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 January 2014, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,242.30 per troy ounce on 21 January 2014, down $9.400 (0.75%) from the previous close of $1,251.70.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 34.22% 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 $1,686.60, making this a -26.34% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,242.30 per troy ounce on 21 January 2014. That is $9.40 lower than the previous close of $1,251.70, a move of -0.75%.
The gold price fell on 21 January 2014, losing $9.40 (0.75%) against the previous session's close of $1,251.70.
At $1,242.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $39.94 on 21 January 2014. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 January 2014 18k gold was worth about $29.96 per gram and 14k about $23.30 per gram, against $39.94 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 62.6 on 21 January 2014, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 62.6 ounces of silver.
A year before 21 January 2014, gold was around $1,686.60 per troy ounce. The close of $1,242.30 therefore represents a fall of 26.3% over twelve months.
It closed 34.22% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.