Iran's domestic gold and coin market rose on Saturday amid war tensions

Gold and coin prices rose in Iran's domestic market on Saturday, 18 July 2026. According to market reports, each gram of 18-karat gold traded at around 18,480,000 tomans and 24-karat gold at around 24,640,000 tomans, while the mesghal (the melted-gold benchmark) reached about 80,000,000 tomans.

In the coin market, the new-design (Emami) coin was priced at about 185,500,000 tomans, the old-design coin at about 181,500,000 tomans, the half-coin at about 95,000,000 tomans and the quarter-coin at about 53,500,000 tomans.

In the currency market, the free-market US dollar traded around 191,000 tomans and Tether around 192,000 tomans. The gains came as the Iran-US military confrontation and the Strait of Hormuz crisis continued; on the same day, global gold stood near 4,006 dollars an ounce.