diff --git a/src/coins.cpp b/src/coins.cpp
index 6137b51c..7bfb84ef 100644
--- a/src/coins.cpp
+++ b/src/coins.cpp
@@ -52,30 +52,30 @@ bool CCoins::Spend(int nPos) {
 }
 
 
-bool CCoinsView::GetCoins(const uint256 &txid, CCoins &coins) { return false; }
+bool CCoinsView::GetCoins(const uint256 &txid, CCoins &coins) const { return false; }
 bool CCoinsView::SetCoins(const uint256 &txid, const CCoins &coins) { return false; }
-bool CCoinsView::HaveCoins(const uint256 &txid) { return false; }
-uint256 CCoinsView::GetBestBlock() { return uint256(0); }
+bool CCoinsView::HaveCoins(const uint256 &txid) const { return false; }
+uint256 CCoinsView::GetBestBlock() const { return uint256(0); }
 bool CCoinsView::SetBestBlock(const uint256 &hashBlock) { return false; }
 bool CCoinsView::BatchWrite(CCoinsMap &mapCoins, const uint256 &hashBlock) { return false; }
-bool CCoinsView::GetStats(CCoinsStats &stats) { return false; }
+bool CCoinsView::GetStats(CCoinsStats &stats) const { return false; }
 
 
 CCoinsViewBacked::CCoinsViewBacked(CCoinsView &viewIn) : base(&viewIn) { }
-bool CCoinsViewBacked::GetCoins(const uint256 &txid, CCoins &coins) { return base->GetCoins(txid, coins); }
+bool CCoinsViewBacked::GetCoins(const uint256 &txid, CCoins &coins) const { return base->GetCoins(txid, coins); }
 bool CCoinsViewBacked::SetCoins(const uint256 &txid, const CCoins &coins) { return base->SetCoins(txid, coins); }
-bool CCoinsViewBacked::HaveCoins(const uint256 &txid) { return base->HaveCoins(txid); }
-uint256 CCoinsViewBacked::GetBestBlock() { return base->GetBestBlock(); }
+bool CCoinsViewBacked::HaveCoins(const uint256 &txid) const { return base->HaveCoins(txid); }
+uint256 CCoinsViewBacked::GetBestBlock() const { return base->GetBestBlock(); }
 bool CCoinsViewBacked::SetBestBlock(const uint256 &hashBlock) { return base->SetBestBlock(hashBlock); }
 void CCoinsViewBacked::SetBackend(CCoinsView &viewIn) { base = &viewIn; }
 bool CCoinsViewBacked::BatchWrite(CCoinsMap &mapCoins, const uint256 &hashBlock) { return base->BatchWrite(mapCoins, hashBlock); }
-bool CCoinsViewBacked::GetStats(CCoinsStats &stats) { return base->GetStats(stats); }
+bool CCoinsViewBacked::GetStats(CCoinsStats &stats) const { return base->GetStats(stats); }
 
 CCoinsKeyHasher::CCoinsKeyHasher() : salt(GetRandHash()) {}
 
 CCoinsViewCache::CCoinsViewCache(CCoinsView &baseIn, bool fDummy) : CCoinsViewBacked(baseIn), hashBlock(0) { }
 
-bool CCoinsViewCache::GetCoins(const uint256 &txid, CCoins &coins) {
+bool CCoinsViewCache::GetCoins(const uint256 &txid, CCoins &coins) const {
     if (cacheCoins.count(txid)) {
         coins = cacheCoins[txid];
         return true;
@@ -99,19 +99,29 @@ CCoinsMap::iterator CCoinsViewCache::FetchCoins(const uint256 &txid) {
     return ret;
 }
 
+CCoinsMap::const_iterator CCoinsViewCache::FetchCoins(const uint256 &txid) const {
+    /* Avoid redundant implementation with the const-cast.  */
+    return const_cast<CCoinsViewCache*>(this)->FetchCoins(txid);
+}
+
 CCoins &CCoinsViewCache::GetCoins(const uint256 &txid) {
     CCoinsMap::iterator it = FetchCoins(txid);
     assert(it != cacheCoins.end());
     return it->second;
 }
 
+const CCoins &CCoinsViewCache::GetCoins(const uint256 &txid) const {
+    /* Avoid redundant implementation with the const-cast.  */
+    return const_cast<CCoinsViewCache*>(this)->GetCoins(txid);
+}
+
 bool CCoinsViewCache::SetCoins(const uint256 &txid, const CCoins &coins) {
     cacheCoins[txid] = coins;
     return true;
 }
 
