22ct gold price per gram
22ct gold is almost all gold, eleven parts in twelve, and the number stamped on it is 916. Type the weight of your piece below to see what the gold in it is worth today. UK hallmarking law sets it at 916.6 thousandths of pure gold, which makes it the richest alloy commonly worn as jewellery in Britain. Wedding sets, bangles and necklaces from South Asian families are very often 22ct, and so is the sovereign, whose gold the law on coins sets at eleven twelfths. The calculator multiplies the weight you type by 916.6 thousandths and by the spot price of a gram of gold, derived from the troy ounce price in pounds published by gold-api.com, with the time of that price beside the result. Heavy 22ct pieces carry a lot of value per gram, so a few percentage points on an offer are worth a lot of money. Gold by Carat is an independent site, not a gold buyer or a dealer, and does not quote buying prices.
Example: 10 g of 22ct (916 parts gold in 1,000)
£913.14
This is the value of the gold itself, at today’s price for pure gold. A buyer pays less.
| Pure gold inside | 9.166 g |
| Value of 1 g of 22ct | £91.31 |
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22ct gold price by weight
| Weight of 22ct | Pure gold inside | Metal value |
|---|---|---|
| 5 g | 4.58 g | £456.57 |
| 10 g | 9.17 g | £913.14 |
| 20 g | 18.33 g | £1,826 |
| 40 g | 36.66 g | £3,653 |
| 50 g | 45.83 g | £4,566 |
| 100 g | 91.66 g | £9,131 |
Weights in this table run higher than on the 9ct and 18ct pages because 22ct is usually sold by weight in sets: a bangle can weigh more than a whole box of 9ct chains.
More detail below: tap a heading to open it.
Jewellery standard and coin standard
UK hallmarking law sets the 22ct standard at 916.6 thousandths. The law on coins defines the sovereign as eleven twelfths fine gold, which is 916.66. On a 20 g bangle the difference is less than a penny, so for value purposes a 22ct bangle and a sovereign are the same alloy. What separates them is certainty: a sovereign’s weight is fixed by law at 7.98805 g, so its gold content is known, while a bangle has to be weighed and, if it has no British hallmark, tested. The sovereign page values coins directly.
Things that are not gold in 22ct jewellery
Traditional pieces sometimes contain lac, wax or resin to give hollow bangles their stiffness, coloured enamel (meenakari) on the surface, or glass and stones set in kundan work. All of it weighs something. A buyer that melts the piece will deduct it, and an honest one will show you how. Before you sell a set with a lot of decoration, ask whether the buyer can give a figure for the gold after deductions, and compare that with your own weight.
Value a mixed lot of scrap gold
Example: value of the gold in the whole lot
£1,121
11.25 g of pure gold across 25.00 g of items
What a buyer would pay at different percentages of that value. No law or official body publishes what buyers pay, so these are not typical rates: compare your quotes with them.
| Paid at 60% of the gold value | £672.45 |
| Paid at 70% of the gold value | £784.53 |
| Paid at 80% of the gold value | £896.60 |
| Paid at 90% of the gold value | £1,009 |
For a mixed lot of 22ct, 18ct and 9ct, enter each weight in the lot calculator above. If a piece was bought abroad and marked 21ct, the 21ct page explains why that is not a UK standard.