Distance from the record
This close sat 31.96% 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 22 August 2017, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,285.10 per troy ounce on 22 August 2017, down $5.700 (0.44%) from the previous close of $1,290.80.
This close sat 31.96% 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 $1,337.70, making this a -3.93% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,285.10 per troy ounce on 22 August 2017. That is $5.70 lower than the previous close of $1,290.80, a move of -0.44%.
The gold price fell on 22 August 2017, losing $5.70 (0.44%) against the previous session's close of $1,290.80.
At $1,285.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $41.32 on 22 August 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 22 August 2017 18k gold was worth about $30.99 per gram and 14k about $24.10 per gram, against $41.32 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 75.8 on 22 August 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 75.8 ounces of silver.
It closed 31.96% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.