-bool CCoinsViewCache::HaveCoins(const uint256 &txid) {
-    CCoinsMap::iterator it = FetchCoins(txid);
+bool CCoinsViewCache::HaveCoins(const uint256 &txid) const {
+    CCoinsMap::const_iterator it = FetchCoins(txid);
     // We're using vtx.empty() instead of IsPruned here for performance reasons,
     // as we only care about the case where an transaction was replaced entirely
     // in a reorganization (which wipes vout entirely, as opposed to spending
@@ -119,7 +129,7 @@ bool CCoinsViewCache::HaveCoins(const uint256 &txid) {
     return (it != cacheCoins.end() && !it->second.vout.empty());
 }
 
-uint256 CCoinsViewCache::GetBestBlock() {
+uint256 CCoinsViewCache::GetBestBlock() const {
     if (hashBlock == uint256(0))
         hashBlock = base->GetBestBlock();
     return hashBlock;
@@ -146,18 +156,18 @@ bool CCoinsViewCache::Flush() {
     return fOk;
 }
 
-unsigned int CCoinsViewCache::GetCacheSize() {
+unsigned int CCoinsViewCache::GetCacheSize() const {
     return cacheCoins.size();
 }
 
-const CTxOut &CCoinsViewCache::GetOutputFor(const CTxIn& input)
+const CTxOut &CCoinsViewCache::GetOutputFor(const CTxIn& input) const
 {
     const CCoins &coins = GetCoins(input.prevout.hash);
     assert(coins.IsAvailable(input.prevout.n));
     return coins.vout[input.prevout.n];
 }
 
-int64_t CCoinsViewCache::GetValueIn(const CTransaction& tx)
+int64_t CCoinsViewCache::GetValueIn(const CTransaction& tx) const
 {
     if (tx.IsCoinBase())
         return 0;
@@ -169,7 +179,7 @@ int64_t CCoinsViewCache::GetValueIn(const CTransaction& tx)
     return nResult;
 }
 
-bool CCoinsViewCache::HaveInputs(const CTransaction& tx)
+bool CCoinsViewCache::HaveInputs(const CTransaction& tx) const
 {
     if (!tx.IsCoinBase()) {
         // first check whether information about the prevout hash is available
@@ -190,7 +200,7 @@ bool CCoinsViewCache::HaveInputs(const CTransaction& tx)
     return true;
 }
 
-double CCoinsViewCache::GetPriority(const CTransaction &tx, int nHeight)
+double CCoinsViewCache::GetPriority(const CTransaction &tx, int nHeight) const
 {
     if (tx.IsCoinBase())
         return 0.0;
diff --git a/src/coins.h b/src/coins.h
index 2b657299..08913531 100644
--- a/src/coins.h
+++ b/src/coins.h
@@ -276,17 +276,17 @@ class CCoinsView
 {
 public:
     // Retrieve the CCoins (unspent transaction outputs) for a given txid
-    virtual bool GetCoins(const uint256 &txid, CCoins &coins);
+    virtual bool GetCoins(const uint256 &txid, CCoins &coins) const;
 
     // Modify the CCoins for a given txid
     virtual bool SetCoins(const uint256 &txid, const CCoins &coins);
 
     // Just check whether we have data for a given txid.
     // This may (but cannot always) return true for fully spent transactions
-    virtual bool HaveCoins(const uint256 &txid);
+    virtual bool HaveCoins(const uint256 &txid) const;
 
     // Retrieve the block hash whose state this CCoinsView currently represents
-    virtual uint256 GetBestBlock();
+    virtual uint256 GetBestBlock() const;
 
     // Modify the currently active block hash
     virtual bool SetBestBlock(const uint256 &hashBlock);
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool BatchWrite(CCoinsMap &mapCoins, const uint256 &hashBlock);
 
     // Calculate statistics about the unspent transaction output set
-    virtual bool GetStats(CCoinsStats &stats);
+    virtual bool GetStats(CCoinsStats &stats) const;
 
     // As we use CCoinsViews polymorphically, have a virtual destructor
     virtual ~CCoinsView() {}
@@ -311,14 +311,14 @@ protected:
 
 public:
     CCoinsViewBacked(CCoinsView &viewIn);
-    bool GetCoins(const uint256 &txid, CCoins &coins);
+    bool GetCoins(const uint256 &txid, CCoins &coins) const;
     bool SetCoins(const uint256 &txid, const CCoins &coins);
-    bool HaveCoins(const uint256 &txid);
-    uint256 GetBestBlock();
+    bool HaveCoins(const uint256 &txid) const;
+    uint256 GetBestBlock() const;
     bool SetBestBlock(const uint256 &hashBlock);
     void SetBackend(CCoinsView &viewIn);
     bool BatchWrite(CCoinsMap &mapCoins, const uint256 &hashBlock);
-    bool GetStats(CCoinsStats &stats);
+    bool GetStats(CCoinsStats &stats) const;
 };
 
