Precious Metal Scrap Prices: Weekly Market Report (December 12-18, 2025)
Scrap gold prices in the hallmarked segment posted modest jump over the past week, with multiple purity grades edging higher on the ScrapMonster Price Index.
SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): The North American scrap gold, silver and platinum prices - hallmarked and non- hallmarked reported rising trend during the previous week (December 12-18, 2025) on the ScrapMonster Price Index.
Hallmarked Precious Metals Market
Scrap gold prices in the hallmarked segment posted modest jump over the past week, with multiple purity grades edging higher on the ScrapMonster Price Index.
14-carat gold scrap edged higher by $63.09 per ounce, reflecting a robust rise in demand.
18-carat gold scrap registered a sharper weekly increase of $80.88 per ounce, while 22-carat material surged higher by $98.78 per pound. The chart below depicts the weekly price movement in 22-carat gold scrap:
9-carat gold scrap also increased, though only marginally, rising by 2.64% on a week-over-week basis.
Also, the platinum and silver scrap markets recorded strong upward momentum. Platinum scrap outperformed all other precious metal categories, rising sharply by 14.2%, bringing its weekly price to $1,389.71 per ounce. Silver scrap surged by 6.18% to end the week at $49.68 per ounce.
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Non-Hallmarked Precious Metals Market
In the non-hallmarked segment, 14-carat gold scrap prices increased by $59.65 per ounce, while 18-carat and 22-carat gold scrap also posted modest jumps of $76.48 and $93.41 per ounce, respectively. 9-carat gold scrap edged higher by 2.64% week-on-week.
Platinum scrap finished the week at $1,389.71 per ounce, marking a surge of 14.2% from its opening level of $1,216.91 per ounce, as depicted in the chart provided below:
Silver scrap prices also strengthened, advancing by 6.17% compared with the previous week.
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