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 20 August 2019, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,504.60 per troy ounce on 20 August 2019, up $4.200 (0.28%) from the previous close of $1,500.40.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 20.34% 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 $1,186.80, making this a +26.78% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,504.60 per troy ounce on 20 August 2019. That is $4.20 higher than the previous close of $1,500.40, a move of 0.28%.
The gold price rose on 20 August 2019, gaining $4.20 (0.28%) against the previous session's close of $1,500.40.
At $1,504.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $48.37 on 20 August 2019. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 20 August 2019 18k gold was worth about $36.28 per gram and 14k about $28.22 per gram, against $48.37 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 87.9 on 20 August 2019, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 87.9 ounces of silver.
A month before 20 August 2019, gold was around $1,425.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,504.60 is a gain of 5.6% over the month.
A year before 20 August 2019, gold was around $1,186.80 per troy ounce. The close of $1,504.60 therefore represents a rise of 26.8% over twelve months.
It closed 20.34% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.