Distance from the record
This close sat 9.36% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2020-08-06.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 16 June 2021, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,859.50 per troy ounce on 16 June 2021, up $5.000 (0.27%) from the previous close of $1,854.50.
This close sat 9.36% 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 $1,729.60, making this a +7.51% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,859.50 per troy ounce on 16 June 2021. That is $5.00 higher than the previous close of $1,854.50, a move of 0.27%.
The gold price rose on 16 June 2021, gaining $5.00 (0.27%) against the previous session's close of $1,854.50.
At $1,859.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $59.78 on 16 June 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 16 June 2021 18k gold was worth about $44.84 per gram and 14k about $34.87 per gram, against $59.78 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.9 on 16 June 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.9 ounces of silver.
It closed 9.36% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.