Well, if it is virtually untouched condition, it's a little over a dollar. But for the most part there is no collectors value other than the initial value of the dollar. If it's circulated, it's worth exactly $1. The Sacagawea and Presidential dollars are intended for ordinary circulation use.
It's been well-publicized that the "golden" dollar coins issued for the last eight years are made out of a manganese-brass alloy that's only gold-colored and not real gold.
If you think about it for a few seconds, even though the government has done some really boneheaded things over the years, striking an actual gold coin that would be worth hundreds of bucks and putting it into circulation for $1 is totally over the edge.
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Using the current market price of gold at $1,584.47 per ounce, $1 billion in gold would weigh 39,445.37 pounds, or 19.72 tons.
It depends on the size of the bar and on the current price of gold. Right now gold is around $1600/oz so a one ounce bar would be worth $1600.
The value of a plaque or gold (g) 10 microns can vary depending on the purity of the gold and current market prices. To determine the value, you would need to know the weight of the plaque in grams, the purity of the gold (e.g., 24 karat is 99.9% pure), and the current price of gold per gram. You can calculate the approximate value by multiplying the weight in grams by the purity percentage and then multiplying that by the current price of gold per gram.
The value of gold is quoted as the spot price (or market value) per troy ounce of pure gold. A troy ounce is a specific unit of measurement used for precious metals (part of the troy weights system). The spot price changes minute by minute like stock prices. To find the current market price of pure gold per gram divide the spot price by 31.1 (grams in a troy ounce). Visit the links below for the current gold spot price and to learn more about troy ounces and conversions.