Gold Items

Karat (KT)	Purity (%)	Your cash payout
24 KT Jewellery	99.9%	75-85% of the intrinsic value
22 KT Jewellery	91.7%	75-85% of the intrinsic value
18 KT Jewellery	75%	75-85% of the intrinsic value
14 KT Dental Gold	58.5%	75-85% of the intrinsic value
10 KT Dental Gold	41.6%	75-85% of the intrinsic value

Silver Items

Grade	Your cash payout
0.925 Sterling Silver	75-85% of the intrinsic value
Bars 1 ounce or more	75-85% of the intrinsic value

Gold Purity and Karats

• Pure gold is considered 24 karat (24K).
• 18-Karat gold is 18 parts gold and 6 parts another metal, forming an alloy with 75% gold. 18K gold is also known as 750.
• 14 karat (14K) gold contains 14 parts gold and 10 parts another metal or metals, making it 58.5% gold and it is also known as 585.
• 10 karat (10K) gold contains 10 parts gold and 14 parts another metal or metals, making it 41.6% gold and is it also known as 416.

The number 24 may have originally been chosen to represent pure gold because it divides evenly by 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 12. Thus it’s easy to talk about a gold item being half pure (12 kt), two thirds pure (16kt) etc. Nine karat would represent three eighths gold, 18 karat would be six eighths (three quarters).