Gold live price
24K gold price today in Canada
What 24K gold is worth right now in Canadian dollars, per gram and for any weight. 24K gold is 99.9% pure gold.
24K 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 24K 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 — |
24K gold at a glance
- Pure gold
- 99.9%
- Stamps
- 24K, 999 or 999.9
- Where you see it
- Bars, the Gold Maple Leaf and most other bullion coins, and some Asian jewellery.
- 24K gold is pure gold. Its price per ounce is the spot price you see quoted in the news.
- It is too soft for most jewellery, so most 24K gold is in bars and coins.
- We count 24K as 99.9% pure, the usual minimum for a piece stamped 999.
How the 24K 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 0.999, the share of gold in 24K 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 24K 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.