diff --git a/nym-wallet/src/utils/index.ts b/nym-wallet/src/utils/index.ts
index a630fc4b3e..1d4686558f 100644
--- a/nym-wallet/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/nym-wallet/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { appWindow } from '@tauri-apps/api/window';
 import bs58 from 'bs58';
 import { valid } from 'semver';
-import { basicRawCoinValueValidation, MajorAmountString } from '@nymproject/types';
+import { isValidRawCoin, MajorAmountString } from '@nymproject/types';
 import { getLockedCoins, getSpendableCoins, userBalance } from '../requests';
 import { Console } from './console';
 
@@ -26,19 +26,14 @@ export const validateAmount = async (
     return false;
   }
 
-  try {
-    if (!basicRawCoinValueValidation(majorAmountAsString)) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    const majorValueFloat = parseInt(majorAmountAsString, Number(10));
-
-    return majorValueFloat >= parseInt(minimumAmountAsString, Number(10));
-  } catch (e) {
-    Console.error(e as string);
+  if (!isValidRawCoin(majorAmountAsString)) {
     return false;
   }
 
+  const majorValueFloat = parseInt(majorAmountAsString, Number(10));
+
+  return majorValueFloat >= parseInt(minimumAmountAsString, Number(10));
+
   // this conversion seems really iffy but I'm not sure how to better approach it
 };
 
diff --git a/ts-packages/types/src/utils/coin/validation.ts b/ts-packages/types/src/utils/coin/validation.ts
index 08e0d19b37..b26db8b611 100644
--- a/ts-packages/types/src/utils/coin/validation.ts
+++ b/ts-packages/types/src/utils/coin/validation.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,25 @@
-export const basicRawCoinValueValidation = (rawAmount: string): boolean => {
+export const isValidRawCoin = (rawAmount: string): boolean => {
   const amountFloat = parseFloat(rawAmount);
 
-  // it cannot have more than 6 decimal places
-  if (amountFloat !== parseInt(amountFloat.toFixed(6), Number(10))) {
-    return false;
+  // if value is a decimal it cannot have more than 6 decimal places
+  if (amountFloat % 1 > 0) {
+    const [_, numsAfterDecimal] = rawAmount.split('.');
+
+    if (+numsAfterDecimal.length > 6) {
+      return false;
+    }
   }
 
   // it cannot be larger than the total supply
-  if (amountFloat > 1_000_000_000_000_000) {
+  if (amountFloat > 1_000_000_000) {
     return false;
   }
 
+  console.log(amountFloat);
   // it can't be lower than one micro coin
-  return amountFloat >= 0.000001;
+  if (amountFloat < 0.000001) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return true;
 };