Distance from the record
This close sat 35.10% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 18 September 2014, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 1 September 2014
Gold closed at $1,225.70 per troy ounce on 18 September 2014, down $8.700 (0.70%) from the previous close of $1,234.40.
This close sat 35.10% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,307.80, making this a -6.28% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,225.70 per troy ounce on 18 September 2014. That is $8.70 lower than the previous close of $1,234.40, a move of -0.70%.
The gold price fell on 18 September 2014, losing $8.70 (0.70%) against the previous session's close of $1,234.40.
At $1,225.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $39.41 on 18 September 2014. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 18 September 2014 18k gold was worth about $29.56 per gram and 14k about $22.99 per gram, against $39.41 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.4 on 18 September 2014, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.4 ounces of silver.
A month before 18 September 2014, gold was around $1,297.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,225.70 is a loss of 5.5% over the month.
It closed 35.10% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.