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 21 August 2023, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,893.30 per troy ounce on 21 August 2023, up $7.200 (0.38%) from the previous close of $1,886.10.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 7.71% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2020-08-06.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,747.60, making this a +8.34% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,893.30 per troy ounce on 21 August 2023. That is $7.20 higher than the previous close of $1,886.10, a move of 0.38%.
The gold price rose on 21 August 2023, gaining $7.20 (0.38%) against the previous session's close of $1,886.10.
At $1,893.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $60.87 on 21 August 2023. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 August 2023 18k gold was worth about $45.65 per gram and 14k about $35.51 per gram, against $60.87 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 81.2 on 21 August 2023, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 81.2 ounces of silver.
It closed 7.71% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2020-08-06.