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 March 2012, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,666.90 per troy ounce on 19 March 2012, up $11.40 (0.69%) from the previous close of $1,655.50.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 11.74% 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 $1,415.90, making this a +17.73% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,666.90 per troy ounce on 19 March 2012. That is $11.40 higher than the previous close of $1,655.50, a move of 0.69%.
The gold price rose on 19 March 2012, gaining $11.40 (0.69%) against the previous session's close of $1,655.50.
At $1,666.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $53.59 on 19 March 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 19 March 2012 18k gold was worth about $40.19 per gram and 14k about $31.26 per gram, against $53.59 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 50.6 on 19 March 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 50.6 ounces of silver.
A year before 19 March 2012, gold was around $1,415.90 per troy ounce. The close of $1,666.90 therefore represents a rise of 17.7% over twelve months.
It closed 11.74% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.