Highest so far that year
At the time, no session earlier in the year had closed higher.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 22 February 2012, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 16 November 2011
Gold closed at $1,770.00 per troy ounce on 22 February 2012, up $12.90 (0.73%) from the previous close of $1,757.10.
At the time, no session earlier in the year had closed higher.
This close sat 6.28% 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 $1,400.50, making this a +26.38% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,770.00 per troy ounce on 22 February 2012. That is $12.90 higher than the previous close of $1,757.10, a move of 0.73%.
The gold price rose on 22 February 2012, gaining $12.90 (0.73%) against the previous session's close of $1,757.10.
At $1,770.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $56.91 on 22 February 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 22 February 2012 18k gold was worth about $42.68 per gram and 14k about $33.20 per gram, against $56.91 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.7 on 22 February 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 22 February 2012, gold was around $1,726.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,770.00 is a gain of 2.5% over the week.
A month before 22 February 2012, gold was around $1,663.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,770.00 is a gain of 6.4% over the month.
A year before 22 February 2012, gold was around $1,400.50 per troy ounce. The close of $1,770.00 therefore represents a rise of 26.4% over twelve months.
It closed 6.28% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.
The most recent higher close was about 3 months earlier — 64 trading sessions before this one.