Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 10 August 2021, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,728.80 per troy ounce on 10 August 2021, up $5.400 (0.31%) from the previous close of $1,723.40.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 15.73% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2020-08-06.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $2,024.40, making this a -14.60% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,728.80 per troy ounce on 10 August 2021. That is $5.40 higher than the previous close of $1,723.40, a move of 0.31%.
The gold price rose on 10 August 2021, gaining $5.40 (0.31%) against the previous session's close of $1,723.40.
At $1,728.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $55.58 on 10 August 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 10 August 2021 18k gold was worth about $41.69 per gram and 14k about $32.42 per gram, against $55.58 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 74.0 on 10 August 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 74.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 10 August 2021, gold was around $1,810.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,728.80 is a loss of 4.5% over the week.
A year before 10 August 2021, gold was around $2,024.40 per troy ounce. The close of $1,728.80 therefore represents a fall of 14.6% over twelve months.
It closed 15.73% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.