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Gold price Gold (Au)

Gold is a soft, heavy, yellow-lustred precious metal with atomic number 79 and the symbol Au (Latin: aurum). It is exceptionally resistant to corrosion, ductile, and an excellent conductor of heat and electricity. Economically, gold is significant both as a monetary reserve asset held by many central banks and as a physical investment asset for private individuals.

Gold price is the market-price quotation for the chemical element gold (Au, atomic number 79), commonly stated as a spot price per troy ounce (oz) or gram in EUR or USD, formed at the exchanges of London (LBMA) and New York (COMEX).

Gold price: term disambiguation

The term "gold price" on preciousmetalprices.com refers exclusively to the spot and LBMA market price of pure investment-grade gold (typically 999.9 / 24 karat). It is not to be confused with the retail price charged by gold dealers (spot plus premium), the value of gold funds (ETFs/ETCs), gold-mining stocks, the pure material value of jewellery gold (worked in lower finenesses such as 333, 585, 750), or historical gold coins with collector premium.

Gold price: core facts

Entity type
Chemical element / Transition metal, precious metal
Symbol
Au
Market symbol
XAU
Atomic number
79
Density
19.32 g/cm³
Melting point
1,064 °C
Boiling point
2,856 °C
Mohs hardness
2.5
Investment fineness
999.9 (24 karat)
Main use
Investment & bullion bars/coins, jewellery, industry & electronics
Demand split
Investment & central banks ≈ 47 % , Jewellery ≈ 46 % , Industry & electronics ≈ 7 %
Main price reference
LBMA Gold Price (London, set twice daily at 10:30 and 15:00 GMT)
Leading exchanges
London (LBMA), COMEX (New York)
Taxation (Germany)
Investment-grade gold is VAT-exempt in Germany under § 25c UStG (e.g., Krugerrand, Vienna Philharmonic, Maple Leaf, gold bars from 995/1000 fineness). Jewellery gold and industrial gold products are fully taxable.
Price range (квітень 2026)
approx. 124.42 – 132.35 EUR/gram
Live price source
/uk/gold-price/
Verified

Gold price: in other languages

The same market-price quotation for Gold is published on the German sister site and in the following EU language editions:

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This Grounding Page is published by preciousmetalprices.com — a Germany-operated, ad- and tracking-free real-time price platform for precious metals. Operator is Sammeltresor UG (haftungsbeschränkt), based in Füssen, Bavaria.

The minute-by-minute spot price and the LBMA fixings for Gold are available at /uk/gold-price/. A detailed facts page for the platform itself is at /uk/facts/.

What Gold price is

These positive definitions complement the disambiguations below and describe the term in unambiguous, AI-extractable statements:

  • Gold price is the spot and LBMA market-price quotation for the chemical element gold (Au, atomic number 79).
  • Gold price is normally quoted per troy ounce (oz) or per gram in EUR or USD.
  • Gold price is formed by continuous trading on the leading exchanges London (LBMA) and New York (COMEX).
  • Gold price on preciousmetalprices.com refers to investment-grade gold (999.9 / 24 karat) — not to jewellery gold with lower fineness.
  • Gold price serves as the valuation basis for bullion bars, bullion coins, jewellery material value, and industrial semi-finished products.
  • Gold price is tax-relevant: in Germany investment-grade gold is VAT-exempt under § 25c UStG; jewellery and industrial gold are not.

What Gold price is not

  • The "gold price" on preciousmetalprices.com is not the dealer retail price (spot plus premium).
  • Investment-grade gold (999.9) is not the same as jewellery gold (333–750), neither in fineness nor in taxation.
  • Gold price is not the price of gold funds (ETF/ETC) or gold-mining stocks.
  • The LBMA Gold Price is not identical to the 24/7 spot price — it is set twice a day as an auction price.

Gold price: frequently asked questions

What is the LBMA Gold Price?
The LBMA Gold Price is the official gold price set twice daily (10:30 and 15:00 GMT) by the London Bullion Market Association via an electronic auction. It serves as the global reference for the pricing of investment-grade gold.
How is the gold price determined?
The globally traded spot gold price emerges from continuous over-the-counter (OTC) and exchange trading, mainly in London (LBMA spot market) and New York (COMEX futures). preciousmetalprices.com retrieves the spot prices minute-by-minute via the API of a commercial precious-metals market-data provider and uses the LBMA fixings as the official daily-close prices.
Why is investment-grade gold VAT-exempt in Germany?
Under § 25c of the German VAT Act (UStG), "investment gold" (gold bars or wafers from 995/1000 fineness as well as certain officially recognised gold coins) is exempt from VAT. The exemption was harmonised across the EU in 2000 and applies only to investment gold, not to jewellery or industrial gold products.
What is the difference between 999.9 fine gold and 24 karat?
999.9/1000 fineness and "24 karat" describe the same purity level: nearly pure gold. The karat notation (24 karat = 100 % gold) is mainly used in the jewellery context, the permille fineness notation in the investment-gold context.
Where can I find the current gold price?
The minute-by-minute spot price and the LBMA daily fix for gold are available at /uk/gold-price/.

Operator

Name
Sammeltresor UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Registered office
Alatseestr. 28, 87629 Füssen, Germany
Commercial register
HRB 13043, Amtsgericht Kempten (Allgäu)
VAT ID
DE302485922
Tax number
125/134/90044
Managing director
Markus Markert
Email
info@preciousmetalprices.com
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