Gold: weight, value and size

Below is comparitive table of weight, value and volume of  gold. It was calculated at the gold prices as of June 27th, 2010:

1254.50 USD/oz. or 1014.31 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 0.065 2.61 2.11 0.0034 1.5 0.059
0.00220 0.00268 0.032 15.43 1.00 40.33 32.61 0.0521 3.73 0.147
0.00547 0.00664 0.080 38.26 2.479 100.00 80.85 0.13 5.05 0.199
0.00676 0.00822 0.099 47.32 3.066 123.68 100.00 0.16 5.43 0.214
0.04233 0.05144 0.617 296.30 19.2 774.40 626.13 1.00 10.0 0.394
0.06857 1/12 1.000 480 31.103 1 254.50 1 014.31 1.62 11.7 0.462
0.69 0.84 10.116 4856 315 12 690.07 10 260.40 16.39 25.4 1.000
0.82 1.00 12.00 5760 373 15 054.00 12 171.72 19.20 26.8 1.054
2.20 2.68 32.151 15 432 1000 40 333.11 32 610.82 52.08 37.3 1.470
27.43 33.33 400.00 192 000 12 441 501 800.00 405 724.00 647.99 86.5 3.407
42.33 51.44 617.294 296 301 19 200 774 395.74 626 127.82 1000.00 100.0 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.