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Gold Eagle $50 - One Ounce (1986-Date) melt value

One coin holds 1.00000 oz of pure gold. At today’s gold price of $4,390.60 per troy oz, melt is $4,390.60.

Gold spot
$4,390.60 / troy oz

Spot as of Sep 6, 2026 9:20 PM · $1 move in gold changes this coin by $1.00

Silver
$65.53
 Platinum
$1,793.00
 Palladium
$1,376.00
Melt / coin$4,390.60
Gold spot$4,390.60
AGW1.00000 oz
Gross weight33.931 g
Fineness91.67%
Gross troy oz1.0909
Coins / oz1.00

Figure yours

Count the pieces. A roll of this type varies.

Pure oz 10.0000
Melt $43,906.00

How this melt is figured

A Gold Eagle $50 - One Ounce (1986-Date) weighs 33.931 grams at 91.67% fine. That is 1.00000 troy ounces of pure gold (AGW). Melt = 1.00000 × today’s gold spot of $4,390.60.

Date and mintmark do not change the metal. An early date and a common date of this type have the same melt. Collector value — what someone will pay above the metal — is a different question. For sold prices see Sold Comps.

Quick amounts

Using $4,390.60 gold.

You havePure ozMelt
1 coin 1.0000 $4,390.60
10 coins 10.0000 $43,906.00
20 coins 20.0000 $87,812.00

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Related types

Same metal, nearby coins.

Gold Eagle $10 - 1/4 Ounce (1986-Date) · 0.25000 AGW $1,097.65 Gold Eagle $25 - 1/2 Ounce (1986-Date) · 0.50000 AGW $2,195.30 Gold Eagle $5 - 1/10 Ounce (1986-Date) · 0.10000 AGW $439.06 Buffalo $50 - One Ounce (2006-Date) · 1.00000 AGW $4,390.60 Canada Gold $20 Maple Leaf - 1/2 Ounce (1986-Date) · 0.49990 AGW $2,194.86 First Spouse $10 - 1/2 Ounce (2007-Date) · 0.50000 AGW $2,195.30 Australia Gold $100 Kangaroo - One Ounce · 0.99990 AGW $4,390.16 Austria Gold 100 Euro Philharmonic - 1 Ounce (2002-Date) · 0.99990 AGW $4,390.16

Questions people ask

How much pure gold is in a Gold Eagle $50 - One Ounce (1986-Date)?

Mint spec is 33.931 grams at 91.67% fine, which is 1.00000 troy oz of pure gold (AGW). Date and mintmark do not change that.

What is a Gold Eagle $50 - One Ounce (1986-Date) worth in melt today?

At gold spot of $4,390.60 per troy oz, one coin’s melt is $4,390.60. Multiply by how many you have. A rare date or a nice grade can sell for more than melt.

How many Gold Eagle $50 - One Ounce (1986-Date)s equal one ounce of gold?

About 1.00 coins equal 1.00 troy oz of pure gold at mint weight.

Does mintmark change the melt value?

No. A Philadelphia, Denver, or San Francisco coin of this type has the same metal. Melt is type × composition, not date or mintmark.

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