[Precious Metal] Scrap Gold, Silver and Platinum prices declined on July 16, 2015

By  Paul Ploumis 17 Jul 2015  Last updated at  01:37:52 GMT

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): The daily scrap gold and silver prices - hallmarked and non- hallmarked declined Thursday 16th July, 2015 on the ScrapMonster Price Index. Platinum scrap prices too slumped.

In the Hallmarked category, the 14 carat gold scrap prices were down by $ 5.48 per Oz. The prices of 18 carat and 22 carat gold scrap inched lower by $ 7.02 and $ 8.57 per Oz respectively.9 carat gold scrap also went lower by $ 3.51 per Oz. The price of Platinum scrap saw sharp cut of $ 8.03 per Oz to reach $ 742.97 per Oz. Silver scrap prices too closed slightly on the lower side at $12.29 per Oz, edging lower by $ 0.31 per Oz.

In the Non-Hallmarked category, the 14 carat gold scrap prices edged lower by $ 5.18 per Oz. The prices of 18 carat and 22 carat gold scrap were down $ 6.64 and $ 8.11 per Oz respectively. 9 carat gold scrap also was down $ 3.32 per Oz. Platinum scrap prices fell by $ 8.03 per Oz. Meantime, Non-hallmarked silver scrap prices witnessed a fall of $ 0.27per Oz.