How to Sell Gold for the Best Price
Know your melt value before you walk in, sort items by karat, get at least two written quotes stated as a percentage of melt, and sell bullion and branded pieces through the channel that pays most for them.
Read the guide →Gold Karat and Purity Explained
Karat is purity out of 24 parts; fineness is purity out of 1,000. 18k = 18/24 = 75% = 750. The price per gram of any karat is the pure gold price per gram multiplied by its fineness.
Read the guide →How to Read Gold Hallmarks and Stamps
The number stamp is the fineness (585 = 14k). Official hallmarks add an assay mark and maker's mark. GP, GF, HGE and RGP mean plated or filled — not solid gold.
Read the guide →Why the Gold Price Changes
Gold moves mainly with real interest rates and the US dollar, with central-bank buying, investor flows and crises adding demand. Local prices also move with your currency's exchange rate.
Read the guide →Gold vs Silver: Which Is the Better Investment?
Gold is steadier, cheaper to store per dollar and usually VAT-free as investment gold; silver is more volatile, more industrial and carries higher premiums and, in many countries, VAT.
Read the guide →How Pawn Shops Price Gold
Pawn shops weigh and test your gold, calculate melt value, then offer a percentage — typically 50–80% to buy and 25–60% as a loan — to cover risk, refining and profit.
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