Instant Scrap Gold Valuation UK

Enter the weight and carat of your gold items to calculate raw melt value and realistic scrap payout estimates using live spot rates.

✓ Live Spot Price Feeds

✓ Royal Mail Insured Post

✓ Assay Office Registered

✓ Instant Bank Transfer

Gold Item Details

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Item Weight Select Unit

Gold Carat / Fineness Purity %

Custom Gold Purity Percentage (%)

Dealer Payout Margin 90%

Adjust buyer margin:

Estimated Scrap Payout

£718.67

Based on selected dealer margin

Raw Melt Value (100%): £798.53

Fine 24k Gold Content: 7.50 g

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Grand Total Payout: £0.00

Ready to Turn Your Gold into Cash?

Don't lose 30-40% of your gold's value to high-street pawnbroker chains. Independent family-run precious metal specialists pay significantly higher rates with lower overheads.

How & Where to Sell Your Gold

Comparing payout rates, security, and convenience across the three main gold selling options in the UK.

High Street Pawn Shops

Local pawnbrokers & jewellery shops

60% – 70% Payout

✓ Immediate cash in hand
✗ High physical store overheads lower quotes
✗ High-pressure haggling in public
✗ Deductions for stones and weight margins

Unregulated Postal Buyers

TV ad "Gold Envelope" postal kits

40% – 60% Payout

✓ Mail-in envelope provided
✗ Infamously low automated valuation offers
✗ Heavy hidden refining fee deductions
✗ Lengthy delays to return items if rejected

Recommended • Specialist

Independent Family Firm

Bypass corporate high-street markups

90% – 95%+ Payout

✓ Free Royal Mail Special Delivery pack (Insured up to £2,500)
✓ Same-day professional XRF assay & fast bank transfer
✓ Honest disclaimers & no-obligation valuation policy
✓ Direct trade payout rates with lower family business overheads

24K vs 18K vs 14K GOLD

WHAT IT IS ACTUALLY WORTH?

Purity • Gold Content • Real Value

24K — 99.9% GOLD

24K PURE GOLD

£106.47 /g

100% fine gold purity. Benchmark rate for investment bullion bars and mint coins.

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18K — 75% GOLD

18K LUXURY GOLD

£79.85 /g

75.0% pure gold. High-end luxury jewellery and fine engagement rings.

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14K — 58.5% GOLD

14K CLASSIC GOLD

£62.11 /g

58.5% pure gold. Popular in US and European fine jewellery.

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UK Gold Hallmarking & Fineness Standards

UK law requires all precious metal items above statutory weight thresholds to carry an official assay office hallmark badge detailing exact purity.

Carat	Hallmark Stamp	Pure Gold %	Live Spot Price /g
9ct Gold	375	37.5%	£39.93
14ct Gold	585	58.5%	£62.11
18ct Gold	750	75.0%	£79.85
22ct Gold	916	91.6%	£97.60
24ct Pure Gold	999	99.9%	£106.47