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Gold coins, by their fine weight.

Gold alloy purity and fine gold content are not the same thing. Calculate the actual gold in common U.S. coins, then investigate collector premiums.

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Fine-gold melt value$4,000.001 fine gold troy oz

Metal-only calculation. Coins have different premiums, historic rarity, and sometimes different weights across issues.

Different gold coins. Different stories.

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The modern American Gold Eagle contains its stated fine gold amount even though the overall coin is 22-karat alloy. Historic gold coins often contain less than one fine troy ounce, and some key dates command substantial numismatic premiums.

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1.0000 OZ FINE GOLD (22K ALLOY) • 1986–present (1 oz bullion denomination)

One-Ounce American Gold Eagle

An ounce of fine gold in a 22k coin

1.00000 fine troy oz
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90% GOLD • 1849–1933 (standard historical issues)

$20 Gold Double Eagle

Pre-1933 U.S. gold coin

0.96750 fine troy oz
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90% GOLD • 1838–1933 (standard later issues)

$10 Gold Eagle (Pre-1933)

Historic U.S. ten-dollar gold

0.48375 fine troy oz
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