Gold and Coin Open Cheaper Again on Tuesday: 18-Carat Gram at 25,827,000 Tomans, New-Design Coin at 261,900,000

At the start of trading on Tuesday 21 Mehr 1405 (13 October 2026), a gram of 18-carat gold was priced at 25,827,000 tomans according to the Gold and Jewelry Union, 518,000 tomans below 24 hours earlier. A mithqal fell 2,246,000 tomans to 111,880,000, and a gram of 24-carat gold was listed at 34,442,000 tomans (682,000 lower).

The Tehran Gold Union update published by EcoIran also shows every price lower: the new-design coin at 261,900,000 tomans, the old-design coin at 257,500,000, the half coin at 139,500,000 and the quarter coin at 73,500,000. Only the one-gram coin, at 37,000,000 tomans, was unchanged. The global gold ounce is quoted at roughly $4,170 to $4,189 in the two reports, some $15 to $20 below the previous day.

The slide continues from Monday 20 Mehr, when the 18-carat gram was reported at about 26,053,900 tomans and the new-design coin at 264,700,000 that afternoon. The figures above are opening-hour prices and move through the day.