⚠️ Minor spoilers ahead. This guide covers the Care Center — the first major area of the campaign. If you’re not past the intro section yet, bookmark this and come back.
What Are Antique Coins in Resident Evil Requiem?
Antique Coins are a special collectible currency you find while playing as FBI agent Grace Ashcroft. They’re scattered across the environment — on desks, looted from zombies, and pulled from locked safes. The moment you have enough, you spend them at the Parlor to unlock permanent upgrades that genuinely change how the game feels.
This isn’t optional fluff. Some of the upgrades here are outright mandatory for harder difficulty runs.
How to Access the Parlor Room
The Parlor isn’t just sitting there open for you. Here’s the unlock sequence:
- Head to the 2F Chairman’s Office and grab the Unicorn Trinket Box
- Examine it to extract the Red Jewel
- Return to the 1F corridor and insert the Red Jewel into the door indentation
- Inside, collect the East Wing Keycard — you’ll need it to progress
💡 Pro tip: There’s an undead in the Parlor area that will reanimate later. Don’t forget about it.
Parlor Rewards — Full List & Coin Cost
| Upgrade | Effect | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Hip Pouch | Expands item carry capacity | 3x Antique Coins |
| Stabilizer | Better gun handling + increased firepower | 4x Antique Coins |
| Steroids | Raises Grace’s maximum health | 4x Antique Coins |
| Override Manual | Blood Collector capacity +50 units | 6x Antique Coins |
❌ Common mistake: Players rush through the Care Center and skip coins because they don’t realize the Parlor exists yet. By the time they find it, they’ve already missed 30–40% of the early haul.
These are the opening tier of upgrades. As you progress deeper into the campaign, the Parlor expands with additional inventory and stat boosts — so every coin counts now and later.
Care Center — First Floor Coin Locations
Seven coin locations across the first floor. Several require safe combinations, so pay attention.
| # | Location | Coins | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Hall Guard Office | 1x | On the desk by the door |
| 2 | West Wing Parlor — roulette table | 1x | Sitting in plain sight |
| 2 | West Wing Parlor — bar counter | 2x | Destroy the crate for the second coin to appear |
| 3 | West Wing NW Corridor | 1x | On a table just past the Filing Room |
| 4 | East Wing Waiting Room (safe) | 2x | Safe already pried open — just grab them |
| 5 | East Wing Waiting Room (table) | 1x | Opposite side of the room from location #4 |
| 6 | East Wing Staircase | 1x | Base of the steps, near a Mr. Raccoon collectible |
| 7 | East Wing Examination Room (safe) | 3x | Combination: Right 30 → Left 10 → Right 50 |
Care Center — Second Floor Coin Locations
The second floor has five locations — including a particularly memorable one tied to a boss encounter.
| # | Location | Coins | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Wing Nurse’s Station | 1x | Top of a locker — climb the tray to reach it. The Girl is active here, so move fast. |
| 2 | Bar & Lounge — piano | 1x | On top of the piano |
| 2 | Bar & Lounge — Singer zombie | 1x | Drops on kill |
| 3 | Bar & Lounge (safe) | 3x | Combination: Left 10 → Right 80 → Left 30 |
| 4 | Conference Room (counter) | 1x | Near the entrance doorway |
| 4 | Conference Room — Singer zombie | 1x | Second Singer, same deal — kill and loot |
| 5 | Chunk boss | 4x | See full breakdown below |
The Chunk Boss — Why You Should Kill It (Even If It’s Terrifying)
Chunk is one of those encounters that genuinely makes you hold your breath. It squeezes through gaps you’d swear were too small, and if it catches Grace — that’s it. No dramatic scene, just instant death.
Here’s the thing though: killing Chunk is 100% worth it, and there’s a mechanic most players miss.
What you get for killing Chunk:
- ✅ Completes the “Grace and Goliath” challenge → 1,000 challenge points
- ✅ Unlocks the Eye Spy charm — increases your chance of surviving fatal damage (one of the most impactful early charms in the game)
- ✅ 4x Antique Coins on subsequent kill (see below)
The reload exploit — and why it actually works in your favor:
If you kill Chunk, loot the Eye Spy charm, and then reload an earlier save — the charm stays in your item box. The game treats challenge-based rewards as permanent for your playthrough. So when you re-encounter Chunk after that reload, he drops 4x Antique Coins instead of the charm (since you already have it).
💡 This is intentional game design, not a bug. Use it.
Which Parlor Upgrade Should You Buy First?
This depends on your playstyle, but here’s my honest take:
Solo / first playthrough: Start with the Hip Pouch. Inventory pressure in RE Requiem is real, and running out of space mid-exploration kills your momentum faster than any enemy will.
Survival / harder difficulties: Go Steroids first. Grace’s base health feels punishing against certain enemies if you’re not careful, and the extra buffer changes your decision-making in encounters.
Blood Collector builds: If you’re leaning into the Blood Collector mechanic early, the Override Manual (+50 units capacity) unlocks significant tactical depth — but it’s a 6-coin investment, so you need to be decisive about farming.
FAQ
Q: Can I miss Antique Coins permanently?
A: Yes. Several coins are tied to specific rooms or enemy drops that won’t respawn. If you skip them before triggering key story events, some may become inaccessible. Always sweep rooms before major story triggers.
Q: Do I need all the coins to unlock every Parlor reward?
A: Not necessarily in one go — the Parlor expands across the campaign. But the early coins determine how smoothly your first few hours play out. Don’t skip them.
Q: What’s the best safe combination to prioritize?
A: The Examination Room safe (1F) — Right 30, Left 10, Right 50 — gives you 3 coins in one shot and is accessible fairly early. Hit it as soon as you have the combination.
Q: Is killing the Chunk boss required to progress?
A: No, it’s optional. You can navigate around it using alternative routes. But given the Antique Coin drop and the Eye Spy charm — killing it is the smarter play if you have the ammo and patience.
Q: Does the Eye Spy charm stack with other survival upgrades?
A: Based on current understanding from the early campaign, it functions as a flat survival probability boost. Stacking behavior with other charms is still being tested by the community.
