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Gold price per gram today
Gold is priced per troy ounce on the global market, but jewelry is sold by the gram and almost never pure — its melt value depends on its karat. The tables below convert today's spot price into the per-gram value of each common karat.
Published May 30, 2026
Today's gold spot price
- Per troy ounce
- $4,540
- Per gram
- $146
- As of
- May 30, 2026
Spot is the price of pure gold ($146/g). Jewelry is rarely pure, so its melt value is the spot price scaled by its purity — see the table below.
Gold value per karat (per gram, today)
- 24K
- $146/g
- 22K
- $134/g
- 18K
- $109/g
- 14K
- $85.39/g
- 10K
- $60.87/g
Each figure is the pure-metal melt value: spot per gram × gold fraction. A scrap buyer pays roughly 85% of this after their margin.
What 24K is worth by weight
- 1 g
- $146
- 5 g
- $729
- 10 g
- $1,458
- 1 troy oz
- $4,536
Getting a real scrap value
- Confirm the purity from the hallmark — the stamp sets the multiplier.
- Weigh the piece in grams (a $10 jewelry scale is plenty accurate).
- Multiply: spot/g × purity × weight = pure melt value. Subtract ~15% for a realistic buy-back offer.
- Exclude gemstones and clasps that aren't gold from the weight.
- Not sure of the hallmark? Scan it in the Jewelry Identifier app to read the metal and purity from a photo.
Prices update daily from the global spot market. This is an estimate for guidance, not a certified appraisal or a locked quote.
* Frequently asked
FAQ
- Q. How is gold jewelry priced per gram?
- A. Take the spot price per gram ($146 today) and multiply by the purity. A buyer then deducts roughly 15% for refining and margin, so a cash offer lands below the pure-metal melt value.
- Q. Is the price on this page live?
- A. It reflects the global spot price as of May 30, 2026. Spot moves continuously during market hours; treat these as a close estimate, not a locked quote.
- Q. Why is a buy-back offer lower than the melt value?
- A. Refiners and pawn shops deduct assay, refining, and margin — commonly 15% or more. Stones and non-gold components are usually excluded from the weight too.
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