Distance from the record
This close sat 2.39% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-06-18.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 20 August 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,227.20 per troy ounce on 20 August 2010, down $6.600 (0.53%) from the previous close of $1,233.80.
This close sat 2.39% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-06-18.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $940.30, making this a +30.51% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,227.20 per troy ounce on 20 August 2010. That is $6.60 lower than the previous close of $1,233.80, a move of -0.53%.
The gold price fell on 20 August 2010, losing $6.60 (0.53%) against the previous session's close of $1,233.80.
At $1,227.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $39.46 on 20 August 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 20 August 2010 18k gold was worth about $29.59 per gram and 14k about $23.02 per gram, against $39.46 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 68.2 on 20 August 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 68.2 ounces of silver.
A year before 20 August 2010, gold was around $940.30 per troy ounce. The close of $1,227.20 therefore represents a rise of 30.5% over twelve months.
It closed 2.39% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-06-18.