Gold Buy Price

9K Gold Price per Gram in GBP

Work out exactly what your 9K jewellery is worth. The calculator below uses live GBP spot gold and the 37.5% gold content of 9K to show melt value and a realistic dealer buy price.

9K gold melt value per gram£38.00

9K gold calculator (GBP)

Dealer payout80% of melt

Melt value (9k (375))

£380.03

Buy offer at 80%

£304.02

Pure gold content
3.75 g
Price per gram at this purity
£38.00
Spot per gram
£101.34
Spot per troy ounce
£3,152.03
24h change
+1.09%
Total weight
10 g
Prices updated 18:54 UTCPrices by MetalflowAPI

Indicative values only. Dealers’ offers vary.

Multiple items

Weighing a mixed lot? Add each piece (for example 10 g of 14k plus 5 g of 18k) to build a running total.

Gold price per gram by karat (GBP)

KaratFinenessMelt per gramAt 80%
24k (999)99.9%£101.24£80.99
23k (958)95.8%£97.08£77.67
22k (916)91.7%£92.90£74.32
21k (875)87.5%£88.67£70.94
20k (833)83.3%£84.42£67.53
19.2k (800)80.0%£81.07£64.86
18k (750)75.0%£76.01£60.80
16k (667)66.7%£67.59£54.08
15k (625)62.5%£63.34£50.67
14k (585)58.5%£59.28£47.43
12k (500)50.0%£50.67£40.54
10k (417)41.7%£42.26£33.81
9k (375)37.5%£38.00£30.40
8k (333)33.3%£33.75£27.00

Gold price history (GBP)

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What 9K gold is worth and how dealers price it

9K is 37.5% gold and is the most common karat in the UK and Ireland. With more alloy than gold it is durable and affordable, but its melt value per gram is well under half the spot price.

Look for the hallmark 375 or 9K. 9K is typical of British and Irish everyday jewellery. 9K often has a paler colour and can tarnish slightly; neither affects melt value, which depends only on weight and fineness.

Dealers weigh the piece, deduct stones and non-gold parts, and multiply the net weight by 0.375 to get the fine gold content. They then multiply by the GBP spot price per gram and apply their payout percentage — usually 60–75% of melt at shops and pawnbrokers, 80–90% at specialist buyers.

Worked example: a 20 g bag of 9K rings and earrings holds 7.50 g of fine gold. Enter 20 g and 9K in the calculator above to see its live melt value in GBP. For small 9K lots, fixed handling fees hurt most — compare the net offer, not the advertised percentage.

In the UK, gold dealers must be registered for anti-money-laundering supervision and check ID. Hallmarks are enforced by the Assay Offices in London, Birmingham, Sheffield and Edinburgh, which makes British marks among the most reliable.

Developers can pull the same figure programmatically: 9K gold price per gram API.

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9K gold in GBP: FAQ

How much is 1 gram of 9K worth in GBP?

One gram of 9K contains 0.3750 g of pure metal, so its melt value is 37.5% of the live spot price per gram shown in the calculator above. A dealer then pays a percentage of that melt value.

How do I calculate the scrap value of 9K?

Weigh the item in grams, subtract stones and non-precious parts, multiply the net weight by 0.375 to get the fine metal content, multiply that by today's GBP spot price per gram, then multiply by the dealer's payout percentage.

What hallmark does 9K carry?

Look for 375 or 9K. In the EU the millesimal number is the usual mark. Unmarked pieces should be acid- or XRF-tested before any price is agreed.

What payout percentage is fair?

As a rule of thumb, high-street shops and pawnbrokers pay 60–75% of melt, specialist buyers 80–90%, and refiners handling larger lots 90%+ minus a refining fee. Use the payout slider to compare offers on the same melt figure.

Will a jeweller pay more than melt value?

Sometimes. Designer pieces, signed antiques, hallmarked collectables and gem-set jewellery in good condition are often worth more resold than melted, so get them appraised before selling as scrap.

How often do the prices here update?

Spot prices come from MetalflowAPI and refresh every few minutes, with the page re-checking every 30 seconds. The timestamp under the results shows the last update in UTC.

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