4-11-11>> Value is about $140.00
Typically those types of coins are generally worth market value of gold. The 50 dollar coin is 1 troy ounce of gold, so therefore around $1400 as of late December of 2010.
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about a dollar because it is a dollar
That depends on factors such as the denomination, date, and condition. For example, a $10 gold coin is worth more than a $5 gold coin. At very least, there's value for the gold content.
The plating adds nothing to the value of a dollar coin, unless someone wants it.
The 1987 5 Dollar gold eagle is a 1/10 ounce bullion coin. What ever the price of gold is per ounce the coin is worth one tenth of the price. Right now gold is $1,164.20 per oz.The coin is worth $116.4. The proof is worth more.
Typically those types of coins are generally worth market value of gold. The 50 dollar coin is 1 troy ounce of gold, so therefore around $1400 as of late December of 2010.
A $5 American Gold Eagle bullion coin is 1/10th of an ounce of pure gold. The New-York market closed at $1691.60 per ounce, so the coin is worth about $169.16.
It is worth whatever the gold price is. I'm assuming you have a US 1 oz gold eagle. If you do indeed have a one ounce gold eagle it is worth whatever 1 troy ounce of gold is worth. At the time of writing your coin would be worth about $1350. However, the price of gold fluctuates on a minute by minute basis.
6-16-11>>> The coin is a 1/10th ounce bullion coin with a value as of today of about $150.00
The US ten dollar gold piece (the Eagle) has just under a half ounce of gold in it. Check the current price of gold (today it is around $1,400 per ounce) to get the first answer. The second issue is rarity and condition of the coin. Check a coin pricing website once you have gotten a condition grade on your coin.
24.18% of an ounce of gold
The coin is a Sacagawea dollar, it has no gold and is worth $1.00
Gold is currently at $1,785.92 per ounce so one tenth of an ounce would be worth $178.59. You can keep up to date on gold prices through the related link.
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One dollar, and the coin contains no gold.
It's made of brass, not gold, and is worth one dollar.