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 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $943.30 per troy ounce on 19 August 2009, up $5.600 (0.60%) from the previous close of $937.70.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 5.97% 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 $811.10, making this a +16.30% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $943.30 per troy ounce on 19 August 2009. That is $5.60 higher than the previous close of $937.70, a move of 0.60%.
The gold price rose on 19 August 2009, gaining $5.60 (0.60%) against the previous session's close of $937.70.
At $943.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $30.33 on 19 August 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 19 August 2009 18k gold was worth about $22.75 per gram and 14k about $17.69 per gram, against $30.33 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 68.0 on 19 August 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 68.0 ounces of silver.
A year before 19 August 2009, gold was around $811.10 per troy ounce. The close of $943.30 therefore represents a rise of 16.3% over twelve months.
It closed 5.97% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.