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 December 2019, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 3 December 2019
Gold closed at $1,478.20 per troy ounce on 19 December 2019, up $5.600 (0.38%) from the previous close of $1,472.60.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 21.73% 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 $1,252.10, making this a +18.06% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,478.20 per troy ounce on 19 December 2019. That is $5.60 higher than the previous close of $1,472.60, a move of 0.38%.
The gold price rose on 19 December 2019, gaining $5.60 (0.38%) against the previous session's close of $1,472.60.
At $1,478.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $47.53 on 19 December 2019. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 19 December 2019 18k gold was worth about $35.64 per gram and 14k about $27.72 per gram, against $47.53 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 86.7 on 19 December 2019, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 86.7 ounces of silver.
A year before 19 December 2019, gold was around $1,252.10 per troy ounce. The close of $1,478.20 therefore represents a rise of 18.1% over twelve months.
It closed 21.73% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.