Distance from the record
This close sat 24.45% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-18.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 10 September 2008, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 22 October 2007
Gold closed at $757.90 per troy ounce on 10 September 2008, down $29.20 (3.71%) from the previous close of $787.10.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Gold lost 3.71% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 24.45% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-18.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $703.30, making this a +7.76% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $757.90 per troy ounce on 10 September 2008. That is $29.20 lower than the previous close of $787.10, a move of -3.71%.
The gold price fell on 10 September 2008, losing $29.20 (3.71%) against the previous session's close of $787.10.
At $757.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $24.37 on 10 September 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 10 September 2008 18k gold was worth about $18.28 per gram and 14k about $14.21 per gram, against $24.37 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.1 on 10 September 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 10 September 2008, gold was around $802.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $757.90 is a loss of 5.6% over the week.
A month before 10 September 2008, gold was around $857.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $757.90 is a loss of 11.6% over the month.
This close was session 8 of a consecutive run of losses. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 24.45% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.