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 January 2007, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $625.50 per troy ounce on 12 January 2007, up $13.10 (2.14%) from the previous close of $612.40.
This was a 2.14% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for gold. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 13.10% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
One of the ten lowest gold closes of that year, ranking 245 of 252 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $548.30, making this a +14.08% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $625.50 per troy ounce on 12 January 2007. That is $13.10 higher than the previous close of $612.40, a move of 2.14%.
The gold price rose on 12 January 2007, gaining $13.10 (2.14%) against the previous session's close of $612.40.
At $625.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $20.11 on 12 January 2007. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 12 January 2007 18k gold was worth about $15.08 per gram and 14k about $11.73 per gram, against $20.11 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 48.9 on 12 January 2007, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 48.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 12 January 2007, gold was around $604.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $625.50 is a gain of 3.4% over the week.
A year before 12 January 2007, gold was around $548.30 per troy ounce. The close of $625.50 therefore represents a rise of 14.1% over twelve months.
It closed 13.10% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.