New accounts definitely get less in the friend center. I sent in a ticket about it because they use to tell people they were part of a test group and that was why they were getting less at a time or had to go more than 4 hours between asks. I told them to please remove me from the test group since I didn’t ask to be in it nor did I agree to it. Their response was that they were no longer testing - new accounts only get 1k from up to 5 friends every 4 hours because there are more opportunities for new accounts to earn coins than there are for older accounts.
So (being the nerd I am) I checked it out and I average more coins per level (same levels played on each account multiple times) on the newer account than on the old. Max payouts using the streak doubler and not touching the deck are less on the old account than on the new one by over 1,000 coins on average. However, I can always get much closer to clearing the board on my old account… usually down to 3 or fewer cards whereas on my new account, im typically left with over half the cards on the field.
The mini tikis are easier to win on the new account than on the old. The perk chests contain more coins, more useful boosters (not just freds doublers and more time), and around 5 wild cards a week. I went three weeks IN A ROW on my old account were I did not get a even a single Wild card from the earned perks.
All that being said, if I were forced to choose, I’d stay with my older account because somehow, my banked coins are on a slow increase on my old account and a steady decline on the new.