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Gold Coin Melt Value Calculator
Enter how many gold coins you have, or the weight of your karat gold in grams, to see what the gold is worth at today's price. No signup.
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Melt value
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0 troy oz of pure gold
Metal value only, before any dealer spread. Scarce dates and high grades can be worth much more.
How the calculator works
The melt value of a gold coin, or a piece of karat gold, is its pure gold content times the gold spot price. The calculator loads today's price, adds up the gold in every row you fill in, from one Quarter Eagle to a drawer of 14K jewelry, and shows the total as you type. You can type over the spot price with your own figure.
Bullion coins like the Gold Eagle and Buffalo are priced on their stated gold content. Pre-1933 U.S. gold coins are 90% gold. Karat gold is priced per gram: the karat number out of 24 is the share of pure gold. For a mixed lot of rings and chains, the scrap gold calculator is faster, and the gold price per gram page shows today's price for every karat.
Gold content of common coins and karats
| Item | Type and fineness | Gold (troy oz) |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Eagle or Buffalo (1 oz) | American Eagle or Buffalo, 1 oz fine gold | 1.00000 |
| $20 Double Eagle | Liberty or Saint-Gaudens · 90% gold | 0.96750 |
| $10 Eagle | Liberty or Indian · 90% gold | 0.48375 |
| $5 Half Eagle | 90% gold | 0.24188 |
| $2.50 Quarter Eagle | 90% gold | 0.12094 |
| 24K gold | 99.9% gold | 0.03212 per gram |
| 22K gold | 91.7% gold | 0.02947 per gram |
| 18K gold | 75% gold | 0.02411 per gram |
| 14K gold | 58.3% gold | 0.01875 per gram |
| 10K gold | 41.7% gold | 0.01340 per gram |
Melt value versus what you will be paid
Melt value is the metal alone. Dealers quote gold against the spot price and keep a spread, which varies by item and by shop. Run any offer through the Coin Offer Checker before you accept. Pre-1933 coins in high grade, rare dates and certified coins can be worth well above melt; if you have them, compare coin dealers near you who appraise coins, not just metal, and read how to sell a coin collection.
Selling silver too? The silver coin melt value calculator covers junk silver, Morgan and Peace dollars and the rest of the 90% and 40% coins.
Questions
How do you calculate the melt value of a gold coin?
Multiply the coin's pure gold content in troy ounces by the gold spot price. A pre-1933 $20 Double Eagle holds 0.9675 troy oz, so at $4,000 gold its melt value is $3,870.00.
How much gold is in 14K, 18K or 22K gold?
Karat is parts of gold out of 24: 14K is 58.3% gold, 18K is 75% and 22K is 91.7%. One gram of 14K holds about 0.0188 troy oz of pure gold.
What are pre-1933 U.S. gold coins worth for melt?
Common-date $2.50, $5, $10 and $20 U.S. gold coins are 90% gold, so their melt value tracks the gold price. Rare dates, mint marks and high grades carry a collector premium above melt.
Should I sell gold coins for melt value?
Melt value is the floor, the worth of the gold alone. Have pre-1933 and graded coins looked at before you sell them as metal, because some are worth well above it.
Sources: Double eagle (Wikipedia) · Eagle (Wikipedia) · Half eagle (Wikipedia) · Quarter eagle (Wikipedia) · American Gold Eagle (Wikipedia) · American Buffalo (Wikipedia). Updated 2026-10-09.