What is the cost of 18K gold per gram right now?
Gold spot is — per troy ounce; 18K carries 75 percent of that, gram for gram. Your piece's value is its weight times the live per-gram figure above, and the stamp to look for is "18K" or the European "750".
| Weight of 18K gold | Worth right now |
|---|---|
| 1 gram | — |
| 1 pennyweight (1.555 g) | — |
| 1 troy ounce (31.1 g) | — |
18K is the karat of fine and European jewelry, and many inherited South American and Middle Eastern pieces are 18K even without a stamp. The XRF test at our counters confirms true purity in about two minutes without marking the piece, and an unstamped 18K piece pays exactly like a stamped one.
How has the gold price moved this month?
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The chart moves with pure gold; 18K is always exactly 75 percent of it per gram. What matters when you sell is the live number and a buyer who pays on it with the math in view.
18k gold price and value per ounce
Quoted per troy ounce instead of per gram, 18k gold value is 75 percent of the spot price: — per ounce of 18k right now. Buyers quote per gram or per pennyweight at the counter, but the per-ounce figure is the same metal, just a bigger unit.
Weigh your 18K on any kitchen scale, multiply by the live figure above, then come watch it tested and get paid on the real number.
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How much is 18K gold worth per gram compared to 14K?
Always more: 18K is 75 percent pure against 14K's 58.5 percent, so at the same weight an 18K piece carries about a quarter more gold. Both are priced from the same live spot; only the purity fraction differs.
Is 750 gold the same as 18K?
Yes. "750" is the millesimal mark meaning 750 parts per thousand of pure gold, exactly 18 of 24 karats. European and imported jewelry usually carries the 750 stamp where American pieces say 18K.
Do you pay the 18K price shown on this page?
This page shows the live melt reference. A real offer is weight times tested purity times this price, minus a stated margin, with the arithmetic shown at the counter, and designer or antique pieces are priced above their metal when they deserve it.
My piece has no stamp. Could it still be 18K?
Yes, often. Older, handmade and imported jewelry frequently was never stamped, and stamps wear off. The in-store XRF reading settles the true purity in about two minutes without damaging the piece.
What is the 18k gold price per gram at a pawn shop?
Pawn shops price from the same live spot market this page tracks, but reselling gold is not their core business, so their offers typically sit toward the lower end of the payout range. The live 18K per-gram figure is in the table above; our counters pay on that same reference, weight times 75 percent purity times the live price, with the arithmetic shown as it happens.