The price of gold is ever changing. The stock market for things like this can change from day to day. Gold is more valuable than simply a dollar. It also depends on the weight of the gold.
Due to the demand for gold, both for it's monetary value, and it's use in manufacturing (electronics). When coupled with the drop in the worth of the dollar, the price of gold increases.
A gold dollar minted during the 19th century is worth about 150 to 50000 dollars depending on date, mintmark and condition. However if you're referring to any of the new "golden" dollar coins minted since 2000, they don't contain any gold at all - just brass. They're worth exactly $1.
The spot price of gold right now is $1,085.50oz so value as of today about $1.025.00
The price of gold is expected to keep rising. This is because of the state of the economny, demand for gold, and the continuing decrease of the value of a dollar.
The 5 Dollar American Eagle coin regardless of date is a 1/10th oz Gold Bullion coin and as I type this the value is $108.10 The value of any gold bullion coin follows the spot price of gold.
The price to purchase a gold dollar would be one dollar. The price of gold fluctuates constantly but a dollar is a dollar either way. To find the current price of gold one can check the stock prices where gold is listed.
The spot price of gold is $1,115.40 per ounce as I type this, that's also the value of the coin. The coin is 1 ounce of pure gold.
The price of gold can be subject to fall do to demand of the product versus the availability of the product. Also the shape of the economy can drive the price of gold to drop if the dollar is actually worth more than face value.
This is a 1 ounce gold bullion coin. The value is tied to the spot price of gold at the time of sale. Now it's $1,236.30 per ounce, this is the approximated value of the coin.
Your bullion piece contains 0.1 oz of gold and sells for about $85-90 as of 02/2009. Its value will change along with the spot price of gold. Note that the $5 denomination is purely artificial.
1926 ten dollar gold coin value
The current price of gold is around $900 per ounce