24K Gold Price Per Gram Today
24K gold · live melt value
$139.50per gram
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Melt value
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What buyers actually pay
Melt value is what the metal is worth. It is not what anyone will hand you. Every buyer subtracts refining, assay, shipping, insurance and their own margin.
- Melt value 100% of melt
- Online refiner (mail-in) 75%–90% of melt
- Local gold buyer / jeweler 60%–75% of melt
- Pawn shop 40%–60% of melt
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These ranges are estimates built from published buyer terms and commonly reported industry spreads — not a proprietary dataset, and not a quote. Your actual offer depends on the piece, the buyer and the day. See how we calculate this.
What this number actually means
24K is pure gold, which in practice means 99.9% — the commercial definition of pure, since refining to a literal 100% is not something anyone does at scale. There is essentially no alloy diluting it, so the price per gram above is the spot price divided by 31.1034768 and then trimmed by a tenth of a percent. It is the closest thing on this site to the raw market number.
That makes this page a little different from the others. Most 24K in American hands is not jewelry — it is bars, bullion coins, casting grain or imported Chuk Kam pieces. And for bars and recognized coins, melt value is the wrong benchmark. Bullion carries a premium over its metal content because a dealer can resell it as-is, without refining anything. Selling a Maple Leaf as scrap is one of the more expensive mistakes available in this market.
So: if you are holding bullion, use the figure above as a floor and go talk to a coin or bullion dealer. If you are holding 999 jewelry, casting scrap or unmarked pure gold, the melt value is your ceiling and the ladder below shows what the realistic offers look like.
24K gold by the unit
| Unit | Grams | 24K melt value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 gram | 1.0000 | $139.50 |
| 1 pennyweight (dwt) | 1.55517384 | — |
| 1 troy ounce (ozt) | 31.1034768 | — |
What typical 24K pieces are worth
| Piece | Typical weight | Melt value range |
|---|---|---|
| Gold bar, 1 gram Small bars carry a high premium | 1–1 g | — |
| Gold bar, 1 ozt | 31.1–31.1 g | — |
| Canadian Maple Leaf, 1 ozt .9999 fine bullion coin | 31.1–31.1 g | — |
| Chinese Panda, 30 g | 30–30 g | — |
| Chuk Kam pendant Hong Kong 999 jewelry | 3–12 g | — |
| Gold grain / casting scrap | 1–50 g | — |
Compare every karat
| Karat | Gold content | Melt value / gram | Online refiner pays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24K | 99.9% | $139.50 | $104.63–$125.55 |
| 22K | 91.7% | $128.01 | $96.01–$115.21 |
| 18K | 75.0% | $104.73 | $78.55–$94.26 |
| 14K | 58.3% | $81.45 | $61.09–$73.31 |
| 10K | 41.7% | $58.19 | $43.64–$52.37 |
Every other karat on this site is a fraction of the number above. That is the whole arithmetic of karat: 18K is three quarters of it, 14K is 58.3% of it, 10K is 41.7% of it. If you ever want to check our figures by hand, start from the 24K price per gram and multiply by the purity of whatever you are holding.
24K gold questions
Why do you treat 24K as 99.9% and not 100%?
Because refining to absolute purity is not achievable at commercial scale. The industry standard for "pure" gold is 999 fine, meaning 99.9%, and the London Bullion Market Association Good Delivery standard sets the minimum at 995. Some modern bullion is refined to 9999, or 99.99%. Using 99.9% keeps our figure honest and very slightly conservative rather than overstating what you have.
Is 24K gold jewelry practical to wear?
Barely, and that is why it is uncommon in the West. Pure gold is soft enough to scratch with a fingernail and to bend out of shape in normal wear. It is worn as jewelry mainly in China, Hong Kong and parts of Southeast Asia, where Chuk Kam or "full gold" pieces at 999 fineness are bought largely for their metal content.
Should I sell bullion coins and bars as scrap?
Almost never. Recognized bullion products trade at a premium over their metal content because dealers can resell them immediately without refining. A coin dealer or bullion broker will typically pay close to spot, sometimes over it, while a scrap buyer will pay a scrap percentage. This page prices metal content only, which for bullion is the wrong benchmark.
What is the difference between spot price and what I can sell 24K for?
Spot is the wholesale price for large, standardized, deliverable quantities between institutions. Nobody sells a few grams at spot. Even bullion dealers buy below spot and sell above it, and that spread is how they operate. For non-bullion 24K scrap, expect the same payout ladder discounts that apply to any other karat.
How do I verify something is genuinely 24K?
Look for 999, 9999, 24K or "Chuk Kam" markings, and for bullion, the refiner name and serial number. Purity claims at this level are worth verifying properly: XRF testing is non-destructive and most serious buyers have a machine. Gold-plated tungsten fakes exist at bar sizes precisely because the payoff is largest here, so for anything above a few hundred dollars, insist on testing.
Does 24K scrap get a better payout percentage?
Usually a slightly better one, because it needs less refining to reach deliverable purity. The difference is real but modest, and it varies by buyer. It does not change the basic picture: melt value is the ceiling and every buyer works below it.
Before you accept an offer
Weigh the piece yourself, know its karat, and compare at least three buyers. The gap between the best and worst offer on the same lot of scrap gold is routinely larger than most people expect.