How Much Do Gold Nibs Weigh On Average?

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Just wondering if - for some reason - I drop one of my gold nib pens and shatter the nib (*CRY*), how much the nib itself weighs so I can calculate its value in gold.

 

(I know I can just replace the nib so, question is more out of curiosity)

[Freddy]

Just wondering if - for some reason - I drop one of my gold nib pens and shatter the nib (*CRY*), how much the nib itself weighs so I can calculate its value in gold.

 

(I know I can just replace the nib so, question is more out of curiosity)

Reply.....follow the url.......

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/336783-what-am-i-paying-for-when-i-buy-a-150-pen-vs-a-40-pen/?p=4065144

Still your friend and mine..

Fred

[Karmachanic]

Bad news. If the nib shatters it's definitely not gold.

 

Price of gold in the nib would depend upon the gold content,12kt, 14kt, 18kt. Possibly but probably not 22kt. At a wild guess,14kt, maybe $40. Price of gold fluctuates daily.

 

Generally speaking vintage gold nib will give you a softer ride than contemporary. As Bo Bo has said many times "a nail is a nail." Gold, steel = same. As of now I have no vintage pens. Steel/Titanium is fine by me.

 

Best thing is, don't drop your pen.

[Bo Bo Olson]

melt down price.....after the discount of cost of melt down.....a 2-pack of beer? Three pack?

Not very much.

 

Sometimes if you are lucky, you can buy a vintage gold nibbed pen for less than a new gold nib.

Gold nibs are not very expensive in Vintage pens.....from my experience.

Sometimes E10 more than a vintage steel nibbed pen.