 
@@ -326,17 +326,20 @@ public:
 class CCoinsViewCache : public CCoinsViewBacked
 {
 protected:
-    uint256 hashBlock;
-    CCoinsMap cacheCoins;
+
+    /* Make mutable so that we can "fill the cache" even from Get-methods
+       declared as "const".  */
+    mutable uint256 hashBlock;
+    mutable CCoinsMap cacheCoins;
 
 public:
     CCoinsViewCache(CCoinsView &baseIn, bool fDummy = false);
 
     // Standard CCoinsView methods
-    bool GetCoins(const uint256 &txid, CCoins &coins);
+    bool GetCoins(const uint256 &txid, CCoins &coins) const;
     bool SetCoins(const uint256 &txid, const CCoins &coins);
-    bool HaveCoins(const uint256 &txid);
-    uint256 GetBestBlock();
+    bool HaveCoins(const uint256 &txid) const;
+    uint256 GetBestBlock() const;
     bool SetBestBlock(const uint256 &hashBlock);
     bool BatchWrite(CCoinsMap &mapCoins, const uint256 &hashBlock);
 
@@ -344,6 +347,7 @@ public:
     // Many methods explicitly require a CCoinsViewCache because of this method, to reduce
     // copying.
     CCoins &GetCoins(const uint256 &txid);
+    const CCoins &GetCoins(const uint256 &txid) const;
 
     // Push the modifications applied to this cache to its base.
     // Failure to call this method before destruction will cause the changes to be forgotten.
@@ -351,7 +355,7 @@ public:
     bool Flush();
 
     // Calculate the size of the cache (in number of transactions)
-    unsigned int GetCacheSize();
+    unsigned int GetCacheSize() const;
 
     /** Amount of bitcoins coming in to a transaction
         Note that lightweight clients may not know anything besides the hash of previous transactions,
@@ -360,18 +364,19 @@ public:
         @param[in] tx	transaction for which we are checking input total
         @return	Sum of value of all inputs (scriptSigs)
      */
-    int64_t GetValueIn(const CTransaction& tx);
+    int64_t GetValueIn(const CTransaction& tx) const;
 
     // Check whether all prevouts of the transaction are present in the UTXO set represented by this view
-    bool HaveInputs(const CTransaction& tx);
+    bool HaveInputs(const CTransaction& tx) const;
 
     // Return priority of tx at height nHeight
-    double GetPriority(const CTransaction &tx, int nHeight);
+    double GetPriority(const CTransaction &tx, int nHeight) const;
 
-    const CTxOut &GetOutputFor(const CTxIn& input);
+    const CTxOut &GetOutputFor(const CTxIn& input) const;
 
 private:
     CCoinsMap::iterator FetchCoins(const uint256 &txid);
+    CCoinsMap::const_iterator FetchCoins(const uint256 &txid) const;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/leveldbwrapper.h b/src/leveldbwrapper.h
index 043a56bf..452df928 100644
--- a/src/leveldbwrapper.h
+++ b/src/leveldbwrapper.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public:
     CLevelDBWrapper(const boost::filesystem::path &path, size_t nCacheSize, bool fMemory = false, bool fWipe = false);
     ~CLevelDBWrapper();
 
-    template<typename K, typename V> bool Read(const K& key, V& value) throw(leveldb_error) {
+    template<typename K, typename V> bool Read(const K& key, V& value) const throw(leveldb_error) {
         CDataStream ssKey(SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);
         ssKey.reserve(ssKey.GetSerializeSize(key));
         ssKey << key;
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public:
         return WriteBatch(batch, fSync);
     }
 
-    template<typename K> bool Exists(const K& key) throw(leveldb_error) {
+    template<typename K> bool Exists(const K& key) const throw(leveldb_error) {
         CDataStream ssKey(SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);
         ssKey.reserve(ssKey.GetSerializeSize(key));
         ssKey << key;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 947494ce..1c9b3f86 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ bool IsFinalTx(const CTransaction &tx, int nBlockHeight, int64_t nBlockTime)
 // 2. P2SH scripts with a crazy number of expensive
 //    CHECKSIG/CHECKMULTISIG operations
 //
-bool AreInputsStandard(const CTransaction& tx, CCoinsViewCache& mapInputs)
+bool AreInputsStandard(const CTransaction& tx, const CCoinsViewCache& mapInputs)
 {
     if (tx.IsCoinBase())
         return true; // Coinbases don't use vin normally
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ unsigned int GetLegacySigOpCount(const CTransaction& tx)
     return nSigOps;
 }
 
