14K gold price per gram today

What 14K gold means

14 karat gold is 14 parts gold out of 24, which is 58.3%. In practice, 14K jewelry is usually made to the 585 standard (58.5% gold), and that is the figure this calculator uses. It is a popular choice for rings and chains because it balances color, cost and hardness.

14K comes in yellow, white and rose. The color comes from the other metals in the mix: more copper gives a rose color, while white gold uses metals such as palladium or nickel and is often plated with rhodium. The gold content is the same 58.5% whatever the color, so the melt value per gram is the same.

How to recognize 14K gold

Look for 14K, 14KT, 14KP or 585. On European jewelry you will usually see only 585, sometimes with other marks such as a maker’s mark. If the stamp says 14K GF, 14K GP or 14K RGP, the item is gold-filled or plated and has far less gold than a solid 14K piece (16 CFR 23.3).

Selling 14K gold

14K is one of the most common karats people sell, so most buyers will quote a price per gram for it. Ask each buyer for the price per gram of 14K, not just a total, so you can compare offers against the melt value shown here. Remove stones if you can, or ask the buyer to weigh the metal without them, because stones add weight that is not gold.

What buyers pay for 14K

One refinery that publishes its terms, Northern Refineries in the US, says it pays 96% of the fine gold it recovers from karat gold for lots of 3 troy ounces or more, and 94% for smaller lots, based on the market price on the day the order is completed (Northern Refineries settlement terms, checked October 19, 2026). That is a refinery price for people who ship scrap to them. Jewelry stores, pawnshops, cash-for-gold shops and mail-in buyers set their own prices, which are not published in the same way, and they can be much lower. The only way to know is to ask several buyers for a written price per gram for your karat.

See also: price per gram for every karat · hallmarks explained.