Gold live price
10K gold price today
What 10K gold is worth right now, per gram and for any weight. 10K gold is 41.7% pure gold.
10K 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 10K 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 — |
10K gold at a glance
- Pure gold
- 41.7%
- Stamps
- 10K, 10KT or 417
- Where you see it
- Class rings, everyday rings and chains. The lowest karat that can be sold as karat gold in the US.
- 10K gold is 10 parts gold and 14 parts other metals, so less than half of the weight is gold.
- It is harder and paler than 14K or 18K, which is why it is used for pieces worn every day.
- A 10K item is worth about 71% of the same weight in 14K, and about 42% of the same weight in pure gold.
How the 10K 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 0.4167, the share of gold in 10K 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 10K 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.