Highest so far that month
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 14 October 2011, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 22 September 2011
Gold closed at $1,681.80 per troy ounce on 14 October 2011, up $14.50 (0.87%) from the previous close of $1,667.30.
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This close sat 10.95% 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 $1,376.70, making this a +22.16% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,681.80 per troy ounce on 14 October 2011. That is $14.50 higher than the previous close of $1,667.30, a move of 0.87%.
The gold price rose on 14 October 2011, gaining $14.50 (0.87%) against the previous session's close of $1,667.30.
At $1,681.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $54.07 on 14 October 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 14 October 2011 18k gold was worth about $40.55 per gram and 14k about $31.54 per gram, against $54.07 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.3 on 14 October 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 14 October 2011, gold was around $1,634.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,681.80 is a gain of 2.9% over the week.
A month before 14 October 2011, gold was around $1,823.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,681.80 is a loss of 7.8% over the month.
A year before 14 October 2011, gold was around $1,376.70 per troy ounce. The close of $1,681.80 therefore represents a rise of 22.2% over twelve months.
It closed 10.95% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.