In the US there are no gold dollar bills.
A Liberty Head or Indian head one dollar gold coin dated 1889 or before has .04837oz of gold. The modern Sacagawea or Presidential dollar coins are brass not gold.
The U.S. Mint does NOT make any gold presidential 1 dollar coins. So none can make an ounce of gold.
The U.S. has never made a gold half dollar coin. Look at the coin again and post new question.
The standard composition for U.S. gold coins was 90% gold alloyed with 10% copper for hardness. Half-eagles ($5 pieces) weighed 8.24 grams when new, so 90% of that or about 7.42 grams was pure gold.
The 1881 gold dollar weighs 1.7 grams and contains 90% gold. If the coin is a little bigger than a quarter with an image of James Garfield on one side and the Statue of Liberty on the other, then it's a modern Presidential dollar and contains no gold.
The going price for a 1881 $10 gold liberty head coin is about $600; but that can vary considerably depending on its condition.
It's worth exactly one dollar. 1881 is the year Garfield was President, while the coin itself was minted in 2011.
Click on the web link in the "RELATED LINKS" to see a photograph of the 1881 $10 gold coin.
On your browser type in "1881 5 dollar gold coin" click on images and then search, it well bring up a lot of pictures.
Some silver coins do tone to a gold color. This is a chemical reaction to the environment the coin has been exposed to.
July 5, 2009 With a mintage of 7707 coins the 1881 Gold Dollar is scarce. Values for it range from $220 for a well worn specimen to about $400 for a lower grade uncirculated piece. In higher grades of uncirculated this coin can see values of $14,000
Well the answer is that its worth 410$ dollars i would know i have the exact coin
Simple, type that information into your browser and click images, then search.
Retail value is likely $185.00-$225.00 but it depends on what the coin actually grades out at.
in 1881
Do you want to check those dates again? 1881 has nothing to do with President Adams. If you have a gold-colored coin that's 26 mm in diameter, the dates will be 1797-1801 and it's an ordinary circulation coin worth ... ba DING ... one dollar.