Whether you are buying eid jewellery or selling inherited gold, the same three inputs decide the cheque: weight, purity, today's rate.
Ask ten experts and you will get twelve answers. The underlying math, thankfully, only has one. Whether you are buying eid jewellery or selling inherited gold, the same three inputs decide the cheque: weight, purity, today's rate.
Value (PKR) = weight × (karat / 24) × current rate per same unit
USD spot price, PKR/USD rate, local demand, customs duty, jeweller margin. The dollar component often matters more than the gold itself.
Soft enough to craft, durable enough to wear. 24k is too soft for daily use; 18k looks paler.
Look up the same-day rate from a recognised source. If a buyer is more than 10% below it, walk away.
How is gold purity verified? Look for hallmark stamps (916 = 22k, 750 = 18k, 999 = 24k). Reputable jewellers will test in front of you.
Is digital gold safe? Reputable platforms back digital gold 1:1 with vaulted physical gold. Smaller apps may not — read the custody disclosure first.
The math is the easy part. Acting on what it tells you is where the real win lives. Try the Gold Price Pakistan linked above to put these numbers to work right now.