Gold coin value depends on whether you have a bullion coin or a collectible date, then on weight, purity and condition. A one-ounce bullion coin tracks a metal floor plus a dealer premium; an older numismatic gold coin can sit well above melt. Identify the coin first, then compare current public listings.
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Example · 10 Nov 2026
Valcambi Suisse 1 oz 999.9 gold bar
Worth about $4,075 melt · 1 oz listings $4,346.09 and $4,391.31
The current gold price for this bar’s weight on 10 November 2026 is $4,075 (0.999 oz at $4,079 / oz). We use that as a floor. Two 1 oz listings the same day were $4,346.09 (bar with assay) and $4,391.31 (1 oz Combibar with assay), which is not enough to set a tight listed range. The same search also mixed 1-gram and 50-gram bars, from about $146 up to about $7,364, so confirm the weight on the bar. Sources: current gold price and Google Shopping listings.
Identify what you have
Photograph both sides, including the denomination, the date, any mint mark, and any weight or fineness legend. Common modern bullion types include coins such as a Krugerrand or an American Gold Eagle, which are usually priced from their fine-gold content plus a premium. Older United States gold coins, and many world gold coins, can have a collector market as well as a metal floor. Not sure which coin you have? Snap it and the app reads it for you.
This page sits under the gold and silver guides, next to the gold bar guide and the silver guide. A gold-plated token or a gold-coloured base-metal coin is not a gold coin. Confirm the metal before you apply a melt floor.
Weight and purity
Start with how much fine gold is in the coin, not with the face value printed on it. A Krugerrand is a well-known one-ounce bullion type: it is 22 karat (.9167) and is struck so that the fine-gold content is one troy ounce. That composition is a reason a one-ounce Krugerrand has a melt floor near a one-ounce gold ask, not a reason to invent a dealer premium for every year. Other one-ounce bullion coins can follow the same metal logic and still have different premiums and listing sets. Fractional coins are a fraction of that floor. We do not invent a premium chart.
Sourced metal price vs collectible premium
NGC's melt-value table, updated 10 November 2026 at 6:55 p.m. Eastern, listed a gold ask of $4,037.54 per troy ounce. That is a dated snapshot, not a live ticker, and not automatically what a dealer will pay. Listed prices for known bullion coins often include a premium above melt. Scarcer dates, mint marks, and high-grade older coins can sit further above that floor, and they need to be identified carefully because those pieces are widely faked. We will not invent key-date prices.
Listed vs sold
Dealer asking prices and ticker pages can sit above a private sale. The range we show comes from current public listings, which are asking prices. A sold price can be lower. We use a live metal price as a floor in the app. If listings are thin, we label a rough estimate rather than inventing a precise number. See How we price.
Where to sell
Common bullion often goes to a coin shop or a bullion dealer. A collectible date may belong with a specialist or a public listing. The app can draft a listing for eBay, Facebook Marketplace, or Gumtree. Have a high-value coin checked in person before you sell it on the strength of a single photo. Cited metal figures are in US dollars from NGC.
Scan and list
- Photograph both sides, including the date, mint mark, and any weight or fineness legend.
- Confirm the type of coin and whether you think it is bullion or a collectible date.
- Review the Worth about figure and the listed range when we find enough current public listings, and treat melt as a floor.
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What makes How Much Is It Worth different
One photo is enough to start, and you can add up to two more angles. We identify the item first, you confirm or correct it, then we look up a Worth about figure and a listed range from current public marketplace listings. Those are asking prices, which can sit above what a piece finally sells for. You see the listings themselves when we find enough of them.
Coins and banknotes also draw on Numista. Trading cards use PokéWallet, with a source credit where that data appears. Gold and silver use a live metal price as a floor. If listings are thin, we show a clearly labelled rough estimate rather than inventing a precise number. The app can draft a listing for eBay, Facebook Marketplace, or Gumtree once you are ready to sell. For the short version of this process, read How we price.
FAQ
How much is a gold coin worth?
It depends on whether you have a bullion coin or a collectible date, then on weight, purity, and condition. A one-ounce bullion coin tracks a metal floor plus a dealer premium. An older numismatic gold coin can sit well above melt. Identify the coin first.
How much gold is in a Krugerrand?
A Krugerrand is a well-known one-ounce bullion type: it is 22 karat (.9167) and is struck so that the fine-gold content is one troy ounce. That sets a melt floor near a one-ounce gold ask. We do not invent a dealer premium for every year.
What gold price do you cite?
NGC's melt-value table, updated 10 November 2026 at 6:55 p.m. Eastern, listed a gold ask of $4,037.54 per troy ounce. That is a dated snapshot, not a live ticker, and not automatically what a dealer will pay.
Are gold-coloured coins gold?
Not always. A gold-plated token or a gold-coloured base-metal coin is not a gold coin. Confirm the metal before you apply a melt floor. Counterfeit gold coins exist, so have a high-value piece checked in person.
Related metal guides
Sources
- NGC, Coin Melt Values, updated 10 November 2026 at 6:55 p.m. Eastern. Gold ask $4,037.54 per troy ounce; silver ask $51.62.
- How the app prices items is described on How we price.
- Coin figures in the app also draw on Numista, with a source credit where that data appears.
Updated 11 November 2026. Written by Harris, who built How Much Is It Worth. Figures that we cite include a source and a date. They are not a certified appraisal. See How we price.
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