Pure gold value
Check live 24K gold value per gram for pure gold, .999 bullion, bars, coins, and high-purity gold items.
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Karat price board
| Karat | Purity | Price / gram | 10g melt value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24K | 99.9% | Loading price | Loading price |
| 22K | 91.6% | Loading price | Loading price |
| 21K | 87.5% | Loading price | Loading price |
| 18K | 75.0% | Loading price | Loading price |
| 14K | 58.3% | Loading price | Loading price |
| 10K | 41.7% | Loading price | Loading price |
| 9K | 37.5% | Loading price | Loading price |
| 8K | 33.3% | Loading price | Loading price |
Values use troy-ounce market pricing. One troy ounce equals 31.1034768 grams.
Pure gold quick answer
The 24K gold price per gram is the pure-gold baseline behind karat jewelry, bullion melt value, and per-gram comparisons.
Users searching this phrase often want the live value of pure gold, not a broad jewelry calculator. That may mean a 1 gram bar, a .999 fine item, gold grain, or a reference rate before checking 18K, 14K, and 10K jewelry.
This page keeps 24K selected by default and explains the difference between spot price per troy ounce, pure gold price per gram, and the final buy or sell price after premiums or buyer spread.
The broad gold price per gram page compares multiple karats. A 24K page answers a narrower and more commercial question: what is pure gold worth per gram today?
That narrower angle lets the content cover 999 fine marks, bullion premiums, and the way 24K becomes the reference point for calculating lower-karat jewelry values.
A 1 gram 24K bar should be close to the live pure-gold price per gram. A 10 gram 24K bar should be close to ten times that number before any dealer spread.
If a buyer offer is lower than the melt estimate, buyer payout shows the discount as a percentage. If a retail seller asks more than melt, the difference is usually premium, spread, shipping, or tax.
Guide
The 24K gold price per gram is the pure-gold reference rate after converting the live spot price from one troy ounce into grams. It is the number people use when checking .999 bullion, fine gold grain, small bars, or high-purity gold items.
Because 24K is the highest common karat, it also acts as the baseline for other karats. Once you know the pure gold price per gram, 18K, 14K, and 10K values are calculated by applying their gold-content percentages.
In practical gold pricing, 24K is often treated as .999 fine or 99.9 percent pure gold rather than a perfect 100 percent laboratory value. Bullion bars, fine gold coins, and investment products commonly use marks such as 999, 999.9, or 24K.
If your item is marked 999 or 24K, this page is the closest fit for a melt-value estimate. If the item is marked 916, 750, 585, or 417, use the matching 22K, 18K, 14K, or 10K value instead.
Pure gold is soft, so many everyday rings and chains are not actually 24K. Jewelry sellers sometimes search 24K gold price per gram to understand the market, then discover their item is 18K, 14K, or 10K after checking the stamp.
For bullion, the metal value can be close to the main reference number, but retail premiums, dealer spreads, shipping, storage, and taxes can still move the buy or sell price away from melt value.
A 1 gram 24K entry should be close to the live pure gold price per gram shown in the result panel. A 10 gram 24K entry should be close to ten times that number before buyer payout or dealer spread.
This makes 24K a useful calibration page. If your 1 gram pure gold estimate looks wrong, check whether the spot price was entered per troy ounce, whether the unit is grams, and whether a manual override is active.
The 24K value is the top line in the karat table because it represents the pure-gold reference. 18K is 75 percent of that pure-gold value by weight, 14K is about 58.3 percent, and 10K is about 41.7 percent.
That relationship helps when a buyer quotes only one number. If a shop quotes a 14K price per gram, compare it with the live 24K price per gram multiplied by 0.583, then decide whether the payout percentage is reasonable.
FAQ
The calculator divides live spot price per troy ounce by 31.1034768 to get pure gold price per gram, then applies the 24K purity setting.
In practical pricing, 24K is commonly modeled as 99.9 percent pure because many bullion products are .999 fine.
999 gold means the item is about 99.9 percent pure gold. It is commonly treated as 24K for melt-value estimates.
No. Spot price is quoted per troy ounce. The per-gram price is the troy-ounce spot price divided by 31.1034768.
Yes, for melt value. Bars can also trade with premiums or spreads, so a retail buy or sell price may differ from the calculated metal value.
Yes, for metal value when the coin is pure or near-pure gold. Collectible or sovereign coin premiums are not included.
24K has more pure gold per gram. 18K is 75 percent gold and 14K is about 58.3 percent gold, so their melt values per gram are lower.
No. It estimates metal value from spot price. Dealer premiums, buy-sell spread, shipping, and taxes are separate.
GoldCalc provides spot-based estimates for educational and planning purposes. Actual buyer offers can vary based on testing, weight deductions, refining costs, local market conditions, gemstones, brand value, and buyer margin.