Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 15 August 2022, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 5 August 2022
Gold closed at $1,781.40 per troy ounce on 15 August 2022, down $17.20 (0.96%) from the previous close of $1,798.60.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 13.17% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2020-08-06.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,775.20, making this a +0.35% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,781.40 per troy ounce on 15 August 2022. That is $17.20 lower than the previous close of $1,798.60, a move of -0.96%.
The gold price fell on 15 August 2022, losing $17.20 (0.96%) against the previous session's close of $1,798.60.
At $1,781.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $57.27 on 15 August 2022. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 15 August 2022 18k gold was worth about $42.96 per gram and 14k about $33.41 per gram, against $57.27 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 88.0 on 15 August 2022, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 88.0 ounces of silver.
It closed 13.17% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.