Gold Coin Value Guide

Last Update: November 20, 2009

U.S. Circulated Gold Coins

Gold coin values below are based on the closing bid price at the NYMEX. These coins were in standard circulation until gold was removed from all circulating coinage in 1933. The values below only reflect the gold value, not rarity or numismatic value. All values shown in USD.

Coin value calculations use the closing gold price for November 20, 2009:

Gold $1146.40/oz

1.80

Description		Face Value	Gold Value
	1849-1854 Liberty Gold Dollar Type 1	$1.00	$55.45
	1854-1856 Liberty Gold Dollar Type 2	$1.00	$55.45
	1856-1889 Liberty Gold Dollar Type 3	$1.00	$55.45
	1840-1907 Liberty Quarter Eagle	$2.50	$138.64
	1908-1929 Indian Quarter Eagle	$2.50	$138.64
	1839-1908 Liberty Half Eagle	$5.00	$277.27
	1839-1908 Indian Half Eagle	$5.00	$277.27
	1838-1907 Liberty Eagle	$10.00	$554.57
	1907-1933 Indian Eagle	$10.00	$554.57
	1849-1907 Liberty Double Eagle	$20.00	$1109.14
	1907-1933 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle	$20.00	$1109.14
Please Note: U.S. gold coin images from Blanchard Online.

Foreign Circulated Gold Coins

The values below only reflect the gold value, not rarity or numismatic value. The closing gold price below is used to calculate the coin's value (USD):

Coin value calculations use the closing gold price for November 20, 2009:

Gold $1146.40/oz

1.80

Description		Face Value	Gold Value (USD)
	1817-2007 British Sovereign	1 Pound	$269.40
	1871-1898 French Angel Franc	20 Francs	$213.23
	1901-1914 French Rooster Franc	20 Francs	$213.23
	1897-1947 Swiss Helvetia Franc	20 Francs	$213.23
Please Note: Foreign gold coin images from GoldDealer.com.

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Gold Gram Values

The values below only reflect the intrinsic gold value, not rarity value. As the price of gold increases, smaller gram-sized bars will likely become more popular (for example, most people will not be able to afford one-ounce coins). I built a separate website called GoldGramBars.com that lists more detailed information, including several gold gram calculators. The closing gold price below is used to calculate the gold gram bar value (USD):

Gold gram bar calculations use the closing gold price for November 20, 2009:

Gold $1146.40/oz

1.80

Description		Gold Value (USD)
	1 gram gold bar	$36.85
	2.5 gram gold bar	$92.14
	5 gram gold bar	$184.28
	10 gram gold bar	$368.57

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