That's how I've been finding gold, but like you, I'm pretty new to the game. Just finding gold laying around the world, and selling stuff, seems to add up fairly quick for me... I am playing a fighter type character though with a lot of strength, so I'm able to carry around a lot of expensive...
There's a tech demo trailer of the OLD Black Isle version of the game at GameTrailers. It looked like they were pretty much going with a look like 1 and 2, but I think maybe the PC and NPC graphics were 3D.
Looking forward to seeing what Bethesda comes up with!
I'm currently working on the Vampire Cure quest. I need to find 5 Grand Soul Gems, and am having problems. The magic dealer in Imperial City had one which I bought. I was also told I can steal them from the Mages Guilds, but it appears that most of the ones you'll find there are on people and...