Distance from the record
This close sat 2.99% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-12-01.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 17 December 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,378.60 per troy ounce on 17 December 2010, up $8.200 (0.60%) from the previous close of $1,370.40.
This close sat 2.99% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-12-01.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,106.80, making this a +24.56% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,378.60 per troy ounce on 17 December 2010. That is $8.20 higher than the previous close of $1,370.40, a move of 0.60%.
The gold price rose on 17 December 2010, gaining $8.20 (0.60%) against the previous session's close of $1,370.40.
At $1,378.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $44.32 on 17 December 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 17 December 2010 18k gold was worth about $33.24 per gram and 14k about $25.86 per gram, against $44.32 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 47.4 on 17 December 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 47.4 ounces of silver.
A year before 17 December 2010, gold was around $1,106.80 per troy ounce. The close of $1,378.60 therefore represents a rise of 24.6% over twelve months.
It closed 2.99% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-12-01.