Gold: weight, value and size

Below is a comparitive table of weight, value and volume of gold. It was calculated at the gold prices as of 02/26/2026:

5177.45 USD/oz. or 4386.50 EUR/oz.

The last two columns give the length of the edge (in millimeters and inches) of a cubic block (same height, width and length) of gold of this weight and value, just to get a better idea of its size.

The calculations are based on pure gold, that is 24 carat (karat) gold. For making jewelry, gold smiths normally use less pure gold alloys, which contain parts copper, silver or palladium. This is because of the better mechanical properties of such alloys, and to vary the colour.

The admixture of these other, lighter metals will make the resulting alloy lighter than 24 ct (24 kt) pure gold.

Avoirdupois pound	Troy pound	Troy ounce (oz.)	grain	gram	USD	EUR	cm³	edge (mm)	edge ('')
1/7000	1/5760	1/480	1.000	0.065	10.79	9.14	0.0034	1.500	0.059
0.00220	0.00268	0.032	15.432	1.000	166.46	141.03	0.0521	3.735	0.147
0.00132	0.00161	0.019	9.271	0.601	100.00	84.72	0.031	3.151	0.124
0.00156	0.00190	0.023	10.943	0.709	118.03	100.00	0.037	3.330	0.131
0.04233	0.05144	0.617	296.301	19.200	3 196.01	2 707.76	1.000	10.0	0.394
0.06857	1/12	1.000	480	31.103	5 177.45	4 386.50	1.620	11.7	0.462
0.694	0.843	10.116	4 856	315	52 373	44 372	16.387	25.4	1.000
0.823	1.000	12.000	5 760	373	62 129	52 638	19.440	26.9	1.059
2.205	2.679	32.151	15 432	1 000	166 459	141 029	52.083	37.3	1.470
27.429	33.333	400.000	192 000	12 441	2 070 980	1 754 600	648	86.5	3.407
42.329	51.441	617.294	296 301	19 200	3 196 011	2 707 762	1000	100.0	3.937
Avoirdupois pound	Troy pound	Troy ounce (oz.)	grain	gram	USD	EUR	cm³	edge (mm)	edge ('')

The above table is also avaiblable as an Excel spreadsheet. In this spreadsheet, you can change the current gold prices, in dollar and euros per ounce, and then see the effect on the other figures at the mere press of F9.