diff --git a/src/invent.c b/src/invent.c
index 07c74ca3c..99ffc9335 100644
--- a/src/invent.c
+++ b/src/invent.c
@@ -3632,6 +3632,8 @@ tally_BUCX(struct obj *list, boolean by_nexthere,
         /* priests always know bless/curse state */
         if (Role_if(PM_CLERIC))
             list->bknown = (list->oclass != COIN_CLASS);
+        if (list->pickup_prev)
+            ++(*jcp);
         /* coins are either uncursed or unknown based upon option setting */
         if (list->oclass == COIN_CLASS) {
             if (flags.goldX)
@@ -3640,8 +3642,6 @@ tally_BUCX(struct obj *list, boolean by_nexthere,
                 ++(*ucp);
             continue;
         }
-        if (list->pickup_prev)
-            ++(*jcp);
         /* ordinary items */
         if (!list->bknown)
             ++(*xcp);
@@ -3795,7 +3795,9 @@ this_type_only(struct obj *obj)
 {
     boolean res = (obj->oclass == g.this_type);
 
-    if (obj->oclass == COIN_CLASS) {
+    if (g.this_type == 'P') {
+        res = obj->pickup_prev;
+    } else if (obj->oclass == COIN_CLASS) {
         /* if filtering by bless/curse state, gold is classified as
            either unknown or uncursed based on user option setting */
         if (g.this_type && index("BUCX", g.this_type))
@@ -3814,9 +3816,6 @@ this_type_only(struct obj *obj)
         case 'X':
             res = !obj->bknown;
             break;
-        case 'P':
-            res = obj->pickup_prev;
-            break;
         default:
             break; /* use 'res' as-is */
         }
diff --git a/src/pickup.c b/src/pickup.c
index c8471e43d..21751d2ce 100644
--- a/src/pickup.c
+++ b/src/pickup.c
@@ -459,20 +459,9 @@ allow_category(struct obj *obj)
     /* For coins, if any class filter is specified, accept if coins
      * are included regardless of whether either unpaid or BUC-status
      * is also specified since player has explicitly requested coins.
-     * If no class filtering is specified but bless/curse state is,
-     * coins are either unknown or uncursed based on an option setting.
      */
-    if (obj->oclass == COIN_CLASS)
-        return g.class_filter
-                 ? (index(g.valid_menu_classes, COIN_CLASS) ? TRUE : FALSE)
-                 : g.shop_filter /* coins are never unpaid, but check anyway */
-                    ? (obj->unpaid ? TRUE : FALSE)
-            : g.picked_filter
-            ? obj->pickup_prev
-                    : g.bucx_filter
-                       ? (index(g.valid_menu_classes, flags.goldX ? 'X' : 'U')
-                          ? TRUE : FALSE)
-                       : TRUE; /* catchall: no filters specified, so accept */
+    if (obj->oclass == COIN_CLASS && g.class_filter)
+        return index(g.valid_menu_classes, COIN_CLASS) ? TRUE : FALSE;
 
     if (Role_if(PM_CLERIC) && !obj->bknown)
         set_bknown(obj, 1);
@@ -505,8 +494,18 @@ allow_category(struct obj *obj)
     /* check for particular bless/curse state */
     if (g.bucx_filter) {
         /* first categorize this object's bless/curse state */
-        char bucx = !obj->bknown ? 'X'
-                      : obj->blessed ? 'B' : obj->cursed ? 'C' : 'U';
+        char bucx;
+        if (obj->oclass == COIN_CLASS) {
+            /* If no class filtering is specified but bless/curse state is,
+               coins are treated as either unknown or uncursed based on an
+               option setting. */
+            bucx = flags.goldX ? 'X' : 'U';
+        } else {
+            bucx = !obj->bknown ? 'X'
+                     : obj->blessed ? 'B'
+                        : obj->cursed ? 'C'
+                           : 'U';
+        }
 
         /* if its category is not in the list, reject */
         if (!index(g.valid_menu_classes, bucx))