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22K gold price today
What 22K gold is worth right now, per gram and for any weight. 22K gold is 91.7% pure gold.
22K 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 22K 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 — |
22K gold at a glance
- Pure gold
- 91.7%
- Stamps
- 22K, 916 or 917
- Where you see it
- South Asian and Middle Eastern jewelry, and the American Gold Eagle and Krugerrand coins.
- 22K gold is 22 parts gold and 2 parts other metals.
- It is soft and bends easily, so it is used for bangles, chains and coins more than for stone settings.
- A 1 oz Gold Eagle or Krugerrand is 22K, but it weighs more than a troy ounce, so it still holds a full troy ounce of pure gold.
How the 22K 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 0.9167, the share of gold in 22K 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 22K 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.