Gavin Andresen - 2012-08-28 19:08:19

testnet in a box is supposed to come with a huge balance "out of the box", but I didn't make v3 so maybe it's not been done in the same way?

If I recall correctly, the first testnet-in-a-box node should have all the coins.  The second starts with a zero balance / empty wallet (send it coins from the first if you need to...).