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 December 2007, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $811.60 per troy ounce on 21 December 2007, up $12.40 (1.55%) from the previous close of $799.20.
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 2.83% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2007-11-08.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $618.20, making this a +31.28% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $811.60 per troy ounce on 21 December 2007. That is $12.40 higher than the previous close of $799.20, a move of 1.55%.
The gold price rose on 21 December 2007, gaining $12.40 (1.55%) against the previous session's close of $799.20.
At $811.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $26.09 on 21 December 2007. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 December 2007 18k gold was worth about $19.57 per gram and 14k about $15.22 per gram, against $26.09 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 56.6 on 21 December 2007, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 56.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 December 2007, gold was around $793.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $811.60 is a gain of 2.3% over the week.
A year before 21 December 2007, gold was around $618.20 per troy ounce. The close of $811.60 therefore represents a rise of 31.3% over twelve months.
It closed 2.83% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2007-11-08.