Distance from the record
This close sat 29.69% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 12 September 2017, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 1 September 2017
Gold closed at $1,328.00 per troy ounce on 12 September 2017, down $3.000 (0.23%) from the previous close of $1,331.00.
This close sat 29.69% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
One of the ten highest gold closes of that year, ranking 6 of 251 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,321.00, making this a +0.53% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,328.00 per troy ounce on 12 September 2017. That is $3.00 lower than the previous close of $1,331.00, a move of -0.23%.
The gold price fell on 12 September 2017, losing $3.00 (0.23%) against the previous session's close of $1,331.00.
At $1,328.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $42.70 on 12 September 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 12 September 2017 18k gold was worth about $32.02 per gram and 14k about $24.91 per gram, against $42.70 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 74.6 on 12 September 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 74.6 ounces of silver.
It closed 29.69% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.