Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 16 September 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 1 September 2010
Gold closed at $1,271.90 per troy ounce on 16 September 2010, up $5.200 (0.41%) from the previous close of $1,266.70.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 2.75% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-09-01.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,018.90, making this a +24.83% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,271.90 per troy ounce on 16 September 2010. That is $5.20 higher than the previous close of $1,266.70, a move of 0.41%.
The gold price rose on 16 September 2010, gaining $5.20 (0.41%) against the previous session's close of $1,266.70.
At $1,271.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $40.89 on 16 September 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 16 September 2010 18k gold was worth about $30.67 per gram and 14k about $23.85 per gram, against $40.89 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.3 on 16 September 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.3 ounces of silver.
A year before 16 September 2010, gold was around $1,018.90 per troy ounce. The close of $1,271.90 therefore represents a rise of 24.8% over twelve months.
It closed 2.75% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-09-01.