The Gold Melt Value Calculator, located below, will figure the total gold value of an individual
gold coin, round, bar, or ingot; or of many different types and quantities of gold items. The
gold value is determined based on the total weight of gold content. The gold calculator will
only show what the gold metal is worth (intrinsic value), and will not indicate any numismatic
(collector) value of your gold coins, bars, or bullion.
Use the gold calculator to find out how much your gold bullion is worth, or to determine what
you would be willing to pay based on the spot price for an ounce of gold.
(Instructions Below)
You might also like to try one of the several other calculators from the drop-down menu above.
For gold bullion Eagles and Buffalos, use the
U.S. Gold Bullion Melt Value Calculator; for pre-1934 gold coins, the
U.S. Gold Coin Melt Value Calculator; and for silver coins, the
U.S. Silver Coin Melt Value Calculator.
More applications will be added to this website on a regular basis. Be sure to check back often,
or find out how to stay updated when new
tools, features and resources are added.
How to use the Gold Melt Value Calculator.
Enter the total amount of coins, rounds, bars or ingots for each gold item, based on its actual gold weight. Enter
your numbers in the text boxes located directly to the right of that item’s corresponding unit of weight. As an alternative, you
can simply click on that row’s gold weight image, or its link, to increment the value of its text box by 1. The calculator will
automatically update the Total Gold Value (in red), whenever a change is made to the number of gold items.
The Total Gold Value is derived based on the U.S. Dollar amount specified in the Gold
Price text box. The default price is updated periodically throughout the trading day. The
Gold Price may be changed to represent the price you'd be inclined to pay per ounce for the
gold contained in any combination of gold items. This can help you to determine the maximum bid
you could enter for an online gold bullion auction.
In addition to the Total Gold Value (in red), the gold calculator will also figure a Bid and Ask price based on the
amount displayed in the Price Spread text box. This amount defaults to 5%, but can be changed if you like. The gold Bid and Ask
prices are shown in the lower section of the gold results box, for those who would like to use them.
If your gold item is alloyed with another metal, you can use the Bullion Purity text box to adjust accordingly. Simply
enter the item’s percentage of pure gold by weight, and all resultant values will be multiplied by that percentage value.
The gold calculator computes total gold value and total gold weight in regard to the amount of
gold content in items having no wear from handling. A gold coin or round, which does have some
wear, will not contain as much gold. You may want to indicate a percentage of that wear in the
"Amount of Wear" text box. A number larger than the default of 0 (zero), will reduce
the total gold value and total gold weight results accordingly.
