Gold Silver Calculator
Gold silver calculator to price both metals in one pass — separate weights, purities, and spots so mixed estate lots stop hiding which metal carries the cash.
Gold Value Calculator
Current 14K price · —/gram · —/tola
Using live market spot for this calculation.
Formula: weight × karat multiplier × spot price. 14K = 0.583
Estate boxes almost never hold one metal. A gold chain shares a bag with sterling flats, and somebody wants "one number for the lot."
That single number is how gold subsidizes soft silver — or how decent silver gets ignored because the gold dazzled everyone first.
This calculator prices each metal with its own weight, purity, and spot so you can see both lines before anyone averages them into mush.
Sort with your hands, not your eyes
Yellow vs white isn't a purity test. White gold, silver, and platinum-colored alloys confuse people under store lights.
Read marks. Gold: karat or fineness (10K, 14K, 585, 750…). Silver: .925, .900, .999, coin marks. Unmarked "silver color" flatware might be plate — don't gift it sterling purity.
Weigh gold and silver in separate pans. Mixed scale weight is useless for metal math.
Dual-metal math without the fog
Gold line: weight × (karat/24 or fineness) × gold spot.
Silver line: weight × silver purity × silver spot.
Add them only after each line stands on its own. Buyers often settle metals on different schedules, minimums, and treatment fees anyway — itemize when you request quotes.
Refining background that affects payouts: accountability vs treatment charge.
What a mixed ticket should show
| Line | Inputs you need | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Weight + karat/fineness + gold spot | Gold melt-style $ |
| Silver | Weight + purity (.925 etc.) + silver spot | Silver melt-style $ |
| Combined | Sum of the two lines | Bag total (optional) |
Never paste gold spot onto silver ounces. Different markets, different prices.
EXAMPLE — small estate split
EXAMPLE spots (illustrative): gold $4,000 / troy oz · silver $30 / troy oz.
Gold: 20 g of 14K (0.583)
Fine gold ≈ 11.66 g ≈ 0.3747 troy oz → ≈ $1,499
Silver: 100 g sterling (.925)
Fine silver ≈ 92.5 g ≈ 2.974 troy oz → ≈ $89
Bag total ≈ $1,588 — almost all gold. A "lot price" that ignores the split hides that reality. The silver still deserves its own line on the ticket.
Talking mixed lots with a buyer
Hand them sorted weights. "About two pounds of mixed yellow and white" invites a lowball that protects them from your sorting mistakes.
Ask how they pay gold vs silver — same check or separate. Ask whether sterling plate got tossed into the silver pan by accident on their side too.
For scrap-path framing: scrap gold calculator and scrap vs melt vs resale.
Related tools and guides
- Goldcalculator
- all gold calculators
- scrap gold calculator
- gold melt calculator
- gold value calculator
- scrap vs melt vs resale
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I enter gold and silver together as one weight?
You can enter anything — it'll be wrong. Sort and weigh separately.
What purity should I use for sterling?
.925 for marked sterling unless assay says otherwise. Coin silver is often .900. Plate is not sterling.
Why is silver such a small slice of my total?
At typical spots, gold's value per ounce dwarfs silver's. Heavy silver lots still add up — they just don't outshine a modest gold chain.
Do buyers pay full melt on both?
Often under melt after testing and fees. The gap can differ by metal. Ask.
What about gold-filled mixed with sterling?
Pull GF out. It needs fraction math on the gold filled calculator, not solid-karat purity.
Should I melt silver myself to "simplify"?
Usually no for small lots — costs and safety aside, you still need purity honesty. Price it clean, then choose a buyer.
Disclaimer
Estimates follow the purities and spots you enter. Mis-sorted plate and filled goods will poison the total. Educational use only.