Gold calculators
Work out what gold is worth from its weight and karat, at the live spot price. Pick the karat stamped on your piece — it is usually inside a ring band or on the clasp of a chain.
Melt value
$0.00
0.000 g of pure gold · 0.0000 troy oz
What a US buyer is likely to pay
$0.00
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$0.00
64%of melt80%
Nobody pays melt value. In the only public mystery-shop test of US buyers — six identical 10K bracelets with a $62.86 melt value — a local gold buyer paid 80%, a pawn shop 79.5%, a mail-in service 67%, and a jewelry store 64%. Get more than one quote.
| Your weight | 0.000 g |
|---|---|
| Purity | × 0.0000 (14K) |
| Pure gold | = 0.000 g |
| Price per gram | × $0.00 ($0.00 ÷ 31.1034768) |
| Melt value | = $0.00 |
Based on a spot price of $4,125.39 per troy ounce, from swissquote.
By karat
| Karat | Gold content | Stamp | Per gram |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24K | 99.90% | 999 | $132.50 |
| 22K | 91.67% | 917 | $121.59 |
| 21K | 87.50% | 875 | $116.06 |
| 20K | 83.33% | 833 | $110.52 |
| 18K | 75.00% | 750 | $99.48 |
| 16K | 66.67% | 667 | $88.43 |
| 14K | 58.33% | 585 | $77.37 |
| 12K | 50.00% | 500 | $66.32 |
| 10K | 41.67% | 417 | $55.27 |
| 9K | 37.50% | 375 | $49.74 |
| Item | Usual weight |
|---|---|
| Thin chain (16–18in) | 2 – 5 g |
| Medium chain (20in) | 8 – 20 g |
| Heavy rope chain | 25 – 60 g |
| Plain wedding band | 2 – 8 g |
| Men's signet ring | 6 – 15 g |
| Engagement ring (setting only) | 2 – 5 g |
| Stud earrings (pair) | 1 – 3 g |
| Hoop earrings (pair) | 2 – 8 g |
| Charm bracelet | 10 – 30 g |
| Pocket watch case | 20 – 50 g |
| Dental crown | 1 – 3 g |
These are ranges because the real answer varies enormously — a wedding band can be 2g or 12g. Any kitchen scale that reads to 0.1g will beat every estimate on this table.
Questions people ask
- How do I work out what my scrap gold is worth?
- Weigh it in grams, then multiply by the per-gram value for its karat. At the current spot price of $4,125.39 per troy ounce that is $77.37 per gram for 14K and $55.27 per gram for 10K. Weigh each karat separately - mixing them and using one rate is the commonest way people undercount a lot.
- Do stones and clasps count toward the weight?
- No. Only the gold is paid for. A buyer deducts the weight of stones, spring clasps and any non-gold pins before quoting, so a ring that weighs 6 grams on your scale may be 4 grams of actual metal. Weigh with the stones out where you can.
- Will a gold buyer pay me this amount?
- No, and any site implying otherwise is misleading you. This is the melt value - what the metal alone is worth at spot. Refining, testing and the buyer's margin all come out of it, so a real offer is a percentage of this figure. Treat it as the ceiling and get more than one quote.
- How current is this price?
- The calculation uses the live spot price, currently $4,125.39 per troy ounce from swissquote, read at 18:45 UTC. It is not a cached daily figure.
Where this price comes from
What a buyer will actually pay for it
Further reading
- Why Is My Gold Stamped 999 — Is It Really Pure?September 11, 2026
- Is 14K or 18K Gold Better? It Depends What You’re Doing With ItSeptember 10, 2026
- What Does 916 Mean on Gold? 22K ExplainedSeptember 9, 2026
- What Does 417 Mean on a Gold Ring?September 8, 2026
- What Does 750 Stamped on Jewelry Mean?September 7, 2026
These figures are the metal value at the current spot price, for information only. They are not an offer, and a dealer quote will always be below melt — refining, testing, and margin all come out of it. Nothing here is investment advice.