diff --git a/doc/fixes35.0 b/doc/fixes35.0
index d27d17433..70c58ed42 100644
--- a/doc/fixes35.0
+++ b/doc/fixes35.0
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class genocide recognizes species name as an example of the class to
 	genocide (Martin Snyder)
 internals: use Is_box rather than explicitly checking what it checks
 fix some unreachable messages (either make then reachable or remove them)
+can quiver coins when GOLDOBJ is defined
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
diff --git a/src/wield.c b/src/wield.c
index 04231166a..d261960d6 100644
--- a/src/wield.c
+++ b/src/wield.c
@@ -224,10 +224,17 @@ register struct obj *obj;
 
 static NEARDATA const char wield_objs[] =
 	{ ALL_CLASSES, ALLOW_NONE, WEAPON_CLASS, TOOL_CLASS, 0 };
+#ifdef GOLDOBJ
+static NEARDATA const char ready_objs[] =
+	{ COIN_CLASS, ALL_CLASSES, ALLOW_NONE, WEAPON_CLASS, 0 };
+static NEARDATA const char bullets[] =	/* (note: different from dothrow.c) */
+	{ COIN_CLASS, ALL_CLASSES, ALLOW_NONE, GEM_CLASS, WEAPON_CLASS, 0 };
+#else
 static NEARDATA const char ready_objs[] =
 	{ ALL_CLASSES, ALLOW_NONE, WEAPON_CLASS, 0 };
 static NEARDATA const char bullets[] =	/* (note: different from dothrow.c) */
 	{ ALL_CLASSES, ALLOW_NONE, GEM_CLASS, WEAPON_CLASS, 0 };
+#endif
 
 int
 dowield()