Distance from the record
This close sat 5.53% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-06-18.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 23 July 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,187.70 per troy ounce on 23 July 2010, down $7.800 (0.65%) from the previous close of $1,195.50.
This close sat 5.53% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-06-18.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $954.50, making this a +24.43% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,187.70 per troy ounce on 23 July 2010. That is $7.80 lower than the previous close of $1,195.50, a move of -0.65%.
The gold price fell on 23 July 2010, losing $7.80 (0.65%) against the previous session's close of $1,195.50.
At $1,187.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $38.19 on 23 July 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 23 July 2010 18k gold was worth about $28.64 per gram and 14k about $22.27 per gram, against $38.19 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.6 on 23 July 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.6 ounces of silver.
A year before 23 July 2010, gold was around $954.50 per troy ounce. The close of $1,187.70 therefore represents a rise of 24.4% over twelve months.
It closed 5.53% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-06-18.