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A pennyweight (abbreviated dwt) is a unit of mass that is equal to 24 grains, 1â20 of a troy ounce, 1â240 of a troy pound, approximately 0.054857 avoirdupois ounce and exactly 1.55517384 grams.
Set your digital kitchen scale to grams and weigh the 14 karat jewelry first. Pennyweight is the standard measurement used to weigh and value gold and other precious metals. There are 20 pennyweight in every ounce and 1.552 grams in every pennyweight.Divide the weight of your gold in grams by 1.552 to find its equivalent in pennyweight. Since 14 karat gold in only 58.3 percent gold, multiply the total pennyweight by .583.The result is the amount of pure gold in your jewelry.eigh your 18 karat gold next and find its total in grams. Multiply the gram weight by 1.552 to find the weight in pennyweight. Since 18 karat jewelry contains 75 percent gold, multiply the pennyweight by .75 to find the pennyweight of the gold content.