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US Gold Coin Melt Values

Current Intrinsic Metal Value of US Gold Coins

The chart below shows every legal tender gold coin ever made in US history along with it's metal content, weight/mass, denomination and how much the "melt value" of the coin is worth. By "melt value", this is basically the intrinsic value of the metal used to make this coin, mostly gold in this case. With the prices of gold rising by such as large amount, this information is valuable for investors and coin collectors who own gold coins or are planning to buy and sell them.

Current Precious and Base Metal Bullion Spot Prices:

Updated Live! Gold, Silver, Platinum and Copper.   Updated Daily: Nickel, Zinc and Manganese.
As of May 17 2012 06:30 PM CDT:

Gold: $1575.40 per Ounce    Silver: $28.03 per Ounce    Platinum: $1453.10 per Ounce
Copper: $3.46 per Pound    Nickel: $7.70 per Pound    Zinc: $0.87 per Pound    Manganese: $3075.00 per Ton   

Image	Type Description	Metal Content	Weight	Denomination	Melt Value
Gold Dollars
	Liberty Head Gold Dollars (1849-1854)	90% Gold - 10% Copper	1.672 grams	$1.00	$76.2198
	Small Indian Head Gold Dollars (1854-1856)	90% Gold - 10% Copper	1.672 grams	$1.00	$76.2198
	Large Indian Head Gold Dollars (1856-1889)	90% Gold - 10% Copper	1.672 grams	$1.00	$76.2198
Gold $2.50 Quarter Eagle
	Liberty Cap Gold $2.50 Quarter Eagle (1796-1807)	92% Gold - 8% Silver and Copper	4.37 grams	$2.50	$199.2109
	Turban Head Gold $2.50 Quarter Eagle (1808-1834)	92% Gold - 8% Silver and Copper	4.37 grams	$2.50	$199.2109
	Liberty Without Turban Gold $2.50 Quarter Eagle (1834-1839)	90% Gold - 10% Silver and Copper	4.18 grams	$2.50	$190.7363
	Coronet Head Gold $2.50 Quarter Eagle (1840-1907)	90% Gold - 10% Copper	4.18 grams	$2.50	$190.5496
	Indian Head Gold $2.50 Quarter Eagle (1908-1929)	90% Gold - 10% Copper	4.18 grams	$2.50	$190.5496
Gold $3
	Indian Princess Head Gold $3 (1854-1889)	90% Gold - 10% Copper	5.015 grams	$3.00	$228.6139
Gold $4
	Stella Gold $4 (1879-1880)	85% Gold - 15% Silver and Copper	7 grams	$4.00	$301.8463
Gold $5 Half Eagle
	Capped Bust Gold $5 Half Eagle (1795-1798)	92% Gold - 8% Silver and Copper	8.75 grams	$5.00	$398.8777
	Turban Head Gold $5 Half Eagle (1807-1812)	92% Gold - 8% Silver and Copper	8.75 grams	$5.00	$398.8777
	Liberty Without Turban Gold $5 Half Eagle (1834-1838)	90% Gold - 10% Silver and Copper	8.36 grams	$5.00	$381.4726
	Coronet Head Gold $5 Half Eagle (1839-1866)	90% Gold - 10% Copper	8.36 grams	$5.00	$381.0991
	Indian Head Gold $5 Half Eagle (1908-1929)	90% Gold - 10% Copper	8.36 grams	$5.00	$381.0991
Gold $10 Eagle
	Liberty Cap Gold $10 Eagle (1795-1797)	92% Gold - 8% Silver and Copper	17.5 grams	$10.00	$797.7554
	Coronet Head Gold $10 Eagle (1838-1839)	90% Gold - 10% Copper	16.72 grams	$10.00	$762.1983
	Indian Head Gold $10 Eagle (1907-1908)	90% Gold - 10% Copper	16.72 grams	$10.00	$762.1983
Gold $20 Double Eagle
	Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle (1849-1866)	90% Gold - 10% Copper	33.44 grams	$20.00	$1524.3965
	Saint Gaudens Gold $20 Double Eagle (1907-1908)	90% Gold - 10% Copper	33.44 grams	$20.00	$1524.3965
Bullion Coins
	Tenth Ounce $5 Gold American Eagle (1986-Present)	91.67% Gold - 3% Silver - 5.33% Copper	3.393 grams	$5.00	$157.6339
	Quarter Ounce $10 Gold American Eagle (1986-Present)	91.67% Gold - 3% Silver - 5.33% Copper	8.483 grams	$10.00	$394.1080
	Half Ounce $25 Gold American Eagle (1986-Present)	91.67% Gold - 3% Silver - 5.33% Copper	16.966 grams	$25.00	$788.2159
	One Ounce $50 Gold American Eagle (1986-Present)	91.67% Gold - 3% Silver - 5.33% Copper	33.931 grams	$50.00	$1576.3854
	Tenth Ounce $5 Gold American Buffalo (2008)	99.99% Fine Gold	3.1104 grams	$5.00	$157.5269
	Quarter Ounce $10 Gold American Buffalo (2008)	99.99% Fine Gold	7.7759 grams	$10.00	$393.8122
	Half Ounce $25 Gold American Buffalo (2008)	99.99% Fine Gold	15.5518 grams	$25.00	$787.6243
	One Ounce $50 Gold American Buffalo (2008)	99.99% Fine Gold	31.1035 grams	$50.00	$1575.2436
	First Spouse Bullion Coins (2007-2016)	99.99% Fine Gold	15.554 grams	$10.00	$787.7358

