Coal is a basic resource used for crafting, smelting, and as a gift. It's essential for firing up furnaces to turn ores into bars and for producing numerous items, including explosives for mining. Players can obtain it from mining rocks, defeating certain monsters, or purchasing it from Clint's shop. It's also possible to get it by putting wood in a Charcoal Kiln. This resource is crucial for progression and efficient farm management.
The item ID for Coal is 382
This ID will work on PC/Mac (Steam), PS4, PS5, XBOX One, and Nintendo Switch.
Spawning items in Stardew Valley is a little unsual and is not done with commands. You will need to utilize what is called a cheat to set your character's or animal name to the item id. To do this you cannot use just the item id, you will need to surround the item id with brackets. Ex. [382]
Spawning Using the Animal MethodTo spawn Coal while using an animal, you will need to head over to Marine's Ranch and purchase an animal. Once you have have an animal chosen, name the animal with the item id with brackets like this [382] and you will receive the Coal item. This method can be done using an existing character and is convenient but will cost some gold every time you want an item.
Spawning Using the Character MethodTo spawn Coal while using a character, you will need to create a new character and name it with the item id with brackets like this [382]. You will then receive the Coal item when you speak to a villager. This method is easy and free but cannot be performed on an existing character and you will be stuck with that name unless its edited.