Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 19 September 2011, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 25 August 2011
Gold closed at $1,776.40 per troy ounce on 19 September 2011, down $35.70 (1.97%) from the previous close of $1,812.10.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 5.95% 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 $1,275.60, making this a +39.26% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,776.40 per troy ounce on 19 September 2011. That is $35.70 lower than the previous close of $1,812.10, a move of -1.97%.
The gold price fell on 19 September 2011, losing $35.70 (1.97%) against the previous session's close of $1,812.10.
At $1,776.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $57.11 on 19 September 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 19 September 2011 18k gold was worth about $42.83 per gram and 14k about $33.32 per gram, against $57.11 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 45.4 on 19 September 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 45.4 ounces of silver.
A year before 19 September 2011, gold was around $1,275.60 per troy ounce. The close of $1,776.40 therefore represents a rise of 39.3% over twelve months.
It closed 5.95% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.