Scrap Gold, Silver and Platinum prices see sharp drop: Market Update-21st Aug, 2014

Author: Paul Ploumis22 Aug 2014 Last updated at 05:44:34 GMT 

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): The daily scrap gold, silver and platinum prices - hallmarked and non- hallmarked dropped further Thursday, 21st August on the ScrapMonster Price Index.

In the Hallmarked category, the 14 carat gold scrap prices were down by $ 7.94 per Oz. The prices of 18 carat and 22 carat gold scrap inched lower by $ 10.18 and $ 12.43 per Oz respectively.9 carat gold scrap also went lower by $ 5.09 per Oz. The price of Platinum scrap too saw cut of $ 6.57 per Oz to reach $ 1,034.62 per Oz. Silver scrap prices too closed slightly on the lower side at $15.97 per Oz, edging lower by $ 0.01per Oz.

In the Non-Hallmarked category, the 14 carat gold scrap prices edged lower by $ 7.51 per Oz. The prices of 18 carat and 22 carat gold scrap were down $ 9.63 and $ 11.76 per Oz respectively. 9 carat gold scrap also was down $ 4.81 per Oz. Platinum scrap prices fell by $ 6.57 per Oz. Meantime, Non-hallmarked silver scrap prices witnessed a marginal fall of $ 0.01 per Oz.