Gold live price
18K gold price today in Canada
What 18K gold is worth right now in Canadian dollars, per gram and for any weight. 18K gold is 75.0% pure gold.
18K gold, per gram
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Melt value, live
Per pennyweight (dwt)
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1 dwt = 1.555 grams
Per troy ounce
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Pure gold spot: —
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What 18K gold is worth, by weight
Melt value is the worth of the pure gold inside. Buyers usually pay 60% to 85% of it.
| Weight | Melt value | Usual offer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 gram | — | — to — |
| 2 grams | — | — to — |
| 5 grams | — | — to — |
| 10 grams | — | — to — |
| 20 grams | — | — to — |
| 50 grams | — | — to — |
| 100 grams | — | — to — |
| 1 pennyweight (1.555 g) | — | — to — |
| 1 troy ounce (31.1 g) | — | — to — |
18K gold at a glance
- Pure gold
- 75.0%
- Stamps
- 18K, 18KT or 750
- Where you see it
- Fine jewellery, European pieces and luxury watch cases.
- 18K gold is 18 parts gold and 6 parts other metals: three quarters of the weight is gold.
- It is softer and a deeper yellow than 14K, and it is the usual standard for European fine jewellery.
- An 18K item is worth about 29% more than the same weight in 14K.
How the 18K gold price is worked out
- Start with the spot price of pure gold per troy ounce: —.
- Divide by 31.1035, the grams in a troy ounce: — per gram of pure gold.
- Multiply by 0.75, the share of gold in 18K gold: — per gram.
Weigh your item in grams and multiply. Take stones, springs and clasps of other metal off the weight first: only the gold counts. A kitchen scale that reads to the gram is close enough for a first check.
What a buyer pays for 18K gold
A shop pays less than melt value because it has to test the metal, refine or resell it, and make a profit. Buyers usually pay 60% to 85% of melt value. A small gap is normal. A big gap means you should ask a second shop. Coins and signed pieces can be worth more than their gold, so ask before anything is sold as scrap.
Got an offer already? Type it into the calculator to see it as a percent of melt, thencompare written offers from two or three shops.