Distance from the record
This close sat 34.45% 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 15 January 2014, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,238.10 per troy ounce on 15 January 2014, down $7.100 (0.57%) from the previous close of $1,245.20.
This close sat 34.45% 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 $1,683.40, making this a -26.45% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,238.10 per troy ounce on 15 January 2014. That is $7.10 lower than the previous close of $1,245.20, a move of -0.57%.
The gold price fell on 15 January 2014, losing $7.10 (0.57%) against the previous session's close of $1,245.20.
At $1,238.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $39.81 on 15 January 2014. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 15 January 2014 18k gold was worth about $29.85 per gram and 14k about $23.22 per gram, against $39.81 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.6 on 15 January 2014, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.6 ounces of silver.
A year before 15 January 2014, gold was around $1,683.40 per troy ounce. The close of $1,238.10 therefore represents a fall of 26.5% over twelve months.
It closed 34.45% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.