Distance from the record
This close sat 14.66% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 21 December 2011, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,611.90 per troy ounce on 21 December 2011, down $3.700 (0.23%) from the previous close of $1,615.60.
This close sat 14.66% 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 $1,388.20, making this a +16.11% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,611.90 per troy ounce on 21 December 2011. That is $3.70 lower than the previous close of $1,615.60, a move of -0.23%.
The gold price fell on 21 December 2011, losing $3.70 (0.23%) against the previous session's close of $1,615.60.
At $1,611.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $51.82 on 21 December 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 December 2011 18k gold was worth about $38.87 per gram and 14k about $30.23 per gram, against $51.82 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 55.2 on 21 December 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 55.2 ounces of silver.
A year before 21 December 2011, gold was around $1,388.20 per troy ounce. The close of $1,611.90 therefore represents a rise of 16.1% over twelve months.
It closed 14.66% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.