Distance from the record
This close sat 12.16% 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 2012, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,659.10 per troy ounce on 21 December 2012, up $14.20 (0.86%) from the previous close of $1,644.90.
This close sat 12.16% 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 $1,611.90, making this a +2.93% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,659.10 per troy ounce on 21 December 2012. That is $14.20 higher than the previous close of $1,644.90, a move of 0.86%.
The gold price rose on 21 December 2012, gaining $14.20 (0.86%) against the previous session's close of $1,644.90.
At $1,659.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $53.34 on 21 December 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 December 2012 18k gold was worth about $40.01 per gram and 14k about $31.12 per gram, against $53.34 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 55.0 on 21 December 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 55.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 December 2012, gold was around $1,695.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,659.10 is a loss of 2.2% over the week.
It closed 12.16% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.