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 12 August 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $950.70 per troy ounce on 12 August 2009, up $4.900 (0.52%) from the previous close of $945.80.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 5.23% 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 $808.20, making this a +17.63% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $950.70 per troy ounce on 12 August 2009. That is $4.90 higher than the previous close of $945.80, a move of 0.52%.
The gold price rose on 12 August 2009, gaining $4.90 (0.52%) against the previous session's close of $945.80.
At $950.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $30.57 on 12 August 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 12 August 2009 18k gold was worth about $22.92 per gram and 14k about $17.83 per gram, against $30.57 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.2 on 12 August 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.2 ounces of silver.
A year before 12 August 2009, gold was around $808.20 per troy ounce. The close of $950.70 therefore represents a rise of 17.6% over twelve months.
It closed 5.23% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.