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 17 September 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 1 September 2010
Gold closed at $1,275.60 per troy ounce on 17 September 2010, up $3.700 (0.29%) from the previous close of $1,271.90.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 2.46% 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 $1,012.30, making this a +26.01% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,275.60 per troy ounce on 17 September 2010. That is $3.70 higher than the previous close of $1,271.90, a move of 0.29%.
The gold price rose on 17 September 2010, gaining $3.70 (0.29%) against the previous session's close of $1,271.90.
At $1,275.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $41.01 on 17 September 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 17 September 2010 18k gold was worth about $30.76 per gram and 14k about $23.92 per gram, against $41.01 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.4 on 17 September 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 September 2010, gold was around $1,244.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,275.60 is a gain of 2.5% over the week.
A year before 17 September 2010, gold was around $1,012.30 per troy ounce. The close of $1,275.60 therefore represents a rise of 26.0% over twelve months.
It closed 2.46% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-09-01.