Distance from the record
This close sat 14.56% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 15 December 2006, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 31 October 2006
Gold closed at $615.00 per troy ounce on 15 December 2006, down $11.60 (1.85%) from the previous close of $626.60.
This close sat 14.56% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $503.90, making this a +22.05% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $615.00 per troy ounce on 15 December 2006. That is $11.60 lower than the previous close of $626.60, a move of -1.85%.
The gold price fell on 15 December 2006, losing $11.60 (1.85%) against the previous session's close of $626.60.
At $615.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $19.77 on 15 December 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 15 December 2006 18k gold was worth about $14.83 per gram and 14k about $11.53 per gram, against $19.77 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 48.0 on 15 December 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 48.0 ounces of silver.
A year before 15 December 2006, gold was around $503.90 per troy ounce. The close of $615.00 therefore represents a rise of 22.0% over twelve months.
It closed 14.56% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.