diff --git a/types/coin_test.go b/types/coin_test.go
index 3ff0bffe5..ba7038010 100644
--- a/types/coin_test.go
+++ b/types/coin_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package types
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -423,3 +424,55 @@ func TestAmountOf(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, NewInt(tc.amountOfTREE), tc.coins.AmountOf("TREE"))
 	}
 }
+
+func BenchmarkCoinsAdditionIntersect(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkingFunc := func(numCoinsA int, numCoinsB int) func(b *testing.B) {
+		return func(b *testing.B) {
+			coinsA := Coins(make([]Coin, numCoinsA))
+			coinsB := Coins(make([]Coin, numCoinsB))
+			for i := 0; i < numCoinsA; i++ {
+				coinsA[i] = NewCoin("COINZ_"+string(i), NewInt(int64(i)))
+			}
+			for i := 0; i < numCoinsB; i++ {
+				coinsB[i] = NewCoin("COINZ_"+string(i), NewInt(int64(i)))
+			}
+			b.ResetTimer()
+			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+				coinsA.Plus(coinsB)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	benchmarkSizes := [][]int{[]int{1, 1}, []int{5, 5}, []int{5, 20}, []int{1, 1000}, []int{2, 1000}}
+	for i := 0; i < len(benchmarkSizes); i++ {
+		sizeA := benchmarkSizes[i][0]
+		sizeB := benchmarkSizes[i][1]
+		b.Run(fmt.Sprintf("sizes: A_%d, B_%d", sizeA, sizeB), benchmarkingFunc(sizeA, sizeB))
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkCoinsAdditionNoIntersect(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkingFunc := func(numCoinsA int, numCoinsB int) func(b *testing.B) {
+		return func(b *testing.B) {
+			coinsA := Coins(make([]Coin, numCoinsA))
+			coinsB := Coins(make([]Coin, numCoinsB))
+			for i := 0; i < numCoinsA; i++ {
+				coinsA[i] = NewCoin("COINZ_"+string(numCoinsB+i), NewInt(int64(i)))
+			}
+			for i := 0; i < numCoinsB; i++ {
+				coinsB[i] = NewCoin("COINZ_"+string(i), NewInt(int64(i)))
+			}
+			b.ResetTimer()
+			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+				coinsA.Plus(coinsB)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	benchmarkSizes := [][]int{[]int{1, 1}, []int{5, 5}, []int{5, 20}, []int{1, 1000}, []int{2, 1000}, []int{1000, 2}}
+	for i := 0; i < len(benchmarkSizes); i++ {
+		sizeA := benchmarkSizes[i][0]
+		sizeB := benchmarkSizes[i][1]
+		b.Run(fmt.Sprintf("sizes: A_%d, B_%d", sizeA, sizeB), benchmarkingFunc(sizeA, sizeB))
+	}
+}