Distance from the record
This close sat 37.63% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 23 December 2014, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 28 November 2014
Gold closed at $1,177.90 per troy ounce on 23 December 2014, down $1.800 (0.15%) from the previous close of $1,179.70.
This close sat 37.63% 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 $1,198.40, making this a -1.71% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,177.90 per troy ounce on 23 December 2014. That is $1.80 lower than the previous close of $1,179.70, a move of -0.15%.
The gold price fell on 23 December 2014, losing $1.80 (0.15%) against the previous session's close of $1,179.70.
At $1,177.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $37.87 on 23 December 2014. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 23 December 2014 18k gold was worth about $28.40 per gram and 14k about $22.09 per gram, against $37.87 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 74.9 on 23 December 2014, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 74.9 ounces of silver.
It closed 37.63% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.