Every fair transaction in precious metals starts from the same reference: the spot price, set continuously on global markets and quoted per troy ounce. Everything else, dealer premiums, buyback offers, pawn quotes, melt values, is a spread around that number. Once you can read spot, convert it to grams and karats, and place today's price in context, no quote can confuse you.
These guides explain where the gold and silver prices come from, how the London reference prices and futures markets work, what moved prices over the past decades, and how to convert a quote into the value of the exact item in your hand. Start with what is the gold spot price and 30 years of gold price history, then put the numbers to work in the gold value calculator and the tools hub.
✦ Quick Answer Pre-1933 US gold coins are legitimate collectibles with wide premium swings by date, mint, and grade. The “confiscation-proof” pitch…
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Quick Answer Platinum fell below gold around 2014-2015 and has remained at a discount ever since. Three structural forces drove the reversal:…
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★ Quick answer Palladium has crashed twice: once when Russian supply returned, once when electric vehicles eroded demand Palladium spiked above $1,000…
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Quick answer Gold does not have a live weekend price. The active market runs Sunday 6:00 p.m. through Friday 5:00 p.m. ET,…
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Quick answer No legitimate retailer can sell you real gold below the global spot price The spot price is the worldwide cost…
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Quick answer In 2025, world gold demand crossed 5,000 tonnes for the first time on a total flow basis, sourced from roughly…
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Quick answer The 1944 Bretton Woods agreement fixed the U.S. dollar to gold at $35 an ounce, and President Nixon ended that…
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Quick answer The gold-silver ratio is about {{ratio}} to 1 today ({{updated_date}}), meaning it takes roughly that many troy ounces of silver…
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Quick answer Platinum is worth about {{platinum_oz}} per troy ounce today ({{updated_date}}), and palladium is worth about {{palladium_oz}} per troy ounce. Those…
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Quick answer One troy ounce equals 20 pennyweights, 31.1034768 grams, or 480 grains One troy ounce is exactly 31.1034768 grams, exactly 20…
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Quick answer Silver reference is {{silver_oz}} per troy ounce, which works out to {{silver_gram}} per gram of pure (.999) silver, updated {{updated_ago}}.…
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Quick answer Silver today is {{silver_oz}} per troy ounce, or {{silver_gram}} per gram of pure (.999) silver, updated {{updated_date}}. That figure is…
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Quick answer Scrap gold today pays a percentage of the melt value, not the spot price. The melt value of a scrap…
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Quick answer A gram of 14K gold is worth about {{gold_14k_gram}} in melt today, and a gram of 24K is worth about…
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Quick answer One gram of pure gold is worth about {{gold_gram}} today ({{updated_date}}). That number is the wholesale spot price for one…
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$ Quick answer Your invoice must reconcile to the spot quote locked at order confirmation, plus a clearly itemized premium, payment surcharge,…
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Quick answer Today the gold reference price is {{gold_oz}} per troy ounce ({{gold_gram}}/g, {{gold_kilo}}/kg), updated {{updated_ago}}. This is the wholesale spot reference…
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Executive Order 6102, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 5, 1933, required delivery of gold coin, bullion, and gold certificates…
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Quick answer How to Spot a Lowball Gold Offer A lowball gold offer pays you significantly less than the metal is worth…
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Gold’s annual average spot price in 1996 was $387.77 per troy ounce. As of May 2026, gold trades above $3,200. That is…
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If gold prices fall 50 percent before retirement, the metal in your gold IRA does not change. The paper account value falls…
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The LBMA Gold Price (still called the “London Fix” in most market conversations) is the global benchmark price for unallocated gold. It…
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A troy ounce weighs 31.1034768 grams. A standard (avoirdupois) ounce weighs 28.3495 grams. That 2.75-gram difference matters every time you see a…
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Gold spot price is the price for one troy ounce of .999 fine gold for immediate delivery. It is set by continuous…
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