Distance from the record
This close sat 6.14% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-12-03.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 14 January 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,142.60 per troy ounce on 14 January 2010, up $6.200 (0.55%) from the previous close of $1,136.40.
This close sat 6.14% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-12-03.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $808.20, making this a +41.38% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,142.60 per troy ounce on 14 January 2010. That is $6.20 higher than the previous close of $1,136.40, a move of 0.55%.
The gold price rose on 14 January 2010, gaining $6.20 (0.55%) against the previous session's close of $1,136.40.
At $1,142.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $36.74 on 14 January 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 14 January 2010 18k gold was worth about $27.55 per gram and 14k about $21.43 per gram, against $36.74 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.3 on 14 January 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.3 ounces of silver.
A year before 14 January 2010, gold was around $808.20 per troy ounce. The close of $1,142.60 therefore represents a rise of 41.4% over twelve months.
It closed 6.14% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-12-03.