Transmute Metal to Gold

The spell permanently transmutes a basic metal such as lead into gold. A maximum of 10 pounds of gold can be created each use. Weight is equivalent, for example lots of lightweight metal will be transformed into only a small amount of gold, since gold is dense and heavy. The result is a pure gold sphere (it must be melted down and minted if it is to become coinage). If the spell fails, the metal is turned into fools gold. If the caster attempts to transmute fools gold, the metal instead disintegrates into dust. The spell can be used a maximum of once a month. The spell can also be used to transform metals into silver or platinum, although this would obviously require a different coin, and spell failure would also result in fools gold. The coin must be 2cm in diameter, and is consumed during the spell casting.

The spell is actually 10th level and was forbidden by the goddess of magic, Mystra, after the Karsus's Folly event.