diff --git a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/collection/CollectionSerializer.java b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/collection/CollectionSerializer.java
index 2098fd91b..ed241c8f5 100644
--- a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/collection/CollectionSerializer.java
+++ b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/collection/CollectionSerializer.java
@@ -85,8 +85,14 @@ public class CollectionSerializer {
     }
 
     public void serializeCollection(CardCollection collection, OutputStream outputStream) throws IOException {
-        byte version = 0;
+        byte version = 1;
         outputStream.write(version);
+
+        int currency = collection.getCurrency();
+        outputStream.write((currency >> 16) & 0x000000ff);
+        outputStream.write((currency >> 8) & 0x000000ff);
+        outputStream.write(currency & 0x000000ff);
+
         byte packBytes = (byte) _packIds.size();
         outputStream.write(packBytes);
 
@@ -116,6 +122,8 @@ public class CollectionSerializer {
         int version = inputStream.read();
         if (version == 0) {
             return deserializeCollectionVer0(new BufferedInputStream(inputStream));
+        } else if (version == 1) {
+            return deserializeCollectionVer1(new BufferedInputStream(inputStream));
         } else {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Unkown version of serialized collection: " + version);
         }
@@ -138,7 +146,41 @@ public class CollectionSerializer {
         byte[] cards = new byte[cardBytes];
         read = inputStream.read(cards);
         if (read != cardBytes)
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Under-read the packs information");
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Under-read the cards information");
+        for (int i = 0; i < cards.length; i++)
+            if (cards[i] > 0) {
+                final String blueprintId = _cardIds.get(i);
+                collection.addItem(blueprintId, cards[i]);
+            }
+
+        return collection;
+    }
+
+    private MutableCardCollection deserializeCollectionVer1(BufferedInputStream inputStream) throws IOException {
+        int byte1 = inputStream.read();
+        int byte2 = inputStream.read();
+        int byte3 = inputStream.read();
+
+        int currency = (byte1 << 16) + (byte2 << 8) + byte3;
+
+        int packBytes = inputStream.read();
+
+        DefaultCardCollection collection = new DefaultCardCollection();
+        collection.addCurrency(currency);
+
+        byte[] packs = new byte[packBytes];
+        int read = inputStream.read(packs);
+        if (read != packBytes)
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Under-read the packs information");
+        for (int i = 0; i < packs.length; i++)
+            if (packs[i] > 0)
+                collection.addItem(_packIds.get(i), packs[i]);
+
+        int cardBytes = (inputStream.read() << 8) + inputStream.read();
+        byte[] cards = new byte[cardBytes];
+        read = inputStream.read(cards);
+        if (read != cardBytes)
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Under-read the cards information");
         for (int i = 0; i < cards.length; i++)
             if (cards[i] > 0) {
                 final String blueprintId = _cardIds.get(i);
diff --git a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/game/CardCollection.java b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/game/CardCollection.java
index 749cf6e49..ec24d5968 100644
--- a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/game/CardCollection.java
+++ b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/game/CardCollection.java
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 public interface CardCollection extends OwnershipCheck {
+    public int getCurrency();
+
     public Map<String, Integer> getAll();
 
     public int getItemCount(String blueprintId);
diff --git a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/game/DefaultCardCollection.java b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/game/DefaultCardCollection.java
index 6f416dbc5..0392d5331 100644
--- a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/game/DefaultCardCollection.java
+++ b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/game/DefaultCardCollection.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import java.util.*;
 
 public class DefaultCardCollection implements MutableCardCollection {
     private Map<String, Integer> _counts = new LinkedHashMap<String, Integer>();
+    private int _currency;
 
     public DefaultCardCollection() {
 
@@ -15,6 +16,22 @@ public class DefaultCardCollection implements MutableCardCollection {
         _counts.putAll(cardCollection.getAll());
     }
 
+    public void addCurrency(int currency) {
+        _currency += currency;
+    }
+
+    public boolean removeCurrency(int currency) {
+        if (_currency < currency)
+            return false;
+        _currency -= currency;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getCurrency() {
+        return _currency;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void addItem(String itemId, int count) {
         Integer oldCount = _counts.get(itemId);
diff --git a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/test/java/com/gempukku/lotro/collection/CollectionSerializerTest.java b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/test/java/com/gempukku/lotro/collection/CollectionSerializerTest.java
index 2ba612773..aa597c2b8 100644
--- a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/test/java/com/gempukku/lotro/collection/CollectionSerializerTest.java
+++ b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/test/java/com/gempukku/lotro/collection/CollectionSerializerTest.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package com.gempukku.lotro.collection;
 
 import com.gempukku.lotro.game.CardCollection;
 import com.gempukku.lotro.game.DefaultCardCollection;
-import com.gempukku.lotro.game.LotroCardBlueprintLibrary;
+import static junit.framework.Assert.assertEquals;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
@@ -10,14 +10,11 @@ import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import static junit.framework.Assert.assertEquals;
-
 public class CollectionSerializerTest {
     @Test
     public void testSerializeDeserialize() throws IOException {
-        LotroCardBlueprintLibrary library = new LotroCardBlueprintLibrary();
-
         DefaultCardCollection collection = new DefaultCardCollection();
+        collection.addCurrency(256 * 256 * 250);
         collection.addItem("1_1", 2);
         collection.addItem("1_231T", 3);
         collection.addItem("1_23*", 3);
@@ -35,6 +32,7 @@ public class CollectionSerializerTest {
 
         final Map<String, Integer> result = resultCollection.getAll();
         assertEquals(5, result.size());
+        assertEquals(256 * 256 * 250, resultCollection.getCurrency());
         assertEquals(2, (int) result.get("1_1"));
         assertEquals(3, (int) result.get("1_231T"));
         assertEquals(3, (int) result.get("1_23*"));
@@ -44,8 +42,6 @@ public class CollectionSerializerTest {
 
     @Test
     public void testJustPack() throws IOException {
-        LotroCardBlueprintLibrary library = new LotroCardBlueprintLibrary();
-
         DefaultCardCollection collection = new DefaultCardCollection();
         collection.addItem("FotR - Booster", 8);