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 19 August 2008, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $811.10 per troy ounce on 19 August 2008, up $11.40 (1.43%) from the previous close of $799.70.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 19.15% 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 $656.90, making this a +23.47% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $811.10 per troy ounce on 19 August 2008. That is $11.40 higher than the previous close of $799.70, a move of 1.43%.
The gold price rose on 19 August 2008, gaining $11.40 (1.43%) against the previous session's close of $799.70.
At $811.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $26.08 on 19 August 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 19 August 2008 18k gold was worth about $19.56 per gram and 14k about $15.21 per gram, against $26.08 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.9 on 19 August 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.9 ounces of silver.
A month before 19 August 2008, gold was around $957.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $811.10 is a loss of 15.3% over the month.
A year before 19 August 2008, gold was around $656.90 per troy ounce. The close of $811.10 therefore represents a rise of 23.5% over twelve months.
It closed 19.15% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.