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Gold price today

Spot gold is quoted per troy ounce, 31.1035 grams of pure metal. U.S. gold coins were 91.67 percent gold from 1795, 89.92 percent from 1834 to 1836, then 90 percent from 1837 until gold coinage ended in 1933. The Mint’s Gold Eagle is 22 karat and the Gold Buffalo is .9999 fine. The ledger prices each of them at today’s figure.

Spot live, updated Oct 29, 7:48 AM

USD per troy ounce; the page re-prices itself every two minutes
Gold, per ozt $4,032.30 −$3.20 (0.08%) over 24 hours
Per gram $129.64
Per pennyweight $201.62
Per grain $8.4006
Per kilogram $129,641.46

U.S. gold coins at today's spot

Pure metal in the coin times spot. Melt is what the metal is worth, not what the coin sells for.
Coin Alloy Weight Gold Melt × face Calculator
Dollars, 91.67% gold 2000, collector issues only · Sacagawea & Native American Dollars · 91.67% gold, 8.10 g
91.67% gold 8.10 g 0.2387 ozt $963 963× Calculate
Gold dollars, 90% gold 1849 to 1889 · Liberty Head Gold Dollars, Indian Princess (Small Head) Gold Dollars, Indian Princess (Large Head) Gold Dollars · 90% gold, 1.67 g
90% gold 1.67 g 0.0484 ozt $195 195× Calculate
Quarter eagles, 91.67% gold 1796 to 1834 · Draped Bust Quarter Eagles, Capped Bust Quarter Eagles · 91.67% gold, 4.37 g
91.67% gold 4.37 g 0.1288 ozt $519 208× Calculate
Quarter eagles, 90% gold 1834 to 1929 · Classic Head Quarter Eagles, Liberty Head Quarter Eagles, Indian Head Quarter Eagles · 90% gold, 4.18 g
90% gold 4.18 g 0.1210 ozt $488 195× Calculate
Three-dollar gold, 90% gold 1854 to 1889 · $3 Indian Princess · 90% gold, 5.01 g
90% gold 5.01 g 0.1451 ozt $585 195× Calculate
Four-dollar Stellas, 85.71% gold 1879 to 1880, collector issues only · $4 Stella · 85.71% gold, 7.00 g
85.71% gold 7.00 g 0.1929 ozt $778 194× Calculate
Half eagles, 91.67% gold 1795 to 1834 · Draped Bust Half Eagles, Capped Bust Half Eagles · 91.67% gold, 8.75 g
91.67% gold 8.75 g 0.2579 ozt $1,040 208× Calculate
Half eagles, 90% gold 1834 to 1929 · Classic Head Half Eagles, Liberty Head Half Eagles, Indian Head Half Eagles · 90% gold, 8.36 g
90% gold 8.36 g 0.2419 ozt $975 195× Calculate
Eagles, 91.67% gold 1795 to 1804 · Draped Bust Eagles · 91.67% gold, 17.50 g
91.67% gold 17.50 g 0.5158 ozt $2,080 208× Calculate
Eagles, 90% gold 1838 to 1933 · Liberty Head Eagles, Indian Head Eagles · 90% gold, 16.72 g
90% gold 16.72 g 0.4837 ozt $1,951 195× Calculate
Double eagles, 90% gold 1850 to 1933 · Liberty Head Double Eagles, St. Gaudens Double Eagles · 90% gold, 33.44 g
90% gold 33.44 g 0.9675 ozt $3,901 195× Calculate
Bullion and commemoratives, from the U.S. Mint’s specifications
American Gold Eagle, 1 oz 1986 to date · 22 karat, 91.67% gold, 33.93 g
22 karat, 91.67% gold 33.93 g 1.0000 ozt $4,032 80.6× Calculate
American Gold Eagle, 1/2 oz 1986 to date · 22 karat, 91.67% gold, 16.97 g
22 karat, 91.67% gold 16.97 g 0.5000 ozt $2,016 80.7× Calculate
American Gold Eagle, 1/4 oz 1986 to date · 22 karat, 91.67% gold, 8.48 g
22 karat, 91.67% gold 8.48 g 0.2500 ozt $1,008 101× Calculate
American Gold Eagle, 1/10 oz 1986 to date · 22 karat, 91.67% gold, 3.39 g
22 karat, 91.67% gold 3.39 g 0.1000 ozt $403 80.6× Calculate
American Gold Buffalo, 1 oz 2006 to date · .9999 gold, 31.11 g
.9999 gold 31.11 g 1.0000 ozt $4,032 80.6× Calculate
American Liberty $100, 1 oz 2015 to date · .9999 gold, 31.11 g
.9999 gold 31.11 g 1.0000 ozt $4,032 40.3× Calculate
First Spouse $10, 1/2 oz 2007 to 2020 · .9999 gold, 15.55 g
.9999 gold 15.55 g 0.5000 ozt $2,016 202× Calculate
Commemorative $5 gold 1986 to date · 90% gold, 8.36 g
90% gold 8.36 g 0.2419 ozt $975 195× Calculate
Commemorative $10 gold 1984 and 2003 · Olympic and First Flight; the 2000 Library of Congress $10 is half gold, half platinum and is not priced here · 90% gold, 16.72 g
90% gold 16.72 g 0.4837 ozt $1,951 195× Calculate

Weights and alloys are the catalogue's specifications for each issue, and the Mint’s for bullion; a worn coin weighs a little less. The melt calculator prices any weight and purity.