diff --git a/plugins/coin.py b/plugins/coin.py
index d9929fe..b50f329 100644
--- a/plugins/coin.py
+++ b/plugins/coin.py
@@ -2,38 +2,18 @@
 from util import hook
 import random
 
-## NOTES:
-## Need to make a function to return a number of flips
-
-# this produces a string full of comma seperated coin flips - should output this as a list
-def flip_list(count):
-    out = ""
-    for i in range(count):
-        flip = random.randint(0,1)
-        if flip == 1:
-            if i == 0:
-                out += "Heads"
-            else:
-                out += ", Heads"
-        else:
-            if i == 0:
-                out += "Tails"
-            else:
-                out += ", Tails"
-    return out
-
-# this doesn't work (yet)
+# used for tals: x heads: y
 def flip_simple(count):
-    out = ""
     heads = 0
     tails = 0
-    for i in range(count):
-        flip = random.randint(0,1)
-        if flip == 1:
-            heads = heads + 1
+    for x in range(count):
+        c = random.randint(0,1)
+        if c == 0:
+            heads += 1
         else:
-            tails = tails + 1
-    return msg
+            tails += 1
+    return [heads,tails]
+
 
 @hook.command(autohelp=False)
 def coin(inp):
@@ -47,17 +27,15 @@ def coin(inp):
             return "Invalid Input :("
         else:
             count = 1
- 
-    # depending on the count, we use three different methods to get the output
-    if count <= 10 and count > 1:
-        msg = "You flip " + str(count) + " coins and get the following results: " + flip_list(count)
-        return msg
-    elif count == 1:
+    # depending on the count, we use two different methods to get the output
+    if count == 1:
         flip = random.randint(0,1)
         if flip == 1:
-            return "You flip a coin and get heads."
+            sidename = "heads"
         else:
-            return "You flip a coin and get tails."
+            sidename = "tails"
+        return "You flip a coin and get "+sidename+"."
     else:
-        return "Amounts over ten are not yet implemented"
+        flips = flip_simple(count)
+        return "You flip "+str(count)+" coins and get " +str(flips[0])+" heads and "+str(flips[1])+" tails."