Retrieve Your Money from a Bank

Breaking a Bank to Get Coins

When you're ready to spend your savings, you have two options depending on whether you want to keep the bank.

Standard Retrieval (Destroys Bank)

1. Use any pickaxe (stone, iron, diamond, etc.)

2. Mine the bank block

3. The bank breaks and drops your stored money as coins

4. The coins drop in the largest denominations possible to minimize item clutter

Keeping the Bank (Silk Touch)

1. Use a pickaxe enchanted with Silk Touch

2. Mine the bank with the enchanted tool

3. The entire bank drops as an item with all money preserved inside

4. Place it down again later—your balance is still there

Silk Touch retrieval is ideal if you want to relocate your bank or keep a specific decorative design while maintaining your savings.