-unsigned int GetP2SHSigOpCount(const CTransaction& tx, CCoinsViewCache& inputs)
+unsigned int GetP2SHSigOpCount(const CTransaction& tx, const CCoinsViewCache& inputs)
 {
     if (tx.IsCoinBase())
         return 0;
@@ -1470,7 +1470,7 @@ bool VerifySignature(const CCoins& txFrom, const CTransaction& txTo, unsigned in
     return CScriptCheck(txFrom, txTo, nIn, flags, nHashType)();
 }
 
-bool CheckInputs(const CTransaction& tx, CValidationState &state, CCoinsViewCache &inputs, bool fScriptChecks, unsigned int flags, std::vector<CScriptCheck> *pvChecks)
+bool CheckInputs(const CTransaction& tx, CValidationState &state, const CCoinsViewCache &inputs, bool fScriptChecks, unsigned int flags, std::vector<CScriptCheck> *pvChecks)
 {
     if (!tx.IsCoinBase())
     {
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 886cac15..f93b78d8 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ int64_t GetMinRelayFee(const CTransaction& tx, unsigned int nBytes, bool fAllowF
     @param[in] mapInputs    Map of previous transactions that have outputs we're spending
     @return True if all inputs (scriptSigs) use only standard transaction forms
 */
-bool AreInputsStandard(const CTransaction& tx, CCoinsViewCache& mapInputs);
+bool AreInputsStandard(const CTransaction& tx, const CCoinsViewCache& mapInputs);
 
 /** Count ECDSA signature operations the old-fashioned (pre-0.6) way
     @return number of sigops this transaction's outputs will produce when spent
@@ -279,13 +279,13 @@ unsigned int GetLegacySigOpCount(const CTransaction& tx);
     @return maximum number of sigops required to validate this transaction's inputs
     @see CTransaction::FetchInputs
  */
-unsigned int GetP2SHSigOpCount(const CTransaction& tx, CCoinsViewCache& mapInputs);
+unsigned int GetP2SHSigOpCount(const CTransaction& tx, const CCoinsViewCache& mapInputs);
 
 
 // Check whether all inputs of this transaction are valid (no double spends, scripts & sigs, amounts)
 // This does not modify the UTXO set. If pvChecks is not NULL, script checks are pushed onto it
 // instead of being performed inline.
-bool CheckInputs(const CTransaction& tx, CValidationState &state, CCoinsViewCache &view, bool fScriptChecks = true,
+bool CheckInputs(const CTransaction& tx, CValidationState &state, const CCoinsViewCache &view, bool fScriptChecks = true,
                  unsigned int flags = STANDARD_SCRIPT_VERIFY_FLAGS,
                  std::vector<CScriptCheck> *pvChecks = NULL);
 
diff --git a/src/txdb.cpp b/src/txdb.cpp
index 7c0683aa..2349514d 100644
--- a/src/txdb.cpp
+++ b/src/txdb.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ void static BatchWriteHashBestChain(CLevelDBBatch &batch, const uint256 &hash) {
 CCoinsViewDB::CCoinsViewDB(size_t nCacheSize, bool fMemory, bool fWipe) : db(GetDataDir() / "chainstate", nCacheSize, fMemory, fWipe) {
 }
 
-bool CCoinsViewDB::GetCoins(const uint256 &txid, CCoins &coins) {
+bool CCoinsViewDB::GetCoins(const uint256 &txid, CCoins &coins) const {
     return db.Read(make_pair('c', txid), coins);
 }
 
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ bool CCoinsViewDB::SetCoins(const uint256 &txid, const CCoins &coins) {
     return db.WriteBatch(batch);
 }
 
-bool CCoinsViewDB::HaveCoins(const uint256 &txid) {
+bool CCoinsViewDB::HaveCoins(const uint256 &txid) const {
     return db.Exists(make_pair('c', txid));
 }
 
-uint256 CCoinsViewDB::GetBestBlock() {
+uint256 CCoinsViewDB::GetBestBlock() const {
     uint256 hashBestChain;
     if (!db.Read('B', hashBestChain))
         return uint256(0);
@@ -105,8 +105,11 @@ bool CBlockTreeDB::ReadLastBlockFile(int &nFile) {
     return Read('l', nFile);
 }
 
