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 22 September 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 1 September 2010
Gold closed at $1,290.20 per troy ounce on 22 September 2010, up $17.80 (1.40%) from the previous close of $1,272.40.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 1.35% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-09-01.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,014.20, making this a +27.21% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,290.20 per troy ounce on 22 September 2010. That is $17.80 higher than the previous close of $1,272.40, a move of 1.40%.
The gold price rose on 22 September 2010, gaining $17.80 (1.40%) against the previous session's close of $1,272.40.
At $1,290.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $41.48 on 22 September 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 22 September 2010 18k gold was worth about $31.11 per gram and 14k about $24.20 per gram, against $41.48 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.3 on 22 September 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.3 ounces of silver.
A month before 22 September 2010, gold was around $1,227.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,290.20 is a gain of 5.1% over the month.
A year before 22 September 2010, gold was around $1,014.20 per troy ounce. The close of $1,290.20 therefore represents a rise of 27.2% over twelve months.
It closed 1.35% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-09-01.