# Real Gold Value Clean precious metal calculators for gold melt value, silver value, troy ounce conversions, gold-silver ratios, and Bitcoin-to-gold comparisons. ## Tools - [Gold Melt Value Calculator](https://realgoldvalue.com/tools/gold-melt-value-calculator/): Calculate the melt value of gold jewelry, coins, bars, and scrap by weight, unit, karat, spot price, and dealer payout. - [Scrap Gold Melt Value Calculator](https://realgoldvalue.com/tools/scrap-gold-calculator/): Calculate scrap gold melt value by weight, karat purity, spot price, and buyer payout percentage. - [14K Gold Melt Value Calculator](https://realgoldvalue.com/tools/14k-gold-price-calculator/): Calculate 14K gold melt value per gram, pennyweight, troy ounce, or item weight using live or editable gold spot price. - [Gold Price Per Gram Calculator](https://realgoldvalue.com/tools/gold-price-per-gram/): Convert gold spot price per troy ounce into price per gram for 24K, 22K, 18K, 14K, 10K, and other karats. - [Silver Melt Value Calculator](https://realgoldvalue.com/tools/silver-melt-value-calculator/): Calculate silver melt value for sterling silver, coin silver, bullion, flatware, rounds, and scrap. - [Sterling Silver Melt Value Calculator](https://realgoldvalue.com/tools/sterling-silver-calculator/): Calculate .925 sterling silver melt value for jewelry, flatware, tea sets, and scrap by weight and spot price. - [Platinum Melt Value Calculator](https://realgoldvalue.com/tools/platinum-melt-value-calculator/): Calculate platinum melt value for .950 jewelry, fine platinum, and mixed platinum scrap. - [Gold Silver Ratio Calculator](https://realgoldvalue.com/tools/gold-silver-ratio-calculator/): Calculate the live gold-to-silver ratio and convert ounces of gold into equivalent ounces of silver. - [Bitcoin Gold Ratio Calculator](https://realgoldvalue.com/tools/bitcoin-gold-ratio/): Convert Bitcoin into gold-equivalent troy ounces and compare one BTC against one ounce of gold. - [Precious Metal Weight Converter](https://realgoldvalue.com/tools/precious-metal-weight-converter/): Convert grams, troy ounces, pennyweights, grains, kilograms, and regular ounces for gold, silver, platinum, and coins. ## Articles - [How to Calculate Gold Melt Value](https://realgoldvalue.com/articles/how-to-calculate-gold-melt-value/): Gold melt value equals weight in troy ounces multiplied by gold purity multiplied by the gold spot price. If you are estimating a real offer, multiply that result by the buyer payout percentage. - [10K vs 14K vs 18K Gold Value](https://realgoldvalue.com/articles/10k-vs-14k-vs-18k-gold-value/): 18K gold contains 75% gold, 14K contains 58.33%, and 10K contains 41.67%. At the same weight and spot price, 18K has the highest melt value and 10K has the lowest. - [Gold Spot Price vs Melt Value](https://realgoldvalue.com/articles/gold-spot-price-vs-melt-value/): Spot price is the market quote for one troy ounce of pure gold. Melt value applies that spot price to the actual gold content of your item. A dealer offer is usually melt value minus spread, fees, and margin. - [Troy Ounce vs Regular Ounce](https://realgoldvalue.com/articles/troy-ounce-vs-regular-ounce/): A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams. A regular household ounce is about 28.3495 grams. Precious metals use troy ounces, so using regular ounces will understate metal weight by about 9%. - [Gold Silver Ratio Explained](https://realgoldvalue.com/articles/gold-silver-ratio-explained/): The gold-silver ratio equals the gold spot price divided by the silver spot price. A ratio of 70 means one troy ounce of gold equals about 70 troy ounces of silver at spot. - [Bitcoin vs Gold Ratio](https://realgoldvalue.com/articles/bitcoin-vs-gold-ratio/): The Bitcoin-gold ratio equals the Bitcoin price divided by the gold spot price per troy ounce. It tells you how many ounces of gold equal one BTC by market value. - [Are Costco Gold Bars Worth It?](https://realgoldvalue.com/articles/buy-costco-gold-bars-worth-it/): Costco gold can be attractive when the all-in price after