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The Benchmelt value, on the live tape
GOLD 4,579.50 / OZ · ▼ −0.93%
Karat
Weight in grams
$523.44
5 g × 18ct (75.0%) × $139.58/g fine
75.0% fine gold25.0% alloy Melt value · metal only
Derived from gold spot 4,579.50, 27 Aug 2026, 06:01 ET - Kitco, corroborated on TradingEconomics and CNBC - Editor re-read at press time and wrote back gold at $4,579.50, silver at $68.056 and platinum at $1,816.00. Platinum's seven-session hold at $1,881.00 ended because that mark had drifted $19.00 above the whole day range; TradingEconomics' $1,833.90 diverges 0.986% and is disclosed. Palladium held an eighth session at $1,336.00, still inside its day range · specimen — verify before you quote Full tape & tables
The EditionThursday, August 27, 2026 · Vol. I - No. 046
Plate I — Retail & TechnologyCC

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CC20 · The Jewelry Twenty
130.18
▲ +0.71%
Drawn from exchange closes · equal weight, base 100 = first trading day of the year · as of 2026-08-27
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Vol. I - No. 046 · 27 Aug

Every price above is a number. This is what the rest of the market is doing to your margin. Four lines, each one a figure from this morning’s tape divided down into the thing it actually changes on your counter. The working sits one tap behind every line.

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