Updated November 9, 2026

What is my 22K gold jewelry worth?

22K gold is 91.6% pure gold, the usual standard for traditional gold jewelry in India and across South Asia. As metal, it is worth about $119.44 per gram today.

22K gold · melt value today

$119.44 / gram

$1,194.37 per 10 grams · $1,393.09 per tola

gold spot $4,055.57 per troy ounce, as of 2026-11-09

Indian jewelers quote gold per 10 grams. A tola is 11.66 grams, the traditional unit many families still count in.

What your 22K gold is worth as metal

22K gold	Melt value
5 grams	$597.18
10 grams	$1,194.37
1 tola (11.66 grams)	$1,393.09
25 grams	$2,985.92
50 grams	$5,971.84
100 grams	$11,943.68

Weigh it in grams on a kitchen or jewelry scale. Stones, kundan glass, enamel and the lac or wax inside some bangles add weight that is not gold, so subtract them. Melt value calculator

Reading the stamp

Stamp	What it means
`916, 22K, 22KT, 22K916`	22 karat gold, 91.6% pure. 22K916 is the purity grade inside India's BIS hallmark.
`BIS hallmark`	India's official hallmark. It has three marks: the BIS standard mark, the purity grade such as 22K916, and a six-character HUID code unique to that item. You can check a HUID in BIS's own BIS Care app.
`KDM`	An older trade term for jewelry joined with cadmium solder. It is not a purity mark or a hallmark, and hallmarked gold is not supposed to contain cadmium. Treat KDM as a claim to test, not proof of 22K.
`875, 21K`	21 karat gold, 87.5% pure, common in jewelry from the Gulf.
`750, 18K`	18 karat gold, 75% pure, common for diamond and polki work.
`999, 995, 24K`	Pure gold, the usual standard for coins and bars.
`No stamp`	Common on older family gold made before hallmarks were routine.

A stamp is a claim, not proof. See what 916 means and how to tell if gold is real.

How GemstoneAI reads 22K gold

Photograph the jewelry, and add a close photo of the stamp if it has one. A stamp the scan can read sets the karat, so a legible 916 or 22K is priced as 22K gold.
With no readable stamp, the scan reads the design. Traditional South Asian work such as kundan, jadau, meenakari, temple jewelry, jhumkas, kadas, mangalsutras and rani haars is read as 22K, or as 18K when it is set with diamonds, polki or cubic zirconia. Western styles keep the 14K default.
The read is based on the jewelry's own design, never on the person wearing it or the room around it.
The melt line shows the estimated gold weight, the rate per gram and the metal value at today's gold spot price.
Know the karat or the weight? Set them in the app and the value recalculates.

Every estimate is a first read: a starting point before you sell, insure or get a formal appraisal.

Why a buyer offers less

Gold buyers deduct for refining and their margin, so offers usually come in under melt.
Making charges paid when the jewelry was bought are rarely paid back.
Buyers pay for the gold only, so the weight of stones, glass, enamel and fillings comes off.
Antique, signed or finely made work can be worth more than its gold. Check before it goes to a melt buyer.

Know the melt figure before you go, and get more than one quote.

Catalog the family gold

Gold that has been in a family for years often has no receipt. A photo record with the karat, the weight and a first-read value for each item helps when you divide it, insure it, or ever need to report it lost.

What is your 22K gold worth?

Photograph each item and GemstoneAI reads the karat, estimates the gold weight and gives a first-read value at today's gold price, saved to your collection.

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How much is 1 tola of 22K gold worth?

About $1,393.09 at melt today. A tola is 11.66 grams.

Is 916 gold the same as 22K?

Yes. 916 means 916 parts pure gold in every 1,000, which is 22 karat.

What does KDM mean on gold jewelry?

KDM is an older trade term for jewelry joined with cadmium solder. It is not a purity mark or a hallmark, so a KDM stamp on its own does not prove the gold is 22K. For Indian gold, look for the BIS mark, the purity grade and the HUID instead.

Can an app tell if my gold is 22K?

Not with certainty. A photo can show a stamp and the style of the work, and GemstoneAI uses both for its first read. Only a test such as XRF, an acid test or a hallmarking centre confirms purity.