Distance from the record
This close sat 2.34% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2000-08-31.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 22 September 2000, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $271.80 per troy ounce on 22 September 2000, up $1.500 (0.55%) from the previous close of $270.30.
This close sat 2.34% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2000-08-31.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
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Gold closed at $271.80 per troy ounce on 22 September 2000. That is $1.50 higher than the previous close of $270.30, a move of 0.55%.
The gold price rose on 22 September 2000, gaining $1.50 (0.55%) against the previous session's close of $270.30.
At $271.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $8.74 on 22 September 2000. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 22 September 2000 18k gold was worth about $6.55 per gram and 14k about $5.10 per gram, against $8.74 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 55.4 on 22 September 2000, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 55.4 ounces of silver.
It closed 2.34% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2000-08-31.