Distance from the record
This close sat 1.30% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-06-01.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 16 June 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,229.30 per troy ounce on 16 June 2010, down $3.900 (0.32%) from the previous close of $1,233.20.
This close sat 1.30% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-06-01.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $931.60, making this a +31.96% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,229.30 per troy ounce on 16 June 2010. That is $3.90 lower than the previous close of $1,233.20, a move of -0.32%.
The gold price fell on 16 June 2010, losing $3.90 (0.32%) against the previous session's close of $1,233.20.
At $1,229.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $39.52 on 16 June 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 16 June 2010 18k gold was worth about $29.64 per gram and 14k about $23.06 per gram, against $39.52 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.7 on 16 June 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.7 ounces of silver.
A year before 16 June 2010, gold was around $931.60 per troy ounce. The close of $1,229.30 therefore represents a rise of 32.0% over twelve months.
It closed 1.30% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-06-01.