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No earlier session that month closed above this level.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 17 September 2008, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 8 August 2008
Gold closed at $846.60 per troy ounce on 17 September 2008, up $70.10 (9.03%) from the previous close of $776.50.
Notable session: one of the largest single-day moves on record; moved more than 3% in a session.
This was a 9.03% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for gold. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This close sat 15.61% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-18.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $715.80, making this a +18.27% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $846.60 per troy ounce on 17 September 2008. That is $70.10 higher than the previous close of $776.50, a move of 9.03%.
The gold price rose on 17 September 2008, gaining $70.10 (9.03%) against the previous session's close of $776.50.
At $846.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $27.22 on 17 September 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 17 September 2008 18k gold was worth about $20.41 per gram and 14k about $15.88 per gram, against $27.22 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 72.9 on 17 September 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 72.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 September 2008, gold was around $757.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $846.60 is a gain of 11.7% over the week.
A month before 17 September 2008, gold was around $786.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $846.60 is a gain of 7.7% over the month.
A year before 17 September 2008, gold was around $715.80 per troy ounce. The close of $846.60 therefore represents a rise of 18.3% over twelve months.
It closed 15.61% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.