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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:
As of May 23 2013 03:08 PM CDT:
Gold: $1391.10 per Ounce Silver: $22.60 per Ounce Platinum: $1461.60 per Ounce
Copper: $3.32 per Pound Nickel: $6.74 per Pound Zinc: $0.82 per Pound Manganese: $2400.00 per Ton
| Image | Type Description | Metal Content | Weight | Denomination | Melt Value |
| Gold Dollars | |||||
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Liberty Head Gold Dollars (1849-1854) | ||||
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Small Indian Head Gold Dollars (1854-1856) | ||||
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Large Indian Head Gold Dollars (1856-1889) | ||||
| Gold $2.50 Quarter Eagle | |||||
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Liberty Cap Gold $2.50 Quarter Eagle (1796-1807) | ||||
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Turban Head Gold $2.50 Quarter Eagle (1808-1834) | ||||
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Liberty Without Turban Gold $2.50 Quarter Eagle (1834-1839) | ||||
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Coronet Head Gold $2.50 Quarter Eagle (1840-1907) | ||||
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Indian Head Gold $2.50 Quarter Eagle (1908-1929) | ||||
| Gold $3 | |||||
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Indian Princess Head Gold $3 (1854-1889) | ||||
| Gold $4 | |||||
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Stella Gold $4 (1879-1880) | ||||
| Gold $5 Half Eagle | |||||
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Capped Bust Gold $5 Half Eagle (1795-1798) | ||||
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Turban Head Gold $5 Half Eagle (1807-1812) | ||||
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Liberty Without Turban Gold $5 Half Eagle (1834-1838) | ||||
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Coronet Head Gold $5 Half Eagle (1839-1866) | ||||
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Indian Head Gold $5 Half Eagle (1908-1929) | ||||
| Gold $10 Eagle | |||||
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Liberty Cap Gold $10 Eagle (1795-1797) | ||||
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Coronet Head Gold $10 Eagle (1838-1839) | ||||
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Indian Head Gold $10 Eagle (1907-1908) | ||||
| Gold $20 Double Eagle | |||||
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Coronet Head Gold $20 Double Eagle (1849-1866) | ||||
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Saint Gaudens Gold $20 Double Eagle (1907-1908) | ||||
| Bullion Coins | |||||
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Tenth Ounce $5 Gold American Eagle (1986-Present) | ||||
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Quarter Ounce $10 Gold American Eagle (1986-Present) | ||||
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Half Ounce $25 Gold American Eagle (1986-Present) | ||||
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One Ounce $50 Gold American Eagle (1986-Present) | ||||
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Tenth Ounce $5 Gold American Buffalo (2008) | ||||
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Quarter Ounce $10 Gold American Buffalo (2008) | ||||
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Half Ounce $25 Gold American Buffalo (2008) | ||||
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One Ounce $50 Gold American Buffalo (2008) | ||||
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First Spouse Bullion Coins (2007-2016) | ||||
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.































