22K Gold Price Per Gram: What Your 22K Gold Is Worth (2026)

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Last Updated on: 15th October 2026, 07:30 pm

22k sits in a strange spot in the American gold conversation: almost nobody here buys 22k jewelry, yet millions of Americans own 22k gold without realizing it, because American Gold Eagles and South African Krugerrands are both struck in 22k. After two decades covering this market I still meet coin owners who think their Eagles are pure gold. The number that matters: at today’s spot price of $4,158.80 per troy ounce (mid-October 2026), 22k gold is worth about $122.57 per gram in metal content.

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22K Gold Value Today

22k gold is 91.67% pure (22 of 24 parts), marked 916 in most of the world. At the current $4,158.80 spot price:

Note the Gold Eagle quirk: it weighs more than a troy ounce gross because the mint adds alloy on top of a full ounce of gold, so a 22k Eagle still contains exactly one troy ounce of pure metal. For any other weight, our gold calculator loads the live spot price and has a 22k preset.

Where 22K Shows Up

Three places, mostly. First, bullion coins: the American Gold Eagle and Krugerrand are 22k by design, a durability choice dating to circulating gold coinage; the historic Double Eagles used a similar 90% standard. Second, South Asian and Middle Eastern jewelry, where 22k (916 hallmark) is the default for wedding gold; if you inherited gold from family in India or the Gulf, it is very likely 22k. Third, some premium chains and coins from East Asia. Purity sits just below 24k gold, trading a little softness for real-world wearability.

Selling 22K: Jewelry vs Coins

These are different markets. 22k jewelry sells like scrap: expect 75% to 90% of melt from a good buyer, and get multiple quotes because 22k’s high purity makes lowballing especially expensive for you. 22k bullion coins sell like bullion: recognized coins such as Eagles and Krugerrands routinely fetch spot or a small premium above it, which is why you should never let a scrap buyer price a bullion coin by weight. If you are not sure what your coins are, our rundown of the top gold coins for investors covers the recognizable names. The global benchmark behind all of these prices is the twice-daily LBMA Gold Price.

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