rewards is close to spot and you already want physical bullion. It is not automatically a good flip because products can be non-refundable, price adjustments may be unavailable, purchase limits apply, and resale usually happens below retail ask. - [22K vs 24K Gold](https://realgoldvalue.com/articles/22k-vs-24k-gold/): 24K gold is nearly pure gold, usually .999 or .9999 fine. 22K gold is 91.67% gold and 8.33% alloy. For the same total weight, 24K has more melt value; for some jewelry and classic bullion coins, 22K can be more durable. - [Taxes on Gold and Silver](https://realgoldvalue.com/articles/taxes-on-gold-and-silver/): In the U.S., profits from selling physical gold and silver are generally capital gains. Long-term gains on collectibles can be taxed at a maximum 28% federal rate, while short-term gains are generally taxed as ordinary income. State rules and your own facts can change the result. - [Gold vs Bitcoin](https://realgoldvalue.com/articles/gold-vs-bitcoin/): Gold and Bitcoin solve different problems. Gold has a long physical history, lower volatility, and tangible custody tradeoffs. Bitcoin is portable, digitally scarce, and usually much more volatile. The better choice depends on your time horizon, risk tolerance, custody preference, and reason for holding it. - [Gold vs Stocks](https://realgoldvalue.com/articles/gold-vs-stocks/): Stocks and gold do different jobs. Broad stock indexes represent ownership in companies that can grow earnings and pay dividends. Gold does not produce income, but it can act as a hard-asset hedge during inflation, currency stress, or market fear. For most people, this is not a winner-take-all choice; it is a portfolio role question. - [Gold vs Silver](https://realgoldvalue.com/articles/gold-vs-silver/): Gold is denser value in less space and is more monetary. Silver is cheaper per ounce, more industrial, bulkier to store, and often more volatile. Many buyers use gold for compact wealth storage and silver for smaller fractional purchases. - [Gold vs Cash](https://realgoldvalue.com/articles/gold-vs-cash/): Cash and gold do different jobs. Cash is best for spending, emergencies, known near-term expenses, and stability in nominal dollars. Gold is not spending money, but it can add hard-asset exposure when inflation, currency weakness, or financial-system stress are the concern. The real question is usually how much cash you need before considering gold. - [Gold Jewelry vs Bullion vs Coins](https://realgoldvalue.com/articles/gold-jewelry-vs-bullion-vs-coins/): Bullion bars usually give the cleanest melt-value exposure, common coins add recognition and sometimes premiums, and jewelry adds wearability but often carries the largest retail markup over melt. The best choice depends on whether you want investment efficiency, liquidity, collectibility, or something to wear. - [Best Place to Buy Gold Online](https://realgoldvalue.com/articles/best-place-to-buy-gold-online/): The best place to buy gold online is the one with a low all-in premium, clear product authenticity, insured shipping, strong reputation, transparent return or cancellation terms, and a realistic resale path. Costco can be competitive, but compare it against bullion dealers and local coin shops before buying. - [Gold Bars vs Gold Coins](https://realgoldvalue.com/articles/gold-bars-vs-gold-coins/): Gold bars often have lower premiums per ounce, while gold coins can be easier to recognize, verify, and resell. Bars are efficient for larger purchases; coins can be better for liquidity, divisibility, and trust. - [How to Sell Gold Without Getting Ripped Off](https://realgoldvalue.com/articles/how-to-sell-gold-without-getting-ripped-off/): Before selling gold, sort items by karat, remove non-gold parts where possible, weigh each group, calculate melt value, and compare multiple offers as a percentage of melt. Do not accept an offer until you know the baseline number. ## Notes Calculators are informational estimates only. They use live or editable spot prices and do not provide financial, legal, or tax advice.