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What does 585 mean on gold?
A 585 stamp means the gold is 58.5% pure: 585 parts gold per 1,000. It's the same as 14K.
Updated October 28, 2026 · Prices as of November 2, 2026, 6:20 p.m. Pacific
What 585 gold is worth today
Gold is trading at $3,942 per troy ounce (the Kitco bid). We pay $69.46/g for 585 (14K) gold, which is 94% of the value of the pure gold it contains.
Scrap prices are per gram of metal after melting, not per gram of what you send. Stones are removed, and dirt, glue, springs, and anything else that isn't gold or silver burn off or separate out, so the weight paid is usually less than your scale shows.
What the number means
European and international jewelry marks purity in parts per thousand instead of karats. 585 means 585 of every 1,000 parts are pure gold, so a 10-gram 585 piece holds 5.85 grams of pure gold. 14K is 14 parts out of 24, or 58.33%; the 585 mark shows the maker meets that with a little to spare.
Where you'll see 585
On 14K jewelry from Italy, Russia, Eastern Europe, and much of the world, and on many American pieces too. It's the most common gold mark in the world. The number is usually stamped on the clasp, inside a ring band, or on a small tag near the clasp, sometimes with a country name or maker's mark. See how to read gold stamps for the other marks, including the ones that mean plated or filled.
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