24K gold is 99.9% pure — as close to pure gold as is commercially sold, often marked “999.” Its value per gram is essentially today’s live gold spot price, updated automatically below. It’s the standard for investment bars and coins, and too soft for everyday jewelry on its own.
| Weight | Value |
|---|---|
| 1g | $143.32 |
| 5g | $716.62 |
| 10g | $1,433.24 |
| 20g | $2,866.48 |
| 50g | $7,166.21 |
| 100g | $14,332.41 |
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Essentially, yes. 24K gold is 99.9% pure — a small amount of trace impurity is unavoidable in refining, but 999 fine is considered pure gold for market purposes.
Pure gold is very soft and dents, scratches, and bends easily, so it's rarely used for jewelry meant for daily wear. It's mainly sold as investment bars and coins instead.
Yes, weight-for-weight — 24K has the most pure gold content of any standard karat, so it's worth the most per gram. An 18K or 14K piece of the same total weight will have less gold and lower melt value.