-bool CCoinsViewDB::GetStats(CCoinsStats &stats) {
-    boost::scoped_ptr<leveldb::Iterator> pcursor(db.NewIterator());
+bool CCoinsViewDB::GetStats(CCoinsStats &stats) const {
+    /* It seems that there are no "const iterators" for LevelDB.  Since we
+       only need read operations on it, use a const-cast to get around
+       that restriction.  */
+    leveldb::Iterator *pcursor = const_cast<CLevelDBWrapper*>(&db)->NewIterator();
     pcursor->SeekToFirst();
 
     CHashWriter ss(SER_GETHASH, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
diff --git a/src/txdb.h b/src/txdb.h
index 099f1517..f0b6b9e1 100644
--- a/src/txdb.h
+++ b/src/txdb.h
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ protected:
 public:
     CCoinsViewDB(size_t nCacheSize, bool fMemory = false, bool fWipe = false);
 
-    bool GetCoins(const uint256 &txid, CCoins &coins);
+    bool GetCoins(const uint256 &txid, CCoins &coins) const;
     bool SetCoins(const uint256 &txid, const CCoins &coins);
-    bool HaveCoins(const uint256 &txid);
-    uint256 GetBestBlock();
+    bool HaveCoins(const uint256 &txid) const;
+    uint256 GetBestBlock() const;
     bool SetBestBlock(const uint256 &hashBlock);
     bool BatchWrite(CCoinsMap &mapCoins, const uint256 &hashBlock);
-    bool GetStats(CCoinsStats &stats);
+    bool GetStats(CCoinsStats &stats) const;
 };
 
 /** Access to the block database (blocks/index/) */
diff --git a/src/txmempool.cpp b/src/txmempool.cpp
index 80cae682..f75e2212 100644
--- a/src/txmempool.cpp
+++ b/src/txmempool.cpp
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ void CTxMemPool::clear()
     ++nTransactionsUpdated;
 }
 
-void CTxMemPool::check(CCoinsViewCache *pcoins) const
+void CTxMemPool::check(const CCoinsViewCache *pcoins) const
 {
     if (!fSanityCheck)
         return;
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ void CTxMemPool::check(CCoinsViewCache *pcoins) const
                 const CTransaction& tx2 = it2->second.GetTx();
                 assert(tx2.vout.size() > txin.prevout.n && !tx2.vout[txin.prevout.n].IsNull());
             } else {
-                CCoins &coins = pcoins->GetCoins(txin.prevout.hash);
+                const CCoins &coins = pcoins->GetCoins(txin.prevout.hash);
                 assert(coins.IsAvailable(txin.prevout.n));
             }
             // Check whether its inputs are marked in mapNextTx.
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ void CTxMemPool::ClearPrioritisation(const uint256 hash)
 
 CCoinsViewMemPool::CCoinsViewMemPool(CCoinsView &baseIn, CTxMemPool &mempoolIn) : CCoinsViewBacked(baseIn), mempool(mempoolIn) { }
 
-bool CCoinsViewMemPool::GetCoins(const uint256 &txid, CCoins &coins) {
+bool CCoinsViewMemPool::GetCoins(const uint256 &txid, CCoins &coins) const {
     // If an entry in the mempool exists, always return that one, as it's guaranteed to never
     // conflict with the underlying cache, and it cannot have pruned entries (as it contains full)
     // transactions. First checking the underlying cache risks returning a pruned entry instead.
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ bool CCoinsViewMemPool::GetCoins(const uint256 &txid, CCoins &coins) {
     return (base->GetCoins(txid, coins) && !coins.IsPruned());
 }
 
-bool CCoinsViewMemPool::HaveCoins(const uint256 &txid) {
+bool CCoinsViewMemPool::HaveCoins(const uint256 &txid) const {
     return mempool.exists(txid) || base->HaveCoins(txid);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/txmempool.h b/src/txmempool.h
index 2577397b..d95c4d97 100644
--- a/src/txmempool.h
+++ b/src/txmempool.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public:
      * all inputs are in the mapNextTx array). If sanity-checking is turned off,
      * check does nothing.
      */
-    void check(CCoinsViewCache *pcoins) const;
+    void check(const CCoinsViewCache *pcoins) const;
     void setSanityCheck(bool _fSanityCheck) { fSanityCheck = _fSanityCheck; }
 
     bool addUnchecked(const uint256& hash, const CTxMemPoolEntry &entry);
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ protected:
 
 public:
     CCoinsViewMemPool(CCoinsView &baseIn, CTxMemPool &mempoolIn);
-    bool GetCoins(const uint256 &txid, CCoins &coins);
-    bool HaveCoins(const uint256 &txid);
+    bool GetCoins(const uint256 &txid, CCoins &coins) const;
+    bool HaveCoins(const uint256 &txid) const;
 };
 
 #endif /* BITCOIN_TXMEMPOOL_H */