Melt values for popular bullion coins, bars and historic US gold at today's spot price of $4,188.19 per ounce. Dealer prices add a premium on top.
| Coin or bar | Pure metal | Melt value |
|---|---|---|
| American Gold Eagle | 1 troy oz pure gold, 22K | $4,188.19 |
| American Gold Buffalo | 1 troy oz pure gold, .9999 fine | $4,188.19 |
| Canadian Gold Maple Leaf | 1 troy oz pure gold, .9999 fine | $4,188.19 |
| South African Krugerrand | 1 troy oz pure gold, 22K | $4,188.19 |
| Austrian Gold Philharmonic | 1 troy oz pure gold, .9999 fine | $4,188.19 |
| 1/2 oz Gold Eagle | 0.5 troy oz pure gold | $2,094.09 |
| 1/4 oz Gold Eagle | 0.25 troy oz pure gold | $1,047.05 |
| 1/10 oz Gold Eagle | 0.1 troy oz pure gold | $418.82 |
| British Gold Sovereign | 0.2354 troy oz pure gold, 22K | $985.90 |
| Coin or bar | Pure metal | Melt value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz Gold Bar | 1 troy oz pure gold, .9999 fine | $4,188.19 |
| 10 oz Gold Bar | 10 troy oz pure gold | $41,881.85 |
| 1 Kilo Gold Bar | 32.15 troy oz pure gold | $134,653.08 |
| Coin or bar | Pure metal | Melt value |
|---|---|---|
| $20 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle | 0.9675 troy oz pure gold, pre-1933 | $4,052.07 |
| $10 Indian Head Eagle | 0.4838 troy oz pure gold, pre-1933 | $2,026.03 |
| $5 Liberty Half Eagle | 0.2419 troy oz pure gold, pre-1933 | $1,013.00 |
| Coin or bar | Pure metal | Melt value |
|---|---|---|
| American Platinum Eagle | 1 troy oz pure platinum | $1,696.00 |
Every 1 oz bullion coin, whether an Eagle, Buffalo, Maple Leaf or Krugerrand, contains one troy ounce of pure gold worth $4,188.19 at today's spot price. Dealers sell them for roughly 3–8% over spot and buy them back slightly under.
No. The Eagle is alloyed with copper and silver so it weighs more, but both coins contain exactly one troy ounce of pure gold and have the same melt value. Buffalos sometimes carry a slightly higher premium.
A $20 Saint-Gaudens or Liberty Double Eagle contains 0.9675 oz of gold, worth $4,052.07 in melt value today. Common-date coins trade a little above melt; rare dates are priced as collectibles.
Spot is the wholesale price for large bars. Small bars and coins carry fabrication, distribution and dealer costs, so the retail price is spot plus a premium that shrinks as bar size grows.