Barter potions or gear before selling items.

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🏆 Conclusion

With these methods, you can effortlessly break Skyrim’s economy and fill your coin purse faster than ever. Whether you’re exploiting hidden chests, duplicating valuables, or optimizing Speech perks, Skyrim’s riches are yours for the taking.

Now go get that gold, Dragonborn! And if you know any better gold-making tricks, drop them in the comments or share them with fellow adventurers.