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What Is the 14K Gold Price Per Gram Today?

The 14K gold price per gram is calculated from the live 24K spot price on COMEX, divided by 31.1035 (the number of grams in a troy ounce), then multiplied by the 14K purity factor. That calculation runs automatically in the widget above, refreshed three times daily from COMEX and LBMA spot data.

If you’re about to sell a ring, buy a chain, or just want to check where the market sits, that number is your starting point, not your final answer. To see what a specific piece is worth, enter its weight into the free melt value calculator above and pick the karat. You’ll get a dollar figure in seconds, and the next few sections explain exactly how that figure gets built.

Why 14K Gold Is the US Standard

If you walk into most American jewelry stores, the majority of rings, chains, and earrings on display are 14 Karat gold. That’s not an accident. 14K sits at a genuine balance point: enough gold content to look and feel like real gold, enough alloy mixed in (copper, silver, and zinc make up the remaining 41.5%) to hold up to daily wear in a way that softer, higher-purity gold can’t.

The FTC’s Jewelry Guides set the labeling rules for karat gold sold in the United States, including exactly what a 14K or 585 stamp is legally permitted to represent. If a piece is stamped 14K or 585, that stamp carries a real legal meaning, not just a marketing claim.

How Is the 14K Gold Price Calculated

Formula: 14K price per gram = (spot price per troy ounce ÷ 31.1035) × 0.5833

At today’s spot price of $4,134.69 per troy ounce on 28 July 2026: $4,134.69 ÷ 31.1035 = $132.93 per gram for pure 24K gold. Multiply that by the 14K purity factor, 0.5833, and you get $77.54 per gram. That’s the exact number the widget above is showing you right now, because it’s running this same calculation live.

All Gold Karats Compared

Karat tells you how much of a piece is actually gold, expressed as parts out of 24.

• 10K gold, 41.7% pure, the most affordable and most durable option, common in budget rings and children’s jewelry
• 14K gold, 58.5% pure, the US standard, the strongest balance of price, durability, and real gold content for everyday wear
• 18K gold, 75% pure, a richer yellow color and a noticeably softer metal, popular in European and luxury pieces
• 24K gold, 99.9% pure, generally too soft for jewelry that sees daily wear, and mostly reserved for investment coins and bullion

What Melt Value Means When You Are Selling Your Gold

Melt value is the raw gold worth of a piece if it were melted down today, and it’s the number that should anchor every conversation you have with a buyer. A legitimate gold buyer typically pays somewhere between 75% and 90% of melt value. That spread isn’t a scam. It covers the buyer’s refining cost and their margin, and it’s completely normal.

An offer under 65% of melt value is low, and you should treat it that way. Knowing your melt value before you walk in means you can recognize a fair offer and walk away from a weak one instead of guessing.

For the full breakdown of how to negotiate once you know that number, see how to sell 14K gold for the best price.

When is a Good Time to Sell 14K Gold?

Gold has been trading at historic highs through 2026, above $4,300 an ounce for extended stretches. Today’s 14K price per gram sits roughly 40% above where it was a year earlier. Jewelry you don’t wear anymore, scrap pieces, and broken chains are worth meaningfully more right now than they typically have been.

That said, timing the exact top of a market is close to impossible, and this isn’t financial advice, just current market context. Use the calculator above to get your baseline number, then get quotes from at least three buyers before deciding anything.

For a deeper look at the timing question, see is now a good time to sell gold?

The 14K Gold Price Per Gram Formula-How the Calculation Works

Every price you see on this page traces back to one formula. Here’s the full walkthrough, step by step, using today’s actual numbers.

Step 1 – The COMEX Spot Price

Gold trades globally in US dollars per troy ounce. The spot price is the current live rate for pure 24K gold, and it’s the starting point every other karat gets calculated from. Today, on the COMEX exchange, that price is $4,134.69 per troy ounce.

Step 2 – Convert Troy Ounces to Grams

One troy ounce equals exactly 31.1035 grams. Divide the spot price by 31.1035 to get the 24K price per gram.

$4,134.69 ÷ 31.1035 = $132.93 per gram (24K)

Step 3 – Apply the 14K Purity Factor

14K gold contains 14 parts gold out of 24, which works out to 58.33% pure. Multiply the 24K per-gram rate by that factor.

$132.93 × 0.5833 = $77.54 per gram (14K)

The complete calculation formula for 14K gold price per gram

14K gold price per gram = (spot price ÷ 31.1035) × 0.5833

This is the same method every US gold refiner, dealer, and appraiser uses. The calculator above runs it automatically against live COMEX data, three times a day.

A Note on 0.585 vs. 0.5833

You’ll see two slightly different multipliers used for 14K gold across the industry, and it’s worth knowing why. The exact fraction is 14 ÷ 24 = 0.5833, and that’s what the calculator on this page actually uses. The rounded figure, 0.585, comes from the European hallmark convention (the “585” stamp itself), and it’s close enough for quick mental math. On a small piece, the difference is a rounding error. On a heavier piece, the gap adds up, which is exactly why this site’s calculator uses the precise 0.5833 figure rather than the rounded one.

Gold Price Formula Table for Every Karat

Karat	Purity	Multiplier	Price at $4,134/oz spot
10K	41.7%	× 0.4167	$55.39/gram
14K	58.3%	× 0.5833	$77.54/gram
18K	75.0%	× 0.7500	$99.70/gram
22K	91.7%	× 0.9167	$121.86/gram
24K	99.9%	× 0.9990	$132.93/gram

The karat number divided by 24 gives you the multiplier for that purity. It’s also why the European hallmark for 14K reads “585,” since 14/24 rounds to 585 parts per 1,000.

What Common Weights of 14K Gold Are Worth

The formula above works for any weight, but here’s a quick reference for pieces you’re likely to actually be holding, calculated at today’s $77.54/gram rate.

Weight	14K melt Value
1 gram	$77.54
2 grams	$155.08
5 grams	$387.70
10 grams	$775.40
20 grams	$1550.80
30 grams	$2326.20

A typical wedding band runs 3 to 7 grams. A chain necklace can range anywhere from 5 to 30 grams depending on length and thickness. For an exact figure on your specific piece, enter its weight into the calculator above rather than estimating from this table.

Troy Ounce vs Regular Ounce

Gold is always weighed in troy ounces, not the everyday avoirdupois ounce most US kitchen scales use. The difference is real, and it matters.

• 1 troy ounce = 31.1035 grams
• 1 avoirdupois ounce = 28.3495 grams

If you weigh a piece on a regular ounce scale and plug that number into a gold calculator expecting troy ounces, you’ll underestimate its value by roughly 9%. Confirm your scale is set to grams or troy ounces before you calculate anything.

Pennyweight and Grain: The Other Units You’ll See

Jewelers and gold buyers sometimes quote prices in pennyweight (dwt) instead of grams, especially at pawn shops and refiners. One pennyweight equals 1.555 grams, so there are 20 pennyweights in a troy ounce. At today’s rate, that works out to roughly $120.58 per pennyweight for 14K gold.

Grain is a much smaller, older unit you’ll occasionally see on refining schedules: one troy ounce equals 480 grains. If a buyer quotes you a price in dwt or grains rather than grams, you can convert it back using these ratios before comparing it against the per-gram figure on this page.