Distance from the record
This close sat 16.12% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 14 December 2011, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 12 July 2011
Gold closed at $1,584.30 per troy ounce on 14 December 2011, down $75.60 (4.55%) from the previous close of $1,659.90.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Gold lost 4.55% 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 16.12% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,403.60, making this a +12.87% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,584.30 per troy ounce on 14 December 2011. That is $75.60 lower than the previous close of $1,659.90, a move of -4.55%.
The gold price fell on 14 December 2011, losing $75.60 (4.55%) against the previous session's close of $1,659.90.
At $1,584.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $50.94 on 14 December 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 14 December 2011 18k gold was worth about $38.20 per gram and 14k about $29.71 per gram, against $50.94 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 54.9 on 14 December 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 54.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 14 December 2011, gold was around $1,740.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,584.30 is a loss of 9.0% over the week.
A month before 14 December 2011, gold was around $1,777.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,584.30 is a loss of 10.9% over the month.
A year before 14 December 2011, gold was around $1,403.60 per troy ounce. The close of $1,584.30 therefore represents a rise of 12.9% over twelve months.
This close was session 3 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 16.12% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.