This free dental gold calculator is the fastest way to estimate what your crowns, bridges, or scrap lot is worth before you contact any buyer. Run your numbers below, then compare your result against any offer you receive. Most sellers who use a calculator before selling receive 15–30% more than those who don't — because they walk in knowing what a fair number looks like.
Dental Gold Calculator — Instant Payout Estimator
Enter weight and alloy type — your estimated payout appears instantly
This dental gold calculator produces estimates only. Actual payout depends on XRF-confirmed assay results, final weight, and lot composition. Dental Gold Experts typically pays 80–88% of confirmed melt value.
The most important number in this dental gold calculator isn't the melt value — it's the payout estimate at the specialist tier. That's the number to benchmark any offer against. If a buyer is offering you less than 70% of that figure, you either have the alloy type wrong, or the buyer is low. A good dental gold buyer should land at 75–88% of confirmed melt on most lots. Run your numbers first, then make your calls.
Dental Gold Calculator — Alloy Reference Guide
The accuracy of any dental gold calculator depends entirely on using the right alloy purity for your material. The American Dental Association classifies dental casting alloys into three tiers — knowing which tier your material falls into is the most important input in the tool above.
| Alloy Classification | Typical Gold % | Other Metals | Appearance | Value Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-Noble Full Cast | 60–80% | Platinum, palladium, silver | Yellow/gold colored | Highest |
| High-Noble PFM Coping | 52–65% | Platinum, palladium | Yellow, thin metal | High |
| Noble Full Cast | 40–55% | Silver, copper, indium | Yellow to pale yellow | Moderate |
| Noble PFM Coping | 40–52% | Palladium dominant | Silver/white metal | Moderate |
| Predominantly Base | 10–25% | Nickel, chromium, cobalt | Silver-gray | Low |
| Base Metal | 0% | Nickel, chromium, cobalt | Silver-gray | None |
Not sure which alloy type you have? Full-cast yellow crowns are almost always High-Noble. Silver-colored or white metal pieces are typically Noble PFM or base metal. When in doubt, select Noble — it's the most common middle-ground alloy in mixed lots. The LBMA daily gold benchmark is the pricing reference used by professional buyers when evaluating any dental gold lot.
Dental Gold Calculator — Frequently Asked Questions
This dental gold calculator is mathematically precise based on your inputs — but the accuracy of your result depends on the accuracy of the alloy purity you select. If you're using estimated alloy types, treat the output as a directional range, not a guaranteed number.
XRF testing by a specialist is the only way to confirm the exact gold percentage in your piece. This tool is best used to understand the range of value and to verify whether an offer you receive is reasonable — not as a substitute for a proper assay.
No buyer pays 100% of melt value — that number is theoretical. The dental gold calculator leads with the specialist payout estimate (80% of melt) because that's the number that matters for a real transaction: what you should actually expect to receive from a reputable buyer.
Melt value is still shown as a secondary reference so you can see the full picture. An offer below 65% of the melt figure is a signal to get a second quote.
The tool pre-fills with a recent reference price, but gold moves throughout the trading day. For a real transaction, always verify the current spot at Kitco.com first — even a $50 difference affects your estimate meaningfully on a larger lot.
Yes — if your piece has porcelain fused to metal (PFM), only the metal coping underneath contains precious metals. The porcelain adds weight with no gold value. For a PFM crown, use roughly 30–40% of the total piece weight as the metal coping weight — not the full crown weight — when entering your number.
Specialist buyers test and weigh the metal coping directly using XRF, so their assay-based offer will be more precise than any estimate tool can produce without that separation.
Yes — the tool works for any lot size. Enter the combined weight of all pieces and select the alloy type that best matches your mix. For a mixed lot with multiple alloy types, run it separately for each group and add the results together for a total estimate.
Dental offices that run their lot through this tool before shipping consistently report that it helps them evaluate buyer offers faster and with more confidence. The piece count field also lets you see the per-piece average payout for an accumulated lot.
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