Basics
- How to calculate scrap value
Turn a weight and a karat into a melt value, then see why a buyer’s cheque is a share of that number.
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- Gold purity chart
Karat, percent gold, fineness and the stamps you actually find, from 8K to 24K.
10 min read · Updated
- Glossary
Short definitions of the words on the calculators, from assay and fineness to troy ounce and vermeil.
14 min read · Updated
- Tola to grams
The jewellery tola in grams, with masha, ratti and the tael kept as separate units.
8 min read · Updated
- Gold price history
A chart of the gold price from the price service. If that service is off, the page says history is not available.
6 min read · Updated
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Questions
Do these guides quote a gold price?
No. Prices stay in the calculators, which label the figure Live, Sample or Custom. The guides explain the formula and the stamps. A worked example fills in only after the price store loads.
Are the payout percentages offers?
No. The bands are labelled estimates of what buyers often pay, and they vary. ScrapGoldCalc does not buy gold and does not name a shop.
Who writes the guides?
Assignments live in the guides data. A byline appears only after a review is confirmed. Until then the page shows the updated date and no person’s name in the byline.
This is a melt-value estimate, not an appraisal or an offer.