Gold Coin Melt Value Calculator

Use this calculator to find the value of your gold coins. Choose from any gold coin ever made in US history and enter the quantity of coins you own. The current precious metal gold spot price is automatically inputted into the calculator but you can also change this to different prices as well.

View the following link: Gold Coin Melt Value Calculator.

Gold Metal Spot Prices and Charts

Gold Bar and Ingot Melt Values

This section shows how much typical gold bar and ingot values are. These are purely bullion investments which consists of grain bars, gram bars, kilo bars and ounce bars. I listed some of the most common types of bars or ingots that are used in bullion investments. Also, I added the worlds largest gold bar and worlds largest gold coin along with their respective intrinisic metal and melt values. You can enlarge the images by clicking on them as well.

Image	Description	Weight in Troy Ounces	Weight in Grams	Melt Value
Gold Grain Bars
	1 Grain Gold Bar	0.002083 Troy Ounces	0.064799 Grams	$3.28
	2.5 Grain Gold Bar	0.005208 Troy Ounces	0.161997 Grams	$8.21
	5 Grain Gold Bar	0.010417 Troy Ounces	0.323995 Grams	$16.41
Gold Gram Bars
	1 Gram Gold Bar	0.032151 Troy Ounces	1.00 Grams	$50.65
	2.5 Gram Gold Bar	0.080377 Troy Ounces	2.50 Grams	$126.63
	5 Gram Gold Bar	0.160754 Troy Ounces	5.00 Grams	$253.25
	10 Gram Gold Bar	0.321507 Troy Ounces	10.00 Grams	$506.50
	20 Gram Gold Bar	0.643015 Troy Ounces	20.00 Grams	$1,013.01
	50 Gram Gold Bar	1.61 Troy Ounces	50.00 Grams	$2,532.51
	100 Gram Gold Bar	3.22 Troy Ounces	100.00 Grams	$5,065.03
	1000 Gram Gold Bar (Kilo Bar)	32.15 Troy Ounces	1,000.00 Grams	$50,650.29
Ounce Gold Bars - Common Bullion Investment Sizes
	1 Ounce Gold Bar	1.00 Troy Ounces	0.06 Grams	$1,575.40
	10 Ounce Gold Bar	10.00 Troy Ounces	0.65 Grams	$15,754.00
	400 Ounce Gold Bar	400.00 Troy Ounces	25.92 Grams	$630,160.00
World's Largest Gold Bar
	250 Kilogram Gold Bar	8,037.69 Troy Ounces	250,000.00 Grams	$12,662,571.54
World's Largest Gold Coin
	$1 Million Maple Leaf Coin	3,215.07 Troy Ounces	100,000.00 Grams	$5,065,028.61